Venezuela
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Maduro to appear in US court, Trump says further strikes on Venezuela possible
MUTED STREETS Some Maduro supporters gathered at a government-sponsored protest march on Sunday afternoon in Caracas. Once ruled by Spain,…
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US capture of Maduro tests limits of China’s diplomatic push
“A BIG BLOW FOR CHINA” With Trump also threatening military action against Colombia and Mexico and having remarked that Cuba’s…
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Venezuela’s oil supply to rise in years ahead and depress prices, say analysts
Venezuela’s oil industry is in disrepair after years of neglect and international sanctions, so it could take years and major…
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Trump says second Venezuela strike possible if government does not cooperate
“A QUARANTINE ON THEIR OIL” Trump’s administration has described Maduro’s capture as a law-enforcement mission to force him to face…
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Venezuela’s Maduro sits in US custody as loyalists vow defiance
NEW YORK: Venezuela’s toppled leader, Nicolas Maduro, was in a New York detention centre on Sunday (Jan 4) awaiting drug…
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Was the US capture of Venezuela’s president legal?
IS THERE A PRECEDENT? The US has captured criminal suspects in foreign countries, including Libya, but it has sought consent of…
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Singapore ‘gravely concerned’ about US intervention in Venezuela, urges restraint
Singapore has consistently opposed actions contrary to international law by any parties, including foreign military intervention in any country, said…
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Democratic US lawmakers say they were misled on Venezuela, demand a plan
Lawmakers said they were not briefed before the operation, although Rubio called some members of Congress after it took place.…
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Mexico
Opinion: ‘Something’s going to have to be done with Mexico’ but it must not be by Trump
We all heard it. President Trump, in a Fox News interview, declared that Mexico’s President Sheinbaum is afraid of the…
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Snap Insight: US attack on Venezuela further erodes what is left of old world order
A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT The “president of peace”, as Mr Trump likes to portray himself, and his War Secretary Pete Hegseth…
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