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Joy Online
… Less than six months ago, Nicolás Maduro, the left-wing leader who had ruled the country since 2013, was seized by US forces in Caracas before being flown back to New York to face drug-trafficking charges. …
Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as families desperate for newsJoy Online
… Espriella is a lawyer and businessman with no prior political experience, who has nicknamed himself “El Tigre” (the Tiger.) As a lawyer his clients included Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolás Maduro, who faces US charges of money laundering, and David Murc …
Trump-backed political outsider wins Colombia election, initial count showsJoy Online
… In January, American forces seized then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from his compound in a dramatic overnight raid to face criminal charges in New York. …
US kills leader of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang in airstrike, Trump saysJoy Online
… De La Espriella has attracted controversy over some of his past clients: he was the lawyer to Alex Saab, a close ally of the US-ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro who was recently charged with money-laundering. …
Colombia presidential runoff pits leftist senator against pro-Trump rivalJoy Online
… Since the United States seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a military operation in the capital, Caracas, on 3 January, US pressure has led to the release of hundreds of political prisoners. …
Clashes as Venezuelan prisoners protest over alleged mistreatmentJoy Online
… Wednesday’s indictment of the former Cuban president is seen by some as reminiscent of Trump’s seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January. …
Rubio says Cuba is threat to US as Havana accuses him of ‘lies’Joy Online
… Since capturing former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, Trump has openly mused that Cuba was “ready to fall”. …
Russia and China condemn US over indictment of former Cuban leaderJoy Online
… In January, the US staged a military operation to seize former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and bring him to the US, after the Justice Department indicted him. …
US charges Cuba’s Raúl Castro with murder over 1996 downing of two planesJoy Online
… US President Donald Trump has threatened Cuba’s communist regime with similar intervention to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. …
Cuba accuses US of building ‘fraudulent case’ for military actionThe Ghanaian Times
… She added that he would be formally charged today in federal court. –BBC US soldier charged after winning bet A US Special Forces soldier involved in the military operation that captured Nicolas Maduro has been arrested after he allegedly bet on the removal of Venezuela’s former …
Suspected gunman at Washington press dinner identifiedTwo powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday, with the second reaching magnitude 7.5, killing more than 900 people and injuring 3,360 others according to government figures. La Guaira in the north was hit hardest, with dozens of buildings destroyed and many people still missing as international rescue workers arrive to assist in search efforts.
11 hours ago · Joy Online →
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday, with the second reaching magnitude 7.5, killing more than 900 people and injuring 3,360 others according to government figures. La Guaira in the north was hit hardest, with dozens of buildings destroyed and many people still missing as international rescue workers arrive to assist in search efforts.
11 hours ago · Joy Online →
Abelardo de la Espriella, endorsed by Donald Trump and pledging military action against armed groups and drug trafficking, has narrowly won Colombia's presidential election with 49.7% of votes counted, defeating left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda's 48.7%. Cepeda has not conceded, saying the preliminary count is not yet official.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President Donald Trump announced that the US military killed Niño Guerrero, leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, in an airstrike coordinated with Venezuelan authorities. The gang has been designated a foreign terrorist organisation by the Trump administration.
13 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Colombia's presidential election will go to a runoff on 21 June after Sunday's vote produced no outright winner. Right-wing Abelardo de la Espriella, a Trump admirer, topped the vote with 43.7%, while left-wing senator Iván Cepeda, an ally of current president Gustavo Petro, received 41%.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Violent clashes have erupted between inmates and security at a prison in the Venezuelan state of Barinas after prisoners protested alleged mistreatment including violent searches, solitary confinement, and shootings. Prisoner rights organisations say inmates at Injuba jail have been complaining for over a week about conditions under the prison's new director.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Cuba poses a "national security threat" and the likelihood of a peaceful diplomatic agreement is "not high," while Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez accused him of spreading "lies" and denied the island had ever threatened the US.
22 May 2026 · Joy Online →
China and Russia have condemned the US decision to charge Cuba's former president Raúl Castro with murder over the 1996 downing of two planes. The Kremlin said the pressure being exerted on Havana "borders on violence," while China called on the US to stop using "coercion" and "threats" against its ally.
21 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The US has charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill US nationals and murder over the 1996 shooting down of two aircraft belonging to Brothers to the Rescue, killing four people including three Americans. President Díaz-Canel called the charges a political manoeuvre without legal foundation.
20 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Cuba's foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez has accused the US of building a "fraudulent case" for military intervention after Axios reported, citing classified intelligence, that Cuba possessed 300 attack drones and was discussing striking US targets including Florida. Rodríguez stressed that Havana "neither threatens nor desires war."
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A 31-year-old suspect from Torrance, California, was arrested after shots were fired inside the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night. According to law enforcement sources, the suspect told officials he wanted to shoot members of the Trump administration; police said security and the suspect exchanged fire, and he was taken to hospital for evaluation.
27 April 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →