Tag: Venezuela

Categories Latin America

Nicolas Maduro claims Colombia planning new mercenary attacks on Venezuela ‘at the end of this year’ or first days of 2021

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has alleged that forces inside Colombia, backed by the President Ivan Duque, are plotting to attack the Venezuelan military in the next couple of days. … Read More >Nicolas Maduro claims Colombia planning new mercenary attacks on Venezuela ‘at the end of this year’ or first days of 2021

Categories Latin America

Venezuela’s Maduro Expresses Gratitude to Russian President After Sputnik V Deal Reached

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro expressed his gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin after Moscow and Caracas came to a purchase agreement for 10 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19. … Read More >Venezuela’s Maduro Expresses Gratitude to Russian President After Sputnik V Deal Reached

Categories Middle East

Iran Sends Warship Fleet to International Waters to Protect Its Commercial Vessels

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Tehran has intensified its military presence in international waters citing the need to protect its trade interests. Its tankers have been supplying petroleum to Venezuela, which like Iran, is currently dealing with American sanctions. The US claims to have intercepted several such vessels, but Tehran denies these allegations. … Read More >Iran Sends Warship Fleet to International Waters to Protect Its Commercial Vessels

Categories World

Biden ignores calls from Venezuela’s self-styled president Guaido, eyes talks with Maduro – reports

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The Biden administration has reportedly been refusing to talk to Juan Guaido, the man the US considers to be Venezuela’s legitimate president, and may drop the demand for President Nicolas Maduro to step down from power. … Read More >Biden ignores calls from Venezuela’s self-styled president Guaido, eyes talks with Maduro – reports

Categories Latin America

Projecting? US slaps sanctions on firm that provided voting tech for Venezuela over its role in ‘rigging’ elections

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The US has imposed sanctions on a tech firm that provided the Venezuelian state with voting equipment, so that a December parliamentary election could be held. Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro blasted the move as “stupid.” … Read More >Projecting? US slaps sanctions on firm that provided voting tech for Venezuela over its role in ‘rigging’ elections

Categories Shows

John Pilger on the new Cold War with China, Biden’s victory & coronavirus

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On this season finale episode of Going Underground, we speak to legendary journalist and filmmaker John Pilger. He discusses the devastating impact of Covid-19 in the UK, rising poverty and militarism, the Western logic for the new Cold War with China, the victory of Joe Biden over Donald Trump and why not much will change with Trump leaving the White House, the Yemen War … Read More >John Pilger on the new Cold War with China, Biden’s victory & coronavirus

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Rafael Correa on Venezuela, Assange, and ‘preventing the total destruction of our homeland’

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Max Blumenthal interviews former Ecuador President Rafael Correa, who was in Venezuela to observe its legislative elections and show support to a government under sustained economic and political attack by the US. … Read More >Rafael Correa on Venezuela, Assange, and ‘preventing the total destruction of our homeland’