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Venezuela's Maduro Accepts Party Nomination, Will Seek Third Term

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third term in July 28 elections after 11 years in office marked by sanctions, economic collapse and accusations of widespread repression.

International Business Times

Oliver Stone: Charges Against Trump Are 'Ridiculous'

Maverick American director Oliver Stone told AFP that the legal proceedings against Donald Trump are "all political" and that the ex-president was a victim of "lawfare" -- when prosecutions are used to silence political figures.

International Business Times

Riding The Storms: Venezuela's 'Indestructible' Nicolas Maduro

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has been written off many times during a turbulent decade in power.

International Business Times

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Venezuela's Maduro Chosen As Ruling Party Election Candidate

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been selected to seek a third, successive term in July 28 elections, a senior ruling party official said Monday.

International Business Times

In Venezuela, Fourth Opposition Campaign Aide Detained

A campaign manager for barred Venezuelan presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado was detained Saturday, the opposition politician reported, bringing to four the number of aides arrested since January.

International Business Times

Chavez Legacy Looms Large, And Divides Venezuela, 25 Years On

"Chavez lives, damn it!" At 16:25 every day a soldier shouts out: "Chavez lives, damn it!"

International Business Times

Trump's GOP control is bad for democracy

A second Trump presidency is likely to damage American democracy even more than his first term did

Salon

Venezuela Court Disqualifies Opposition Presidential Hopeful

Venezuela's Supreme Court, loyal to President Nicolas Maduro's government, on Friday disqualified opposition leader Maria Corina Machado -- who handily won a 2023 primary vote -- from running in elections this year.

International Business Times

How Speaker Mike Johnson kept pushing to overturn the 2020 election

Speaker Mike Johnson pushed same debunked conspiracy theories that led to guilty plea from Trump lawyer Sidney Powell

The Independent UK

Six unforgettable UN General Assembly moments

Al Jazeera looks back at key UN General Assembly speeches as world leaders and top diplomats gather for 78th session.

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Former Venezuela spy chief pleads not guilty to US drug charges

Plea comes after Hugo Carvajal was extradited from Spain to US to face charges he coordinated drug trafficking.

Sports Illustrated

Roiman Villa Is Fighting for More Than a Win in Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis Bout

The welterweight contender has dedicated his boxing match to his loved ones, some of whom he hopes to help escape Venezuela.

The Guardian - UK

Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and tireless activist, dies aged 96

Chart-topping calypso singer who supported US civil rights movement and African initiatives dies of congestive heart failure

Reuters

Former Venezuelan treasurer gets US sentence of 15 years on money laundering

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The Independent UK

Award-winning retired AP journalist Harold Olmos dead at 78

Award-winning Bolivian journalist Harold Olmos, who led Associated Press operations in Venezuela and Brazil, has died at age 78

The Independent UK

Fox, Dominion argue over legal standards to prove defamation

Lawyers for Fox News and a voting machine company are tangling over the high bar to prove defamation in a $1.6 billion lawsuit that has embarrassed the conservative network over its airing of false claims related to the 2020 presidential election

Miami Herald

Biden seeks to woo Brazil’s Lula with trade cooperation amid tensions over Ukraine

The United States and Brazil can work together to address the economic effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on energy supply and food production, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told The Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald in an exclusive interview Friday following her trip to Brazil this week.

Reuters

Venezuela opposition to hold presidential primary on Oct. 22

Venezuela's opposition said on Wednesday it will hold a presidential primary on Oct. 22 to choose a candidate to face the ruling party in presidential elections tentatively scheduled for 2024.

Reuters

Voter apathy is hurdle for Venezuelan opposition as it seeks to unseat Maduro

Venezuela's opposition is hoping a presidential nominating contest will rally supporters after years of futile attempts to unseat the government of President Nicolas Maduro, but it faces deep voter apathy as people struggle to afford food and other basics.

Reuters

Former Venezuelan treasurer convicted in U.S. of money laundering

A former Venezuelan treasurer who also served as an aide to late President Hugo Chavez has been convicted in the United States for money laundering in association with a corruption scheme in the South American nation.

The Independent UK

Jury finds Hugo Chavez's ex-nurse guilty of money laundering

The former nurse of the late Hugo Chavez has been found guilty of money laundering in connection to bribes paid by a billionaire media mogul to green light lucrative currency transactions when she served as Venezuela’s national treasurer

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