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Ex-Venezuelan treasurer, husband convicted of corruption in first trial of its kind in Florida

MIAMI — A former Venezuelan national treasurer and her husband were found guilty Tuesday of accepting tens of millions of dollars in bribes and moving their tainted money to Miami in the first foreign corruption case of its kind to go to trial in South Florida.

Miami Herald

Venezuela's Maduro to fully open border with Colombia

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has announced his intention to fully open the border crossings with Colombia starting Jan. 1, a measure repeatedly postponed following the restoration of diplomatic and commercial ties between the South American neighbors

The Independent UK

Mexico to host next round of Colombian peace talks

The Colombian government and the nation’s largest remaining rebel group said on Tuesday that they will continue to stage peace talks in Mexico, following three weeks of negotiations in Venezuela that have only yielded modest results

The Independent UK

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Why does Biden want to buy Venezuelan oil again?

The fix is in. During the Thanksgiving holiday, the Biden administration announced it was quietly reversing policy and allowing limited petroleum imports from Venezuela. The Treasury Department lifted restrictions permitting a six-month deal to ease sanctions so that Chevron petroleum may buy and then ship Venezuelan crude oil to American…

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Colombia's government, ELN guerrillas complete first round of talks

Representatives of Colombia's government and of the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas completed the first round of peace talks in Venezuela's capital Caracas on Monday, with the next round of negotiations to take place in Mexico.

Reuters

Maduro ally seeks recognition as Venezuela diplomat in court

A close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in federal court in Miami seeking to dismiss criminal money laundering charges by arguing that he is a Venezuelan diplomat immune from prosecution in the U.S. A handful of protesters carrying the Venezuelan flag and signs reading “Free Alex Saab” Monday…

The Independent UK

U.S. court hears testimony on diplomatic status of ally of Venezuela's Maduro

A U.S. court on Monday began hearing testimony from Venezuelan officials on the diplomatic status of Alex Saab, an ally of President Nicolas Maduro who is in a Miami jail awaiting trial on a charge of money laundering.

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Venezuelans stranded in Mexico hold out hope Biden will shift border policy: ‘I want to have faith’

MEXICO CITY — Rosa Maria Trejo got here to the Mexican capital thanks to a brother residing in Arizona who sent money to help finance the difficult trip from their native Venezuela. He now provides cash for food and lodging at a small hotel while she figures out what to…

Los Angeles Times

Heartbroken Scots mum who lost son in drowning accident abroad hails success for her campaign

Julie Love's son, Colin, died off the coast of Venezuela in 2009 - and her 13-year campaign for more support has now paid off.

Daily Record

Venezuela talks with opposition unlikely to resume this year

Venezuela's government and opposition politicians will likely not resume talks in Mexico this year, an official said on Thursday, as the government awaits progress on a humanitarian funds agreement reached with the opposition last month.

Reuters

‘I need to eat’: Venezuelan migrants take first steps in Georgia labor market

By the time he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and arrived to Atlanta in late August, Klinsman Torres had exhausted his savings. The Venezuelan migrant’s most immediate priority was to find work.

Tribune News Service

Venezuela opposition seeks to protect billions in humanitarian funds from creditors -sources

Venezuelan opposition parties are seeking to protect billions of dollars in UN administered humanitarian funds from foreign creditors by keeping the details of their release confidential, according to five people with knowledge of the efforts.

Reuters

A former Florida congressman is arrested on charges of lobbying for Venezuela

A newly unsealed grand jury indictment alleges that former Rep. David Rivera, a well-connected Florida Republican, illegally acted on Venezuela's behalf.

WEKU

Ex-congressman charged with money laundering over $50m Venezuela deal

Republican David Rivera, arrested over consulting contract, also charged with acting as unregistered agent of Maduro government

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Ex-U.S. lawmaker arrested for conspiring to act as agent of Venezuela

Former U.S. lawmaker David Rivera was arrested on Monday on charges of conspiring to launder money and to illegally act as an agent of the Venezuelan government, according to a U.S. official and an indictment.

Miami Herald

Former Florida Congressman David Rivera arrested on charges related to Venezuela consulting work

MIAMI — Former Miami Congressman David Rivera was arrested Monday on federal criminal charges related to his multimillion-dollar consulting contract with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, federal prosecutors confirmed.

The Independent UK

Ex-Miami congressman Rivera arrested in Venezuela probe

A former Miami Republican congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government has been arrested in connection to an ongoing federal criminal investigation

The Independent UK

Pelicans dying as bird flu outbreak spreads to Venezuela

An outbreak of bird flu in pelicans has spread from Peru and Ecuador to Venezuela

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U.S. NSC chief visits Brazil's Lula, discuss democracy, climate change

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met on Monday with Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and discussed strengthening democracy in the Americas, combating climate change and the situation in Haiti and Venezuela, Lula's top foreign policy advisor said.

Reuters

Venezuela opposition demand date to resume dialogue with Maduro in Mexico

Venezuela's opposition asked President Nicolas Maduro's government to set a date to resume political talks in Mexico that could alleviate the county's long-running political and economic crises.

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Venezuela's Maduro could miss Lula inauguration

Heads of state and governments will be attending President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's inauguration on Jan. 1, but one might have trouble entering Brazil - Venezuela's leftist president, Nicolas Maduro.

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No, Drew Brees wasn’t struck by lightning in Venezuela

No, Drew Brees wasn't struck by lightning in Venezuela. He was just filming an incredibly poorly-conceived marketing stunt:

Reuters

UN seeks $1.72 billion next year to aid Venezuelan migrants, refugees

The United Nations will seek $1.72 billion for 2023 to aid Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, member agencies said on Thursday.

France 24

Venezuela's indigenous Warao community hit hard by AIDS

The Warao people are Venezuela's second-largest indigenous group and live in the low-lying grasslands of the Orinoco Delta, in the east of the country. They have been hit particularly hard by an outbreak of HIV/AIDS. The severity of the situation came to light 15 years ago, when a group of…

France 24

Founder of collapsed crypto exchange insists he 'didn't ever try to commit fraud'

Once a darling in the business and tech world, Sam Bankman-Fried has become a pariah. The founder of crypto exchange FTX, which declared bankruptcy last month, has given his first media interview since his platform collapsed. He denied any intention to commit fraud and pleaded ignorance at the mismanagement of…

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