Venezuela Detains Top Opposition Leader, Who Reappears in Bizarre Video
Venezuela's socialist government briefly detained opposition leader Maria Colina Machado on Thursday amid gunfire in her first public appearance in months. Machado, who heads Venezuela's only mainstream center-right party, Vente Venezuela, has remained in hiding for months in the face of threats of arrest after the socialist government issued an arrest warrant for ousted opposition […]
Venezuela: Opposition Leader ‘Violently’ Arrested At Rally, Later Released
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Colina Machado gestures and speaks during a protest called by the opposition on the eve of the presidential inauguration in Caracas, January 9, 2025. Venezuela is in a tense situation, facing demonstrations called by both opposition parties and government supporters. Machado emerged from hiding to lead protests in Caracas against Nicolas […]
Venezuelan opposition leader detained ahead of Maduro's inauguration
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Colina Machado was detained during anti-government protests in Caracas on Thursday, a day before President Nicolas Maduro is expected to be sworn in for his third full term. Machado, who was blocked from running for president by Maduro's government, is a key figure behind opposition candidate Ejimdo González Urrutia, who President […]
House passes ICC sanctions bill; GOP Senate leader promises to bring it to floor
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill imposing sanctions on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister for their actions during Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The court's decision was reversed. strip. The bill reached […]
Panama Canal leader issues warning to Trump, denies China in control
The chief executive officer of the Panama Canal has rejected President-elect Donald Trump's claims that the waterway, built by the United States more than 100 years ago, is now under Chinese control. Panama Canal Authority official: “Accusations that China is running the canal are baseless'' Ricaurte Vasquez Morales told the Wall Street Journal on wednesday. […]
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado has urgent message for President-elect Donald Trump
After meeting with President Biden at the White House on Monday, Edmundo González, who won Venezuela's presidential election in July, certified that he is the democratically elected leader of Venezuela and not Nicolas Maduro. To do so, he traveled to Argentina and then Panama with his ballot. “We elected in a landslide a good man, […]
Canada's Conservative leader slams Trump's '51st state' idea
Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poièvre has spoken out against President-elect Trump's idea of making Canada the 51st state in the United States. “Canada will never become the 51st province. Period. We are a great, independent country,” Poièvre wrote in a statement on social platform X on Tuesday. “We are America's best friend,” he […]
Venezuelan opposition leader says son-in-law kidnapped in Caracas | Venezuela
Venezuela's Edmundo González Urrutia, whose opposition claims he defeated incumbent Nicolas Maduro in July's presidential election, said his son-in-law was detained by “hooded men” in Caracas. . “This morning my son-in-law Rafael Tudares was kidnapped,” González posted on Tuesday's X. “Rafael was on his way to drop off his grandchildren at school for the start […]
Former Proud Boys leader asks Trump for January 6 pardon | US Capitol attack
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, has formally asked Donald Trump for a pardon. A jury convicted Tarrio of helping orchestrate an insurrection. At the time of the attack, Tarrio prohibited In December […]
Venezuelan opposition leader who claimed victory over Maduro meets with Biden
Edmundo González Urrutia, the Venezuelan opposition leader who claimed victory over incumbent President Nicolás Maduro in last year's presidential election, met with President Biden on Monday to seek support for removing the incumbent from office. Biden and González Urrutia met at the White House, and González Urrutia, who headed the main opposition coalition in Venezuela's […]