US moves to cut off Venezuela oil, Cuba trade
AFP | The United States on Friday announced sanctions on ships of Venezuela's state oil company and companies that link it to key ally Cuba,...
Trump says will impose car tariffs if Mexico doesn’t control border
AFP | President Donald Trump on Thursday retreated from his threat to close the US-Mexican border imminently, warning he will instead impose car tariffs if...
Welcome to the tropical prison that some don’t want to leave
AFP | More than a century after Mexico established a prison on the Maria Islands -- a Pacific archipelago eight hours by boat from the...
Rich and poor united in desperate quest for water in Venezuela
AFP | Crippling power blackouts are subjecting Venezuelans to the second phase of deprivation -- massive water shortages that make no distinction in income or...
Venezuelan President announces 30 days of electricity load shedding
AFP | Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced 30 days of electricity rationing on Sunday after his government said it was reducing the length of the...
Trump tells Russia ‘to get out’ of Venezuela
AFP | US President Donald Trump demanded Wednesday that Russia remove troops from Venezuela and said again that he was not ruling out military action...
Venezuela expels Europe lawmakers as aid showdown intensifies
AFP | Venezuela on Sunday expelled five visiting European lawmakers, an act which opposition leader Juan Guaido branded "irrational" as his showdown with President Nicolas...
$100 million in humanitarian aid pledged to crisis-hit Venezuela
AFP | Twenty-five countries have pledged $100 million in aid to Venezuela, a top US official said Thursday, as the crisis-hit country's Supreme Court took...
Media vilifies Meghan like Princess Diana, says George Clooney
News Desk | Popular American actor George Clooney has bashed the international media for constantly attacking the Duchess of Sussex and former American actor since...
Chavez-era ex-officials turn backs on Venezuela’s Maduro
AFP | They embraced the socialist revolution of late leader Hugo Chavez along with millions of other Venezuelans, but four former officials have now been...
Brazilian indigenous community threatened in aftermath of dam burst
AFP | In her 88 years, Antonia Alves has seen much hardship as a member of Brazil's indigenous community, whose people have often been driven...
Venezuela opposition cling to social media lifeline
AFP | Deprived almost entirely of coverage on mainstream media, Venezuela's self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido has been deftly using the social networks to woo support,...