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Is Cuba next in Trump’s sights after Rubio slams ‘incompetent communists’ in Havana?

Rubio expected to discuss island with Pope Leo on Thursday after rising tensions between the two countries

The Independent UK

Trump jokes that the US Navy will takeover Cuba 'almost immediately' on the way back from Iran

Trump appeared to hint at a potential military operation in Cuba after US forces “finish the job” in Iran. The comments come as Washington announced a set of new sanctions targeting the island nation on Friday, which Havana slammed as a form of collective punishment.

Euronews

Soldier Who Made $400,000 Betting On Maduro's Capture Pleads Not Guilty

The U.S. Soldier who allegedly used insider information to profit off the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has pleaded not guilty to charges.

International Business Times

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Venezuela Reactivates Idle Oil Rigs As Industry Overhaul Draws Global Energy Players Back

Oilfield service companies operating in Venezuela are redeploying equipment as the interim government pushes ahead with a broad industry overhaul.

International Business Times

Prediction markets under pressure to crack down on rogue bettors and stop insider trading

A soldier betting on an operation to oust Venezuela’s leader

The Independent UK

Maduro Scores Legal Win As U.S. Lets Venezuela Pay Defense For Him And wife Cilia Flores

The United States has agreed to ease sanctions on Venezuela to allow the government to pay the legal fees of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in their high-profile criminal case in New York, according to court filings and multiple reports.

Latin Times

Republicans want Trump to pardon soldier arrested for placing bet on Maduro’s capture

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U.S. Soldier Charged For Allegedly Making Hundreds Of Thousands In Prediction Market Bet Tied To Operation To Capture Maduro

A U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant has been charged after federal prosecutors alleged he used classified intelligence from a covert Venezuela operation to place profitable trades on a prediction market platform tied to the fate of then-Venezuelan authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

International Business Times

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Reason

Secret Service Officer Makes Fortune Betting On Polymarket That Maduro Would Be Detained

A US Army soldier is charged with using classified information about a Venezuelan mission to profit over $409,000 on Polymarket, raising concerns about prediction markets and national security

International Business Times UK

US soldier used secret Maduro raid intel to win $400k betting jackpot, Trump reacts

A US Special Forces soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, has been charged with exploiting classified intelligence from a covert mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. He allegedly used this sensitive information to place bets on an online prediction market, Polymarket, profiting over $400,000.

The Times of India

US special forces soldier arrested after Trump’s DOJ says he won $400,000 betting on Maduro raid

Gannon Ken Van Dyke is accused of making more than a dozen Polymarket bets on the capture of the ousted Venezuelan leader

The Independent UK

Venezuela's Maduro Pays Tribute to Pope Francis From Jail: 'Always Called for Peace, Dialogue and the Defense of Human Dignity'

Since his detention, Maduro has periodically released statements with conciliatory themes including one in March calling for "reconciliation and peace" in Venezuela

Latin Times

Greenland Prime Minister Says Residents' Fear Of Potential U.S. Invasion Is 'Turning Into Anger'

Greenland's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said many of the Danish semi-autonomous territory's residents "don't feel safe" as a result of President Donald Trump's repeated threats to take it over.

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Veterans mark the 65th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs Invasion with a new museum in Miami

Manuel Portuondo was a teenager when his family fled Cuba for Miami in 1960

Axios

Scoop: U.S. eases bank sanctions amid Venezuela's economic woes

The action by the U.S. Treasury is intended to help Venezuela's oil sector and stabilize its new government.

Latin Times

GOP Lawmaker Warns Cuban President After Defying Trump: 'Maduro Said the Same Thing'

Díaz-Canel's comments came during an NBC interview where he framed Cuba as ready to resist any U.S. action: "I have no fear. I am willing to give my life for the revolution."

International Business Times UK

Cuba's President Fires Back at NBC Anchor Who Asked If He Would Resign: 'Do You Ask That Question to Trump?'

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel discusses the country's energy crisis and US-Cuba relations in an exclusive interview with NBC News.

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Maduro's Defense Suffers New Setback as Judge Bars Sharing Evidence With Co-Defendants Still Free in Venezuela

A federal judge in New York has denied a request by attorneys for Nicolás Maduro Moros and Cilia Flores de Maduro to share discovery material with other co-defendants who have not yet been arrested, handing U.S. prosecutors a procedural win in one of the most closely watched criminal cases involving…

Latin Times

Rapper 6ix9ine Leaves Jail, Flaunts SpongeBob Plush Signed by Nicolás Maduro

Raper 6ix9ine is out of federal custody again, and in true Tekashi fashion, his return to freedom came with a headline few could have predicted. Within minutes of his release Friday, the controversial artist showed off a SpongeBob SquarePants plush toy he claims was autographed behind bars by Nicolás Maduro.

International Business Times

Prosecutors Seek The Protection Of Files Related To Maduro Trial, Say Witnesses And Investigation Face 'Significant Risks'

U.S. prosecutors are seeking the protection of the files related to the trial of Venezuela's former authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, arguing that witnesses and the investigation as a whole face "significant risks" to their security.

Fortune

Prediction markets have sparked a golden age of insider trading—but the party may be coming to an end

Suspicious wagers on everything from U.S. military actions to MrBeast episodes have finally roused officials to take action.

Latin Times

Marco Rubio Says U.S. Has Done 'Nothing Punitive' Against Cuba, Says Only Change is That 'They're Not Getting Free Venezuelan Oil'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected claims about the U.S. taking "punitive" action against Cuba, saying the only change is that Havana is "not getting free Venezuelan oil anymore," in reference to the capture of Nicolas Maduro and the interim government's shift towards a friendlier policy towards the U.S.

Euronews

Trump says 'no problem' for Russian tanker to deliver oil to Cuba

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Moscow could send oil to Cuba despite Washington's de facto fuel blockade, as a Russian tanker was expected to deliver 730,000 barrels of crude to the crisis-hit island.

Latin Times

Maduro's Lawyer Rejects Reporting About Him Having Anxiety Issues In Prison: 'Wouldn't Give It Much Credibility'

The lawyer of Venezuela's former authoritarian President, Nicolas Maduro, rejected reporting about him having anxiety issues while in prison following his capture at the hands of U.S. forces in January.

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