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Bittersweet holiday for migrants celebrating their first Christmas in Chicago

Recent immigrants from Venezuela, Angola and Haiti say they are happy to be in Chicago as they attempt to build their lives here but miss their relatives back home. Many are planning to celebrate by maintaining holiday traditions like eating hallacas — Venezuelan tamales — and cachupa — an Angolan…

Chicago Sun-Times

Royal Navy warship to be sent to Guyana as tensions with Venezuela escalate

BRITAIN is to send a Royal Navy warship to Guyana amid escalating tensions between the Commonwealth country and its neighbour Venezuela.

The National (Scotland)

Royal Navy warship sent to Guyana as tensions rise

Guyana is in a bitter dispute with Venezuela over a vast border region rich in oil and minerals.

Evening Standard

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The Navy, Venezuela and $50m: Who is ‘Fat Leonard’, the fugitive behind historic military corruption case?

Leonard Glenn Francis set to be sentenced for bribing scores of Navy officials after Venezuela included him in prisoner swap with White House, writes Graeme Massie

The Independent UK

From fugitive to shackled prisoner, 'Fat Leonard' lands back in US court and could face more charges

Prosecutors say a defense contractor at the center of one of the biggest bribery scandals in U.S. military history is expected to face additional charges following his return to the United States from Venezuela as part of a broader prisoner swap between the two countries

The Independent UK

Wrongfully detained Americans freed in Venezuela prisoner swap

American wrongfully held in Venezuela returns home in a prisoner exchange deal. A glimpse into the complex negotiations and criticism faced by the Biden ad...

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10 Wrongfully Imprisoned Americans Released in Historic Venezuela Prisoner Swap!

Unjustly imprisoned Americans finally taste freedom as they are released from Venezuela. Their harrowing experiences highlight the resilience of the human ...

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Biden administration secures release of American detainees in Russia

President Biden seeks to pressure Venezuela's leader while struggling to bring home Americans imprisoned abroad. Can renewed negotiations bring their loved...

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Fugitive defence contractor 'Fat Leonard' returned to US in Venezuela prisoner swap

Leonard Glenn Francis fled to Venezuela to escape sentencing in the United States

Evening Standard

American prisoners returning from Venezuela in historic prisoner swap

10 Americans finally return home after being imprisoned in Venezuela. A controversial prisoner swap deal struck by the Biden administration brings them fre...

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Who is 'Fat Leonard' and how did he end up as part of the Venezuelan prisoner swap?

The infamous Malaysian businessman Leonard Glenn Francis is being extradited to the U.S. Here's everything you need to know about the bribery scandal that brought down dozens of Navy officials.

WEKU

Biden administration secures release of jailed Americans in Venezuela

Breaking: In a surprising move, the Biden administration secures the release of Venezuelan President Maduro in exchange for jailed Americans. Read more on ...

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Smashing Success: American Prisoners Freed, U.S.-Venezuela Relations on the Mend!

Ten Americans have been released from Venezuela prison and are en route to the US. A deal was made involving the release of wrongfully detained Americans i...

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Americans Released in Venezuela, Saab Exchanged, Francis to Face Justice

Breaking news: 10 wrongly detained Americans to be released in Venezuela, while Colombian businessman Alex Saab is exchanged. Justice prevails as Leonard F...

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The Guardian - US

US-Venezuela prisoner swap includes notorious key ally of Nicolás Maduro

Ten Americans were released in the deal, but critics say release of Alex Saab shows that corrupt Venezuelan officials enjoy impunity

International Business Times

US, Venezuela Swap Prisoners As Tensions Ease

The United States and Venezuela reached a deal Wednesday to swap 10 American prisoners for an ally of President Nicolas Maduro, as Washington eases pressure on the leftist Caracas government while it pushes for progress on democracy.

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Wrongfully detained Americans released in Venezuela-U.S. deal, major thawing

Discover the thrilling tale of the U.S. securing the release of 10 wrongfully detained Americans from Venezuela, while granting clemency to an alleged fina...

Al Jazeera

Venezuela, US reach prisoner swap deal as tensions ease

Ten prisoners arrive back in the US, Maduro ally returns to Venezuela after US President Joe Biden grants him clemency.

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The Independent UK

'Fat Leonard,' a fugitive now facing extradition, was behind one of US military's biggest scandals

Convicted defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis is facing extradition to the United States as part of the Venezuelan prisoner swap

The Guardian - UK

Is reclaiming Calais such a Caracas idea?

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Latin Times

U.S. Releases Alex Saab, a Close Ally of Venezuela's Maduro, in Swap for Jailed Americans

A news dispatch reported that, in exchange, Venezuela will free some, if not all 10 U.S. citizens still imprisoned in Venezuela

The Independent UK

The US has released an ally of Venezuela's president in a swap for jailed Americans, the AP learns

The Associated Press has learned that the Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in swap for jailed Americans

France 24

US-Mexico border wall does little to curb flow of migrants

Last year, a record 2 million people crossed the US border illegally and 800 people died there. Back in October, the Biden administration announced that construction on the US-Mexico border would resume, a surprising about-face in the middle of an election campaign. The White House also said that direct deportation…

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Sinochem Secures Venezuelan Oil as US Sanctions Relax!

China's Sinochem seizes a rare opportunity, swooping in on a Venezuelan oil cargo as the U.S. momentarily lifts sanctions. An intriguing geopolitical dance!

The Guardian - UK

Jordan Peterson thinks Labour will ruin Britain. Has no one told him about the Tories?

Conservatives are pointing to Venezuela’s economy and 20-year-old lawsuits about dogs to try to damage Labour’s prospects. With the country so broken already, will anyone buy their arguments, asks Zoe Williams

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