The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day he was sworn in for a third six-year term in office. The […]
“They have already tortured me and repressed me, but they will not silence me. My voice is the only thing I have left.” This is how Juan, a young man aged around 20, begins his […]
A Malaysian businessman has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for his role in the US Navy’s biggest corruption scandal and for skipping a previous sentencing hearing. Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard”, […]
Authorities in Guinea-Bissau say they have seized 2.63 tonnes of cocaine that was found on a plane at the capital’s international airport. The plane had come from Venezuela, the Reuters news agency reports citing a […]
Venezuela’s equivalent to Air Force One has been seized by US officials, who claim the luxury presidential jet was bought illegally and smuggled out of the country to get around US export control laws. The […]
The former manager of Venezuelan rapper Canserbero has confessed to killing him in a video statement released by Venezuela’s attorney-general. The death in 2015 of Canserbero, who had been named best rapper in Spanish by […]
Venezuela says it has regained control of a notorious jail, which had been under the control of the powerful Tren de Aragua criminal gang. Some 11,000 security personnel were deployed to Tocorón prison, which had […]
A Malaysian businessman who scammed the US Navy in its biggest fraud scandal ever has been recaptured after he escaped house arrest two weeks ago. Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard”, was captured in […]
The UK Supreme Court has prevented Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from accessing $1.95bn (£1.4bn) of gold stored in the Bank of England (BoE). Mr Maduro says the cash will be used to fight Covid-19 in […]
Six US oil executives have been jailed after being found guilty of corruption by a court in Venezuela. The men all worked for Citgo, a US refining company owned by Venezuela’s state oil firm, and […]
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