Category: Americas
Coverage of geopolitics, international relations, and current affairs from across the Americas, including U.S. foreign policy, Latin American politics, trade, security, and cross-border diplomacy.
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A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good (37) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during a confrontation on Wednesday (Jan. 7) morning, prompting protests and political backlash. Federal authorities said Good attempted to run over an officer with her vehicle. Local and state leaders dispute that account. The FBI is investigating. Key…
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US President Donald Trump said the interim authorities in Venezuela ‘will be turning over’ 30–50 million barrels of oil to the United States, following the removal of former president Nicolás Maduro. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social on Tuesday (Jan. 6), Mr Trump wrote: “I am pleased to announce that the…
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The Netherlands will no longer take part in US-led counter-narcotics operations in in the Caribbean, citing concerns over the use of military force, according to Ruben Brekelmans, Dutch Minister of Defence. Speaking during a visit to Aruba, Brekelmans said the Netherlands will restrict its drug enforcement activities to its own territorial waters and will not…
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Protesters in Bolivia marched into the capital on Monday (5 January) as opposition to fuel subsidy cuts introduced by President Rodrigo Paz in December intensified. The decree ended long-standing state support for petrol and diesel, causing prices to double and pushing up transport and food costs. Protesters warn the move is accelerating inflation during the…
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty on Monday (Jan. 5) during their arraignment at a federal court in Manhattan. The hearing was overseen by Judge Alvin Hellerstein. Barry Joel Pollack, who previously represented Julian Assange, appeared as Maduro’s defence lawyer. Maduro stood to confirm his name, inside courtroom 26A,…
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Cuba has confirmed that 32 of its citizens were killed during US operations in Venezuela. President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the casualties were members of Cuba’s armed forces and Interior Ministry, deployed at the request of President Nicolás Maduro’s government. Miguel Díaz-Canel announced two days of national mourning, describing the deaths as occurring during “direct combat”…
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Nicolás Maduro is a “fugitive of American justice” and not the legitimate president of Venezuela, following a US military operation that led to Maduro’s detention. Speaking alongside President Donald Trump, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine in Palm Beach, Florida, Rubio said Maduro had been indicted…
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US President Donald Trump said the United States will temporarily “run” Venezuela following a US-led military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, Trump said US forces carried out a coordinated overnight assault in Caracas and detained Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who he said…
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The United States carried out overnight military strikes in Venezuela, with US President Donald Trump claiming that President Nicolás Maduro was captured and flown out of the country. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Saturday (Jan. 3), Mr Trump wrote: “The United States of America has successfully carried out a…
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Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, has said Caracas is open to negotiating with the United States on counter-narcotics cooperation, while declining to confirm reports of a CIA-linked drone strike inside Venezuelan territory. In a recorded interview with Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet, Maduro said Washington’s pressure campaign seeks political change and access to Venezuela’s oil reserves, urging…
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