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The Latest Breaking News from Venezuela

Trump Reveals Name He Has Given To Key Weapon Used In Raid To Capture Maduro: 'Not Allowed To Talk About It'

President Donald Trump revealed the name he has given to a key weapon used in the operation that captured Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month.

International Business Times

Cuba Is Buying Fuel in Africa as Venezuelan Oil Supplies Dry Up, Sattelite Images Show

Cuba has turned to Africa for fuel supplies after the loss of regular oil shipments from Venezuela and dwindling deliveries from Russia and Mexico, according to satellite-tracking data cited by Colombian outlet Semana.

International Business Times

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Says Interim Leader Remains In Power Because She Knows The Country's Repression System

U.S. officials reinforced last week the view that Rodríguez represents the most viable short-term path to stability despite her role in the Maduro regime.

International Business Times

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Secret deal or gun to head? Inside Venezuela's leadership meltdown after Maduro's capture

"They gave us 15 minutes to respond, or they would kill us," Venezuela’s then vice-president Delcy Rodríguez told her colleagues seven days after a targeted US military operation captured the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, who had long been in Washington’s sights.

The Times of India

US carries out first known strike on alleged drug boat since Maduro's capture

The U.S. military says it’s carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first since the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month

The Independent UK

Top Venezuelan Officials Were Given 15 Minutes To Agree To Cooperate With The U.S. Or Be Killed, Leaked Recording Shows

A leaked recording of a closed-door meeting of Venezuelan officials and pro-government influencers reveals how the country's interim leadership has sought to project resistance domestically while signaling readiness to cooperate with Washington.

International Business Times

Trump’s Plan for Venezuelan Oil Raises Prospects of Paramilitary Violence

Latin America has lots of experience with private military contractors protecting foreign companies in lawless conflict zones. It seldom goes well.

Texas Observer

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Top Democrat reveals Donald Trump is turning America into ‘regional bully’ to benefit his donors and himself

Alll the chaos and destruction to fill his pockets.

We Got This Covered

Wrap-up: One chamber down, one to go (plus snow)

The threat of snow has senators nervously checking the forecast, while House members got out of town after a busy week.

Roll Call

Leaked video shows Venezuela regime’s desperate struggle to control message

Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez told influencers of US threat to kill leaders if they did not cooperate after capture of Maduro

The Guardian - US

U.S. oil producers increasingly ‘slighted’ by Trump’s international focus on crude in Venezuela, Greenland, and beyond

Trump’s fixation on hiking oil volumes from OPEC and Venezuela to lower prices at the pump is leaving U.S. oil producers annoyed with weak domestic pricing and drilling activity.

Fortune

Trump news at a glance: president’s ‘board of peace’ takes shape

Some international leaders worry Trump’s new organization may attempt to supplant the United Nations – key US politics stories from 22 January at a glance

The Guardian - US

House rejects resolution that would bar Trump from sending troops to Venezuela

Vote on legislation falls just short of number needed for passage, showing Mike Johnson’s tenuous hold on majority

The Guardian - US

House GOP staves off rebuke to Trump over Venezuela military action

The vote comes just a week after the White House successfully thwarted a similar resolution in the Senate.

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The Independent UK

Venezuela opens debate on an oil sector overhaul as Trump seeks role for US firms

Venezuela’s legislature is debating a major overhaul of its oil sector, the first since Hugo Chávez's era

Latin Times

Laura Dogu, The New U.S. Ambassador To Venezuela, Is a Veteran Of Regional Security Policy

The United States on named Laura Dogu as ambassador to Venezuela, marking a new phase in Washington's effort to re-establish diplomatic engagement after years of strained relations.

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Trump administration sets deadline to overthrow Cuban regime, officials say they’re confident it can happen

Venezuela was the first domino to fall.

Euronews

EU must 'move towards creating European army', Spanish FM tells Euronews

Spain’s foreign minister told Euronews that Europe must take full control of its own security in the face of rising geopolitical uncertainties. To this end, he said the EU must move towards creating a European army.

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Latin Times

Covert CIA Team Reportedly Carried Out Sabotage Operations In Venezuela To Pave Way For Maduro's Capture

A covert CIA team carried out sabotage operations in Venezuela to pave the way for the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro earlier in January, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Venezuela's Interim President Reportedly Pledged To Cooperate With The U.S. And Said She Would Welcome Maduro's Departure

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez and her brother Jorge secretly pledged to work with the U.S. if Nicolas Maduro was removed, according to a new report.

International Business Times

U.S. Won't Provide Security To Oil Companies Planning To Operate In Venezuela: 'They're Well Versed In Those Challenges'

The U.S. won't provide security guarantees to companies that plan to operate in Venezuela, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.

The Guardian - US

Venezuelan immigrants enliven midwest food and culture – now DHS wants to send them home

From food stalls to revitalised downtowns, Venezuelans have shaped midwestern towns, but new US policy threatens their future

The Guardian - US

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez assured US of cooperation before Maduro’s capture

Exclusive: sources say powerful figures in the regime secretly told US and Qatari officials they would welcome Maduro’s departure

The Independent UK

Video: US seizes 7th Venezuela-linked oil tanker

The Trump administration has released a video of a Venezuela-linked tanker which the US military apprehended on Tuesday (20 January), the seventh such incident of its kind.

The Independent UK

Trump aiming for regime change in Cuba by end of year after Venezuela raid: report

Administration reportedly seeking government insiders able to ‘see the writing on the wall’ and prepared to strike a deal to remove Havana’s Communist rulers

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