A man looks at the prices of milk at a supermarket in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 4, 2021. Two years ago Venezuela stopped restricting transactions in dollars, which has largely ended shortages but has meant many Venezuelans, who are paid … Read More
Anti-government protests in Cuba pose a challenge to Russia. If the Communist regime collapsed, Moscow would lose a crucial ally in Latin America and its security foothold where the Kremlin enjoys influence, too. SOURCE: KREMLIN.RU Russia dispatched nearly 100 tons … Read More
Vessels departed in May from Iran’s southern port, says deputy army chief, describing their mission as navy’s longest, most challenging voyage yet. Iranian warships are seen in the Atlantic Ocean, in a photo released on June 10, 2021. (Iranian Army … Read More
A year ago Iran sent multiple fuel tankers to Venezuela to aid its Western Hemisphere ally during the latter nation’s fuel crisis. Now a pair of Iranian Navy ships, including a frigate, has rounded the Cape of Good Hope and is … Read More
Like the United States, most developed countries are shifting away from respecting refugees’ rights at the border to trying to prevent migration in the first place President Biden tackled immigration in his first 100 days by rescinding the “Muslim” travel bans; halted … Read More
Venezuela welcomed this week its first diesel cargo since November 2020, a fuel that the country sitting atop the world’s largest oil reserves has been forced to ration, similar to gasoline. The oil products tanker Bueno arrived on Sunday near … Read More
A Chavez-style socialist is the leading contender to become the nation’s next president. (ALONSO CHERO/El Comercio de PERU/Newscom) Pedro Castillo, a self-described Marxist-Leninist heading the Peru Libre (“Free Peru”) ticket, has secured a spot in the country’s June 6 presidential … Read More
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has created a special military unit for an area on its border with Colombia that has been the center of clashes between troops and illegal armed groups since last month, the defense minister said on Monday. … Read More
Maduro claims “Venezuela’s doors are open for oil investment.” (Bloomberg) — Inside a chic lounge, oil lobbyists and executives rub shoulders as Spanish, French, and Italian can be heard in the halls. This isn’t the ZaZa boutique hotel in Houston, … Read More
Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza (left) presents an expulsion order to EU ambassador Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa on February 24, 2021 Yuri CORTEZ AFP The European Union’s ambassador to Venezuela left the South American country on Tuesday after she was expelled last … Read More