Plane Carrying Colombian Politicians Crashes in Area Contested by Rebels
The aircraft was carrying 15 people, and the authorities said there were no survivors.
Venezuela
Lawmaker fires back at Marco Rubio over Venezuela attacks: ‘Finally a public hearing!’
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) was among several lawmakers grilling Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the US attacks on Venezuela. Kaine called out Rubio and the Trump administration for not seeking congressional approval or consulting lawmakers in the five …
US congressman meets five-year-old Liam Ramos and his father at ICE detention center – as it happened
This blog has now closed. Read our latest story hereTwo federal officers fired their guns during the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, according to an initial review by the Department of Homeland Security that was obtained by NBC News.Three sources told N…
Rubio declines to rule out further US military action in Venezuela at Senate hearing
Secretary of state says administration does not intend to take such action but Trump ‘does reserve the option’Marco Rubio has declined to rule out future US military action in Venezuela but insisted the Trump administration did not intend to take such …
Can Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez become a Latin American Deng Xiaoping?
Maduro’s Sorbonne-educated successor is talking up an era of ‘reform and opening up’ modelled on China’s post-Mao boomAfter years of political and social upheaval, hunger and despair, the Great Helmsman departs and is replaced by a francophile economic…
Mexico’s president says cancellation of oil shipment to Cuba is ‘sovereign’ decision
Claudia Sheinbaum denied move was response to pressure from the US, after Trump said ‘zero’ oil would go to CubaMexico has cancelled a shipment of oil to Cuba, the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, appeared to confirm on Tuesday, but she insisted…
Trinidadian Families File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Boat Strike by U.S. Military
The case tests the Trump administration’s argument that its extrajudicial killings of people suspected of smuggling drugs at sea have been lawful.
Families of two men killed in Trump’s military boat strikes sue US government
First-of-its kind suit filed by civil rights attorneys on behalf of families centers on 14 October strike in Caribbean Sea that killed six Civil rights attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against the United States government on Tuesday on behalf of the f…
US Charges 31 Suspects in Nationwide ATM Jackpotting Scam
US prosecutors have charged 31 more suspects in a nationwide ATM jackpotting scam, bringing the total number of defendants to 87 across multiple states.
Wife of captain of oil tanker captured by US forces starts legal action to free him
Judicial review request made in Edinburgh says Avtandil Kalandadze of Russian-flagged Marinera is being detained unlawfullyLawyers acting for the wife of the captain of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker captured by US forces in UK waters are calling for a …