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Nicolas Maduro and his wife face new US torture charges

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Former Moroccan spy reportedly offered Spain intelligence information

Mehdi Hijaouy was reportedly forced into exile following a conflict with some of his intelligence colleagues in Morocco.

USA

Maduro asks US court to drop drug charges on grounds of immunity

Maduro who has called himself a “prisoner of war” and his capture a “kidnapping” has requested all charges against him and his wife be dropped on grounds of diplomatic immunity. Their attorneys argued that only Venezuelan courts have the right to prosecute them.

Venezuela

US energy firms dominate Venezuela oil deals worth billions of dollars

US officials denied accusations that the deal was holding Venezuela for ransom, stressing that it is mutually beneficial deal for all, developing an unutilised underground asset.

Economy

Chevron unveils $7bn Venezuela deal as US claims a fifth of its oil

Chevron announced a $7 billion expansion deal for its Venezuelan operations on Wednesday, hours after the country's parliament approved handing Washington control over a fifth of its oil reserves.

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Economy

Venezuela hands the US control over a fifth of its oil in landmark deal

Venezuela's parliament has approved handing the US control of a fifth of its oil reserves, cementing Washington's grip on a government it helped install after toppling President Nicolas Maduro in January.

Economy

Trump vows US will take 'all' of Venezuela's oil as deal details emerge

The White House has published the terms of its Venezuela oil deal, naming the private company at its centre and confirming Washington's majority control of more than 65 billion barrels, as President Trump vowed the US would be taking "all" of it.

Economy

Trump’s Venezuela oil deal: What it means for global crude markets

Besides a social media post from US President Donald Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling “the biggest oil deal in world history” in Venezuela.

World News

Venezuela says it will retain 'sovereignty' over its oil reserves

Venezuela's acting president says the aim is to turn the country's underground resources into a "source of social and economic well-being for the people of Venezuela."

Venezuela

US and Venezuela strike huge oil deal

Trump has long been candid about his desire for the US to secure Venezuelan oil and has urged oil companies to invest in the South American nation.

World News

Venezuela seeks return of 31 tonnes of gold worth €4bn from Bank of England

After two weeks of US-brokered talks, Venezuela's government and opposition agreed to jointly seek $4bn in gold held by the Bank of England since 2018, to fund reconstruction after June's earthquakes.

Business

BP returns to Venezuela as post-Maduro energy opening accelerates

Venezuela has awarded BP a licence to develop the offshore Loran gas field alongside state-backed partners from the UAE and Qatar, marking the British company's return to a country whose energy sector has been reopening to foreign investors since US forces captured Nicolás Maduro.

World News

Venezuela’s twin earthquakes: the toll one month later

One month after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, the official death toll has surpassed 5,500, with 16,700 injured. Damage is estimated at $19.6 billion, while thousands remain homeless and the number of missing people has not been updated since late June.

Economy

Venezuela earthquake damages cost almost $20 billion, World Bank says

Almost a month after the devastating earthquakes, Venezuela has a mammoth task ahead in terms of rebuilding, rehabilitating and mitigating the social and economic damage of the biggest natural disaster in decades.

USA

US judge sets trial date for Nicolas Maduro in drug trafficking case

The US in April allowed Venezuela to pay for Maduro's and Flores's legal defence, something previously prohibited under US sanctions.

Venezuela

Death toll from the two earthquakes that hit Venezuela hits 5,069

Venezuela has been able to unlock €302 million of funding from the International Monetary Fund to support recovery and reconstruction following the devastating earthquakes that hit the northern coastal region last month.

World News

CIA confirms chavista electoral fraud system in Venezuela

CIA documents declassified by Donald Trump confirm that the Venezuelan regime had, from 2012, a system capable of altering up to 1.5 million votes, though they do not prove fraud in every election mentioned.

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