Nicolás Maduro
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Government
Venezuela’s President Maduro to Appear in US Federal Court Today
DID Press: Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, is scheduled to appear on Monday at 12:00 p.m. local time (17:00 GMT) before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The New York Times reported that his…
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Analysis
US Operation in Venezuela Sparks Global Concern
DID Press: US intervened in Panama, Nicaragua, and other Latin American countries under banners such as “defending democracy” or “combating drug trafficking,” Decades ago. In practice, those operations often produced instability and long-lasting crises. In the early hours of 3…
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Government
Global Reactions Mount to US Offensive in Venezuela
DID Press: International reactions to the U.S. military action against Venezuela continue to build, with governments and political blocs taking sharply different positions. Russia, Iran, Cuba, Colombia, Belarus, Brazil, and Chile condemned the U.S. strikes. Officials in Minsk recalled earlier…
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Development
Maduro Meets Chinese Delegation in Caracas to Strengthen Strategic Ties
DID Press: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met with a special delegation from the People’s Republic of China, led by Qiu Xiaoqi, at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. The Chinese envoy arrived in Caracas on Saturday, 3 Jan., to hold talks…
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Economy
Trump Labels Venezuela “Terror State,” Launches Oil Blockade
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has declared the government of Nicolás Maduro a “foreign terrorist organization” and ordered a complete blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers, targeting all vessels entering or leaving the country. Trump announced that Washington has deployed…
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