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Widow of slain Haitian president files lawsuit against suspects seeking trial and damages
Attorneys for the widow of slain Haitian President Jovenel MoĂŻse have filed a lawsuit in Florida against those accused in the assassination.
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Venezuela Halts Talks After Maduro Ally Extradited to US
Venezuela’s government said Saturday it would halt negotiations with the country’s opposition in retaliation for the extradition to the U.S. of a close ally of President Nicolás Maduro wanted on money laundering charges. Jorge RodrĂguez, who has been heading the government’s delegation in talks that started in August, said his team wouldn’t travel to Mexico City for the next...
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Sex. Drugs. Virus. Venezuela Elites Still Party in Pandemic
They whiled away the week on a sex- and drug-fueled romp: dancing on white-sand beaches and frolicking on a Caribbean island with prostitutes from Europe, some snapping selfies with famous reggaeton artists. But unbeknownst to several children of Venezuela’s ruling elite, the coronavirus was spreading among them. For some of Venezuela’s high-flying “Bolichicos” — the privileged offspring of the...
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Venezuela's GuaidĂł Blocked From Congress as Impasse Deepens
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan GuaidĂł faces an internal test of his authority in a key vote Sunday as he campaigns to oust President Nicolás Maduro and end Venezuela’s economic and humanitarian crisis....
...The opposition-controlled National Assembly will decide whether to keep GuaidĂł as its leader for a second year. GuaidĂł will also come under pressure to articulate a fresh vision for...
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Venezuela's Maduro Reveals Secret Meetings With US Envoy
A month into Venezuela’s high-stakes political crisis, President Nicolas Maduro revealed in an Associated Press interview that his government held secret talks with the Trump administration and predicted he would survive an unprecedented global campaign to force his resignation. While harshly criticizing President Donald Trump’s confrontational stance toward his socialist government, Maduro said Thursday that he holds out hope of...
