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Stand up comedy booms in Venezuela, but politics are off stage

Samuel Rodriguez's pizzeria in Caracas does not just serve up hot cheesy pies - it also dishes out jokes, offering a stage to young comedians filling the void left by veteran comics who have fled Venezuela's economic crisis.

Reuters

Venezuela to restart opposition talks, hoping US eases sanctions

Venezuela’s government and opposition agreed to restart talks this weekend, ending a yearlong standoff and potentially opening the door for the U.S. to ease oil sanctions, according to people familiar with the situation.

Tribune News Service

Venezuela government and opposition set to resume talks this weekend in Mexico -sources

The Venezuelan government and the country's opposition are getting ready to resume political talks after more than a year this weekend in Mexico, according to three people close to the matter on Wednesday.

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U.S. talking to Mexico, other countries to facilitate returns of Venezuelans, official says

The United States is in talks with Mexico and other countries to facilitate the return of Venezuelans to their homeland, a senior U.S. official said in a call with reporters on Tuesday.

Reuters

Mexico detains more than 16,000 foreign migrants in four days

Mexico detained more than 16,000 migrants in a four-day span, including nearly 5,000 Venezuelans, the country's National Institute of Migration (INM) said Monday.

Reuters

Colombian government, guerrilla group resume peace talks

The Colombian government and the South American country’s largest remaining guerrilla group are set to resume peace negotiations, breaking a roughly four-year hiatus during which the rebels have expanded the territory where they operate

The Independent UK

Pressure mounts in giant Mexican migrant camp as U.S. expulsions ruled unlawful

Thousands of migrants are camping in squalid conditions in a remote southern Mexican town after U.S. and Mexican authorities implemented new policies aimed at stemming the illegal flow of Venezuelans into the United States.

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Venezuela asks World Court to throw out Guyana border case

Venezuela told judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday that they should throw out a case filed by Guyana in a long-running border dispute, which could determine which country has rights to offshore oil and gas fields.

Reuters

How the war in Ukraine has raised hopes in Venezuela and bolstered its strongman president

CARACAS, Venezuela — Just three years ago, Venezuela was a nation on the verge of collapse.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Tucker Carlson goes on an incoherent rant as his colleagues start trashing Trump

Last week’s tedious vote count that ultimately determined the Senate’s balance has provoked the ire of one of the most outspoken deniers of the 2020 presidential election result: Tucker Carlson. His incoherent complaints about the slowness in obtaining a result suggest either that Carlson has finally come unglued over the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Argentinian President Alberto Fernández: Trump's sanctions on Venezuela 'were really brutal'

Argentinian President Alberto Fernández spoke to FRANCE 24 after being a guest speaker at the Paris Peace Forum, which ran from November 11-12 this year. Fernández also took part in a roundtable discussion with French President Emmanuel Macron, Colombian President Gustavo Petro and members of the Venezuelan opposition.

France 24

Scotland topple Venezuela in final women’s international of 2022

SCOTLAND ran out 2-1 victors over Venezuela in their final women's international of the year.

The National (Scotland)

France seeks to break Venezuela political deadlock at Paris Peace Forum

French President Emmanuel Macron has indicated he hopes the Paris Peace Forum, opening on Friday, will set the stage to relaunch the stalled dialogue between Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents. The South American nation remains a key OPEC oil producer as countries weather the global energy crisis.

Radio France Internationale

Mets exercise Carlos Carrasco’s club option

NEW YORK — The Mets have picked up the option for 2023 on right-hander Carlos Carrasco, giving them two starting pitchers for next season. Carrasco, a 35-year-old Venezuela native, remains under contract through next season and will earn $14 million.

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Venezuelan photographer Fabiola Ferrero wins Carmignac Photojournalism Award

Venezuelan photographer, Fabiola Ferrero, won the 12th Carmignac Photojournalism Award for her series Venezuela, The Wells Run Dry, documenting the disappearance of the Venezuelan middle class following the collapse of the oil industry.

The Independent UK

Venezuela's bid to save 'diplomat' from US charges takes hit

For two years, Venezuela’s socialist government has been fighting to extricate from the U.S. justice system an insider businessman it claims was on an ultra-secret mission to Iran when he was arrested on a U.S. warrant during a routine fuel stop in Africa

The Guardian - US

Venezuelans who braved horrific jungle trek may now have to repeat it

Migrants who emerged from a two-week trek through the Panama’s Darién Gap found the US had slammed the door to asylum shut

Reuters

Venezuela rejects ICC prosecutor's decision to resume human rights investigation

Venezuela's government rejected on Saturday a decision by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume an investigation into alleged human rights violations by the South American country's officials.

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Benzinga

Akapellah, The Viral Venezuelan Rapper Who Recorded With Fat Joe & Dj Khaled: 'I'm Afraid Of Alcohol, I Prefer Cannabis'

“People often judge us by the content of our songs and our videos. They often seek to associate marijuana with laziness, violence, irreverence...

Newcastle Herald

Artist finds calling on Ship4Good

"I never lived on a ship before. It's a new experience. I got many moments of tranquility and peace and hectic and intense," artist Victor Holder says. "It's like the ocean, chaos and calm." In mid-July, Holder (artist name Victor Dreams Holder) arrived to take on the Ship4Good's first artist…

The Independent UK

Venezuela, opposition reported preparing to resume talks

The Venezuelan government and the political opposition are preparing to resume talks stalled for more than a year, according to three people familiar with the process

WEKU

The U.S. is trying to mend ties with Venezuela. One big reason? Oil

The Biden administration has extended an olive branch to Venezuela. It might sway Caracas to resume talks with the opposition for elections, and eventually let Venezuelan oil back on the world market.

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrants bused from border to East Coast cities, instantly homeless, try to cope

“My dream has come true — the American dream,” says an asylum-seeker from Venezuela who was bused from Texas to New York. “But lately it’s been more of a terror.”

Reuters

Venezuela government, opposition to resume talks soon, sources say

Venezuela's government and the country's opposition plan to resume dialogues in Mexico as soon as this month after a long delay, and are expected to focus on negotiating conditions for a presidential election, four sources close to the talks said.

Reuters

U.S. grants some Venezuelans speedy entry under new program, sponsors say

U.S. sponsors applying to bring Venezuelans into the United States under a new program are receiving approvals in hours or days, a lightning-fast pace that could soon fill up available spaces in the program, according to U.S. sponsors and advocates.

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