A US Army soldier has been charged with using classified military intelligence to place bets on the capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, in a case raising serious concerns about the misuse of sensitive information. Read More: Trump says US used ‘Discombobulator’ weapon in Maduro raid According to the US Department of Justice, the suspect — identified as […]
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Venezuela resumes oil shipments to Israel after years
Venezuela has sent its first crude oil shipment to Israel in several years, marking a notable shift in the South American nation’s oil export patterns following recent political upheaval, multiple reports cited Bloomberg on Tuesday. The delivery to Israel’s Bazan Group, the country’s largest crude processor, would be the first since mid‑2020, according to energy […]
Venezuelan official Alex Saab reportedly arrested in joint US Venezuela operation
Former Venezuelan official Alex Saab was reportedly arrested in Venezuela on Wednesday in a joint operation involving United States (US) and Venezuelan authorities, a significant development that could lead to his extradition to the U.S., international media reported. Read More: Venezuela streets erupt as thousands demand Maduro freedom A U.S. law enforcement official told Reuters that […]
Trump says US used ‘Discombobulator’ weapon in Maduro raid
WASHINGTON/MIAMI: U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly acknowledged that American forces used a secretive weapon he referred to as the “Discombobulator” during the January raid that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, according to recent interviews with The New York Post and other outlets. Read More: US Republican lawmaker slams Trump over handling Trump described […]
Cuba mourns 32 soldiers killed in US strike on Venezuela
Cuba held a solemn ceremony on Thursday to receive the remains of 32 of its soldiers killed during a United States military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, state officials said. Read More: US begins official sale of Venezuelan oil The Cuban military and intelligence personnel were killed in combat during […]
Unknown trader earns over $400,000 betting on Maduro’s removal
NEW YORK: An unknown trader earned a windfall of about $410,000 after correctly betting that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s removal from power, according to data from the Polymarket prediction platform. The anonymous account placed bets on contracts tied to Maduro’s removal days before a US military operation captured him, Reuters data shows. Read More: Maduro pleads […]
CIA assessment says Maduro loyalists best placed to lead Venezuela if power shifts
A classified assessment by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has concluded that senior loyalists of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro, including Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, would be best positioned to maintain stability if the long-time leader were to lose power, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Read More: Maduro pleads not guilty in US court […]
Musk reshapes AI-generated Venezuelan celebration clip
Following the US military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a video claiming to show jubilant demonstrations in Venezuela spread widely on social media. The clip, shared by several high-profile accounts, including Elon Musk on X, depicted people celebrating Maduro’s removal. However, investigations confirmed the footage was AI-generated and did not reflect real events. […]
Venezuelan opposition leader vows to return home soon
VENEZUELA: Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced on Monday that she plans to return to Venezuela “as soon as possible,” rejecting the authority of the country’s interim president, Delcy Rodriguez. Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, made the remarks in her first public comments since US forces removed and detained President Nicolas Maduro over the […]
Maduro pleads not guilty in US court
Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to charges of narco-terrorism in a New York court on Monday, two days after being snatched by US forces in a stunning raid on his home in Caracas. Maduro, 63, told a federal judge in Manhattan that he had been “kidnapped” from Venezuela and said “I’m innocent, […]