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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 identifiedVenezuela's crumbling port terminals are capping crude exports at 1.25 million barrels per day despite higher production, with tankers facing up to 30-day delays due to ageing infrastructure, power outages, and quality issues. The infrastructure bottleneck is complicating U.S. efforts to quickly boost Venezuelan oil exports and creating disputes over demurrage costs.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Venezuela's crumbling port terminals are capping crude exports at 1.25 million barrels per day despite higher production, with tankers facing up to 30-day delays due to ageing infrastructure, power outages, and quality issues. The infrastructure bottleneck is complicating U.S. efforts to quickly boost Venezuelan oil exports and creating disputes over demurrage costs.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The US has offered $1bn to Colombia hours after right-wing populist Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as president. De la Espriella, an admirer of Donald Trump, vowed an "all-out war" on drug cartels in his inaugural speech, and the US said the security package would help achieve shared goals including fighting organised crime and illegal immigration.
8 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Over 5,300 people have died and more than 16,500 were injured in powerful twin earthquakes that devastated Venezuela's northern coastline; tens of thousands remain missing and families continue searching for loved ones.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A Pew Research Center study of over 42,000 people in 36 countries found that in 25 of those countries, more respondents held favourable views of China than the US—the first time the organisation has recorded such results since tracking global sentiment since 2002. While the US was seen as respecting personal freedoms more than China, China was seen as interfering in other countries' affairs less than the US, and respondents expressed low confidence in both Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, though Xi scored higher.
15 July 2026 · 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.
26 June 2026 · 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 →