Venezuela Frees 6 Americans After Visit by Trump Envoy

February 1, 2025 by Author

Richard Grenell, President Trump’s envoy for special missions, said on social media that he was flying home from Venezuela with six American detainees on Friday, after meeting with the country’s president. There were at least nine people with U.S. citizenship or residency detained in Venezuela, according to Venezuelan officials. The government had accused some of … Read more

At Least 80 Dead in Colombia Amid a New Surge of Violence

January 20, 2025 by Author

At least 80 people are dead and more than 11,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce clashes between two rival armed groups on the border with Venezuela. The violence, in a northeast region called Catatumbo, is some of the worst the country has suffered through in recent years, … Read more