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Venezuela Leaders Free Political Prisoners in a Sign of Possible Change
The interim government released some prisoners under pressure from the Trump administration, even as it continued arrests and crackdowns elsewhere. Source link
Guantánamo Prison Enters 25th Year
The prison has outlasted the war in Afghanistan, has employed tens of thousands of temporary troops and holds six men charged but not yet tried in death penalty cases. Source link
Wary of Investing in Venezuela, Big Oil Heads to the White House
The amounts of money, time and political uncertainty trouble executives at large Western oil companies, who plan to meet with President Trump on Friday. Source link
Trump Indicates He Will Meet Venezuela’s Machado After Offer to Give Him Her Nobel Peace Prize
President Trump indicated that he would meet the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. Last year, she won the Nobel Peace Prize, an award he covets. Source link
Venezuelans Decry Civilian Casualties. Pentagon Says It’s Unaware of Any.
For all Venezuelans, the nighttime raid opened a period of deep uncertainty. For the families of those killed, it meant the grim task of burying their relatives. Source link
Trump Shakes up Latin American Politics
The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro has divided the region. But every nation wants to avoid being next. Source link
Venezuela’s Oil Industry: A Timeline of Key Events
The country’s oil industry has undergone major shifts and two waves of nationalization since its first well started pumping in 1914. Source link
Trump Threatens to Take Greenland ‘the Hard Way’
The president continued to advance an imperialist vision of American foreign policy, where the U.S. can dominate neighboring countries “whether they like it or not.” Source link
Outside Prisons in Caracas, Venezuelans Anxiously Await Release of More Political Detainees
Venezuela’s interim government said it would release an “important number” of imprisoned people, but only nine have been confirmed freed. Source link