Venezuela's president meets with accuser in ongoing criminal probe into human rights abuse

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met with the head of the International Criminal Court as he faces an ongoing investigation by the tribunal into crimes against humanity for his crackdown on ... Read More

US reinstates oil ban on Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro is back. Could it affect gas prices?

Senior U.S. officials said because Maduro had ... The situation has put the Biden administration in a bind. A political, economic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela has deteriorated sharply under ... Read More

Venezuela Arrests Ex-oil Minister El Aissami In Graft Probe

Venezuelan authorities announced the arrest Tuesday of influential ex ... US-based subsidiary Citgo. Several experts have accused Maduro of using the investigation as an excuse for a "political ... Read More

Few have heard his name. Here’s why that makes him a dangerous rival to Venezuela’s Maduro

He came out of left field, a candidate who until late last week very few people had heard of, but diplomat Edmundo González is being portrayed today as Venezuela’s greatest chance to recover its ... Read More

Venezuela’s Strongman Decides Who Will Run Against Him in Presidential Election

Venezuela’s regime barred the leading opposition candidate from running in July’s presidential election, a maneuver that political analysts say splits strongman Nicolás Maduro’s foes and ... Read More

Venezuela’s Presidential Elections: Maduro Plays Hardball but There Are Drawbacks

Historian and political analyst Steve Ellner lays down the political stakes and US meddling ahead of Venezuela ... U.S. for Maduro’s capture makes it unlikely that he will easily give up ... Read More

Venezuela Arrests Ex-oil Minister In Crude Corruption Probe

Venezuela on Tuesday announced the arrest of ex-petroleum minister ... sanction," vowed the prosecutor. Dozens of officials, including top managers of Venezuela's Sunacrip crypto regulator were ... Read More

U.S. judge sentences alleged top member of Venezuela’s Soles cartel to more than 20 years

Alcalá Cordones , who admitted publicly to having conspired to overthrow Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, received the long sentence despite agreeing with prosecutors to plead guilty to helping ... Read More

Chinese hackers indicted in NYC for targeting U.S. pols, officials: feds

The indicted suspects all live in China, and have not been arrested by U.S. law enforcement agents. The group sent tens of thousands of phishing emails to government and political officials in the ... Read More

U.S. Officials Order Better Tracking of a Political Flashpoint: America’s Diversity

Officials point to the benefits ... Middle Eastern and North African descent are classified as “white” in U.S. census data. Thousands of respondents to a Times survey told us how they actually ... Read More

Venezuela's Rosales Willing to Cede Ballot Place to Opposition Unity Candidate

Despite Washington backing, Venezuela's opposition has struggled to dislodge Maduro, who has been in power since 2013 and who won a 2018 election boycotted by the opposition over concerns the vote ... Read More