Crime
Who is Rafael Quero Silva, former Venezuelan military chief detained by ICE in Miami?
Rafael Quero is accused of allegedly repressing and torturing students and women during the 2014 protests against dictator Nicolás Maduro
Venezuela
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Politics
Support for Maduro collapses as new poll shows Venezuelan opposition leader Corina Machado has 72% of vote
The study reveals a significant downturn in support for the regime compared to previous periods
Politics
Maduro pledges economic prosperity if he wins election despite high inflation and poverty rate
The country’s current inflation rate is estimated to reach 150% by 2025, but was as high as 63,000% in 2018, according to a report published by Statista, a German based statistics portal that reports on economic and market based issues. Other reports have placed the South American country’s inflation rate even higher.
Business
U.S. threatens to renew oil sanctions against Venezuela after banning opposition leader from presidential election
María Corina Machado handedly won an October primary and is the opposition’s “unity candidate” to challenge Nicolas Maduro in the upcoming 2024 presidential election
Crime
Venezuelan transnational gang expands operations from South and Central America to U.S.
Law enforcement officials are probing the rise of the Tren de Aragua Venezuelan gang in Miami, Florida, and the Chicago area of Illinois in the heart of the American Midwest
Politics
Opposition leader María Corina Machado says Maduro kidnapped her campaign managers, vandalized offices
Security cameras at the scene recorded the kidnapping showed how one of the managers was ambushed by a group of people and forced into a van that quickly left the area.
Politics
Young Venezuelan non-voters use anti-communist war cry to support conservatives in U.S. and Latin America
The phenomenon is the culmination of years long outgrowth of anti-authoritarianism and opposition to socialist ideas, similar to the impact the Cuban American community has had since it began emigrating to the United States after the 1959 Castro Revolution
Politics
Venezuela initiates military drills with 5,600 troops after U.K. deploys warship to defend Guyana
England’s decision to send a naval warship to join Guyanese military exercises comes after the United States Air Force participated in warplane exercises with Guyanese pilots
Politics
U.K. deploys warship to South America to defend Guyana amid Venezuelan invasion threats
The HMS Trent warship is generally used for tracking pirates, smugglers and terrorists, and providing both humanitarian aid and search and rescue operations, but the Royal Navy says it is also used for border patrols and defense diplomacy
Human Rights
Venezuela arrested opposition politicians amid oil standoff with Guyana, accusing them of a "transnational conspiracy"
Arrest warrants were issued earlier this month for three members of María Corina Machado’s team. Machado is currently widely considered the opposition's new unity candidate for next year's 2024 presidential election.
Politics
Invasion averted: Venezuela vows not to "use force" to settle dispute with Guyana over oil-rich Essequibo region
The peace agreement comes weeks after tensions rose between the two nations after Nicolás Maduro held a referendum vote asking Venezuelans if they believed their country had a legal right to the Essequibo region
