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Peru declares an emergency and deploys the army as violence surges in the capital
Read full article: Peru declares an emergency and deploys the army as violence surges in the capitalPeru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital and deployed soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singer.
Attorneys are suing to keep 10 migrants out of Guantanamo Bay as others say they were abused there
Read full article: Attorneys are suing to keep 10 migrants out of Guantanamo Bay as others say they were abused thereCivil rights attorneys are suing the Trump administration to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants detained in the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
They crossed the Darien Gap to reach the US. Now, boat-by-boat, migrants are returning
Read full article: They crossed the Darien Gap to reach the US. Now, boat-by-boat, migrants are returningThey once braved the jungles of the Darien Gap, trekking days along the perilous migrant passage dividing Colombia and Panama with a simple goal: seek asylum in the U.S. Now, boat-by-boat, those migrants have given up after President Donald Trumpโs crackdown on asylum, and are returning to their countries they once sought to escape.
Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertainty
Read full article: Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertaintyEach Sunday, Johann Teran goes to worship at a bilingual Lutheran service in suburban Minneapolis.
Lawyers to answer immigration questions at Venezuelan group-sponsored event in Orlando
Read full article: Lawyers to answer immigration questions at Venezuelan group-sponsored event in OrlandoA Venezuelan group will host an informational session Saturday for immigrants concerned about recent changes in federal immigration policy.
As Trump rolls back protected status for Venezuelans, immigrant advocates consider legal action
Read full article: As Trump rolls back protected status for Venezuelans, immigrant advocates consider legal actionAccording to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, TPS is a designation allowing residents from certain countries to stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation due to ongoing armed conflict, environmental disasters, epidemics, or other extraordinary conditions. Seventeen countries are currently designated for TPS.
Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
Read full article: Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 VenezuelansHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from deportation, putting some of them at risk of being removed from the country in about two months.
US places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump orders
Read full article: US places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump ordersAt least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency have been placed on leave amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart President Donald Trumpโs orders.
Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders
Read full article: Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leadersColombiaโs government is offering a roughly $700,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group behind the deadly violence affecting a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela.
Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combat
Read full article: Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combatColombiaโs president has issued a decree giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela that has been wracked in recent days by a deadly turf war among dissident rebel groups.
Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump's border crackdown begins
Read full article: Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump's border crackdown beginsMigrants in Mexico who were hoping to come to the U.S. are adjusting to a new and uncertain reality after President Donald Trump began cracking down on border security.
Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region
Read full article: Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border regionThe Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands in Colombiaโs Catatumbo region.
US opens 2025 with 3-1 win over Venezuela in friendly missing regular starters
Read full article: US opens 2025 with 3-1 win over Venezuela in friendly missing regular startersPatrick Agyemang and Matko Miljevic scored in their international debuts, Jack McGlynn got his first national team goal and the United States beat Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly between teams missing their regular starters.
Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest
Read full article: Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrestA man detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the countryโs disputed July presidential election has died while in custody.
Venezuela's opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition
Read full article: Venezuela's opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transitionVenezuelaโs political opposition is signaling a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long insisted would come next month when the new presidential term is set to begin.
UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election
Read full article: UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential electionThe top United Nations human rights watchdog has ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets as it opens an investigation into allegations that President Nicolรกs Maduro stole this summerโs election.
Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home
Read full article: Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from homeColombia hosts the largest population of migrants and refugees from Venezuela, where more than 7.7 million have left since 2014 for economic, political and safety reasons.
French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast
Read full article: French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coastOfficials say that Franceโs TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American country.
Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President Maduro
Read full article: Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President MaduroVenezuelaโs government has announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Nicolรกs Maduro.
Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure MaduroVenezuelaโs main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies.
Striking out 12, Taiwan defeats Venezuela 4-1 in the Little League World Series semifinal
Read full article: Striking out 12, Taiwan defeats Venezuela 4-1 in the Little League World Series semifinalTaiwan beat Venezuela 4-1 in the championship game of the international bracket at the Little League World Series.
Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election
Read full article: Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed electionVenezuelaโs government will order former opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzรกlez to provide sworn testimony in an ongoing investigation into what it considers attempts to spread panic in the South American country by contesting the results of last monthโs presidential election.
Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed electionAs thousands of people demonstrate across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzรกlez has announced that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won the countryโs disputed election whose victory electoral authorities handed to President Nicolรกs Maduro.
Venezuela opposition leader provides hope for many, even though she isn't on the presidential ballot
Read full article: Venezuela opposition leader provides hope for many, even though she isn't on the presidential ballotMaria Corina Machado has walked highways, sought shelter in supportersโ homes and seen her closest collaborators detained and persecuted as she crisscrossed Venezuela ahead of the upcoming presidential election.
Venezuelan opposition voters band to safeguard election, warning of the ruling party's tricks
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition voters band to safeguard election, warning of the ruling party's tricksUnlike previous elections in Venezuela, thousands of supporters of the typically fractured opposition have agreed to organize, mobilize and support voters during the highly anticipated July 28 presidential contest.
Venezuela arrests security chief for opposition leader days ahead of presidential vote
Read full article: Venezuela arrests security chief for opposition leader days ahead of presidential voteOfficials in Venezuela have arrested the head of security for the countryโs top opposition leader, a little more than a week before President Nicolรกs Maduro faces a tough reelection.
How does Venezuela's presidential election work?
Read full article: How does Venezuela's presidential election work?Venezuelaโs government faces its toughest electoral test in decades in a July 28 presidential election, which could give President Nicolas Maduro another six years in power or end the self-described socialist policies that once successfully boosted anti-poverty programs but whose sustained mismanagement later pushed the country into an ongoing economic crisis.
Millions baking across the US as heat prolongs misery with little relief expected
Read full article: Millions baking across the US as heat prolongs misery with little relief expectedA relentless heat wave continues to bake most of the U.S., with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures.
Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door
Read full article: Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next doorA cluster of tarp-covered tents in a grassy lot south of Seattle highlights the strain facing many communities are facing.
Venezuelan government, allies and other groups propose more than 20 dates for presidential election
Read full article: Venezuelan government, allies and other groups propose more than 20 dates for presidential electionA proposal meant to guide electoral authorities in setting the date for Venezuelaโs presidential election includes more than 20 potential options ranging from as soon as mid-April through early December.
Collapse of illegal gold mine in Venezuela lays bare feelings of abandonment in rural communities
Read full article: Collapse of illegal gold mine in Venezuela lays bare feelings of abandonment in rural communitiesThe collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela has laid bare the sense of abandonment that plagues communities across the South American country.
At least 14 confirmed dead after an illegal open-pit gold mine collapses in Venezuela
Read full article: At least 14 confirmed dead after an illegal open-pit gold mine collapses in VenezuelaOfficials in Venezuela say at least 14 people are confirmed dead from the collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela.
Human rights groups in Venezuela demand release of prominent detained attorney and activist
Read full article: Human rights groups in Venezuela demand release of prominent detained attorney and activistRepresentatives of several human rights organizations have held a press conference demanding the immediate release of a prominent attorney and activist detained last week.
US delegation meets with Mexico's government on migrant influx, as officials clear border tent camp
Read full article: US delegation meets with Mexico's government on migrant influx, as officials clear border tent campMexican immigration officials are moving to clear a migrant encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande river, as U.S. officials met with Mexicoโs president to press for measures to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.
Orlando man freed in Venezuela prisoner swap negotiated by White House
Read full article: Orlando man freed in Venezuela prisoner swap negotiated by White HouseA man who lived in Orlando prior to taking a job in Central America is back in the United States after federal officials negotiated a deal for the release of 10 Americans being held in Venezuela.
Colombian judge orders prison for 2 suspects in the kidnapping of parents of Liverpool soccer player
Read full article: Colombian judge orders prison for 2 suspects in the kidnapping of parents of Liverpool soccer playerTwo suspects in the kidnapping of the parents of Liverpool soccer player Luis Dรญaz were ordered sent to prison by a judge, according to Colombiaโs Prosecutorโs Office, which accused one of the men of being the link to a person close to the family who provided information about the victims.
Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases
Read full article: Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increasesU.S. authorities say illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, following three months of big increases.
Chicago and other US cities struggle to house asylum-seekers as winter weather hits
Read full article: Chicago and other US cities struggle to house asylum-seekers as winter weather hitsVolunteers, churches and advocacy groups are scrambling to find indoor shelter for migrants in Chicago as the temperatures drop.
Venezuela's attorney general opens investigation against opposition presidential primary organizers
Read full article: Venezuela's attorney general opens investigation against opposition presidential primary organizersVenezuelaโs chief prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into organizers of a presidential primary election held over the weekend.
Venezuelans become largest nationality for illegal border crossings as September numbers surge
Read full article: Venezuelans become largest nationality for illegal border crossings as September numbers surgeVenezuelans became the largest nationality arrested for illegally crossing the U.S. border last month, replacing Mexicans for the first time on record.
Venezuela's opposition is holding primary to pick challenger for Maduro in 2024 presidential rival
Read full article: Venezuela's opposition is holding primary to pick challenger for Maduro in 2024 presidential rivalA faction of Venezuelaโs opposition is set to pick its candidate for next yearโs presidential election.
Migrating Venezuelans undeterred by US plan to resume deportation flights
Read full article: Migrating Venezuelans undeterred by US plan to resume deportation flightsSome migrants say the U.S. governmentโs plan to restart deportation flights to Venezuela in the coming days won't stop them from continuing their journeys.
Migrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answers
Read full article: Migrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answersRain-swollen rivers only briefly slowed the otherwise uninterrupted flow of migrants through this jungle-covered border of Colombia and Panama and by midweek another 2,000 bedraggled migrants stumbled out of the Darien jungle.
Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter under mayor's plan
Read full article: Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter under mayor's planNearly 1,600 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will be relocated from Chicago police stations to winterized camps with massive tents under a plan by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Small but mighty Curacao back in position to make a big run at the Little League World Series
Read full article: Small but mighty Curacao back in position to make a big run at the Little League World SeriesComing back to the Little League World Series after losing last yearโs title game, Curacao doesnโt just want to be good for its size.
Pollution in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world's oldest lakes
Read full article: Pollution in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world's oldest lakesThe fishermen of Lake Maracaibo say they face their worst nightmare everyday as fish stocks decline and pollution degrades the health of this great freshwater lake, one of the oldest โ and largest โ in the world.
Miss Venezuela killed in Lake Nona crash, troopers confirm
Read full article: Miss Venezuela killed in Lake Nona crash, troopers confirmA 26-year-old woman who died in July after rear-ending a semitruck in Lake Nona has been identified as Ariana Viera, the current Miss Venezuela, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Opponents compete to square off against Venezuela's powerful leader
Read full article: Opponents compete to square off against Venezuela's powerful leaderLeaders of Venezuelaโs fractured opposition are shaking votersโ hands and promising โ yet again โ that they will defeat President Nicolรกs Maduro at the ballot box.
โRisk it allโ: Migrant surge as US prepares for Title 42 end
Read full article: โRisk it allโ: Migrant surge as US prepares for Title 42 endA recent increase of migrants in the Brownsville, Texas, area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a coronavirus pandemic-era policy that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants.
Astros' Jose Altuve has broken right thumb, needs surgery
Read full article: Astros' Jose Altuve has broken right thumb, needs surgeryHouston Astros star Jose Altuve has a broken right thumb and needs surgery after getting hurt in Venezuelaโs 9-7 quarterfinal loss to the United States at the World Baseball Classic.
Cuba beats Australia, reaches 1st WBC semifinal since 2006
Read full article: Cuba beats Australia, reaches 1st WBC semifinal since 2006Cuba advanced to the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time since 2006 with a 4-3 win over Australia as Alfredo Despaigne hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and Yoelkis Guibert followed with a two-run single in three-run fifth inning.
Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans
Read full article: Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, NicaraguansThe Biden administration says U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a public health order.
Business trusted most in a more polarized world, report says
Read full article: Business trusted most in a more polarized world, report saysPeople worldwide are more gloomy about their economic prospects than ever before and trust business far more than governments, nonprofits and the media in an increasingly divided world.
How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yet
Read full article: How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yetThe Biden administration has been conspicuously silent about how migrants who plan to claim asylum should enter the United States when Trump-era limits end, fueling rumors, confusion and doubts about its readiness.
Biden eases Venezuela sanctions as opposition talks resume
Read full article: Biden eases Venezuela sanctions as opposition talks resumeThe Biden administration is easing some oil sanctions on Venezuela in an effort to support newly restarted negotiations between the Venezuelan government and its opposition.
US migrant policy 'bucket of cold water' to some Venezuelans
Read full article: US migrant policy 'bucket of cold water' to some VenezuelansVenezuelan Gilbert Fernรกndez still plans to cross the dangerous Dariรฉn jungle into Panama headed over land toward the U.S. despite Washington's announcement that it will grant conditional humanitarian permits only to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants arriving by air.
Survivors of Venezuelan mudslide bury dead, look for missing
Read full article: Survivors of Venezuelan mudslide bury dead, look for missingA day after burying his mother, Rafael Negrรญn has carried the coffin of his aunt who also died in floods and landslides in central Venezuela that killed at least 43 people and left dozens missing.
Rain-fueled landslide sweeps through Venezuela town; 22 dead
Read full article: Rain-fueled landslide sweeps through Venezuela town; 22 deadAuthorities say a landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain has swept through a town in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead as it dragged mud, rocks and trees through neighborhoods.
Firefighters battle big blaze at Cuba tank farm for 2nd day
Read full article: Firefighters battle big blaze at Cuba tank farm for 2nd dayCuban firefighters have been joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela as they battle for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm.
US extends legal protection for Venezuelans for 18 months
Read full article: US extends legal protection for Venezuelans for 18 monthsHundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who fled their countryโs humanitarian crisis and are in the United States under temporary legal protection will be allowed to remain for another 18 months.
Caribbean storm likely to gain force, hit Central America
Read full article: Caribbean storm likely to gain force, hit Central AmericaThe U.S. National Hurricane Center says a storm that has hurled rain on the southern Caribbean and the northern shoulder of South America is expected to hit Central America as a tropical storm over the weekend and eventually develop into a hurricane over the Pacific.
US officials back in Venezuela in a bid to rebuild ties
Read full article: US officials back in Venezuela in a bid to rebuild tiesSenior Biden administration officials have quietly traveled to Caracas in the latest bid to rebuild relations with the South American oil giant as the war in Ukraine drags on, driving higher gas prices and forcing the U.S. to recalibrate other foreign policy objectives.
Community leader hopes to bring relief to immigrants waiting outside Orlando ICE office
Read full article: Community leader hopes to bring relief to immigrants waiting outside Orlando ICE officeMarytza Sanz, president of Latino Leadership, a nonprofit organization, recently found out about the conditions immigrants from Haiti, Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela and Honduras, among others, are facing outside an Orlando Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.
Pariahs no more? US reaches out to oil states as prices rise
Read full article: Pariahs no more? US reaches out to oil states as prices riseThree checkered oil regimes that President Joe Biden and past U.S. leaders have spectacularly snubbed โ Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Iran โ are the targets of U.S. outreach as global fuel prices hit dizzying highs during the Ukraine crisis.
Possible Russia oil embargo drives US outreach to Venezuela
Read full article: Possible Russia oil embargo drives US outreach to VenezuelaSenior U.S. officials secretly traveled to Venezuela over the weekend in a risky bid to unfreeze hostile relations with Vladimir Putinโs top ally in Latin America, a top oil exporter whose re-entry into U.S. energy markets could mitigate the fallout at the pump from a possible oil embargo on Russia.
Venezuela: Petition fell short in seeking Maduro recall vote
Read full article: Venezuela: Petition fell short in seeking Maduro recall voteVenezuelaโs National Electoral Council says an opposition petition drive seeking to force a recall referendum against President Nicolรกs Maduro fell far short of the signatures needed.
Opposition candidate wins in Venezuela's cradle of Chavismo
Read full article: Opposition candidate wins in Venezuela's cradle of ChavismoVoters in the home state of Venezuelaโs late President Hugo Chรกvez have picked an opposition candidate for governor in a closely watched special election called after the contender representing that faction in Novemberโs regular contest was retroactively disqualified as he was ahead in the vote count.
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Russia struggles to meet global orders for Sputnik V vaccine
Read full article: Russia struggles to meet global orders for Sputnik V vaccineMillions from Latin America to the Middle East are waiting for promised doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine due to manufacturing problems and other issues.
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Altamonte Springs Venezuelan restaurant connects cultures through arepas
Read full article: Altamonte Springs Venezuelan restaurant connects cultures through arepasNews 6 spoke with Maria Colon, the owner of Arepas Cafรฉ and More about the origin of the arepa and why she decided to open her own restaurant after moving from her home country, Venezuela.