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HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 - The Untold Story

Rescue teams race to Venezuela amid fears thousands killed in earthquakes

US among countries sending help to search for survivors on north coast, where dozens of buildings flattened, as official death toll reaches 235

The Guardian - UK

‘Paralysed by fear’: Venezuelans tell of escape and loss after huge earthquakes

People in Caracas and coastal towns describe powerful quakes that collapsed buildings and killed at least 164

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of Venezuelans Seek Missing Loved Ones as Internet Censorship Complicates Earthquake Response

As Venezuelans searched desperately for relatives following the twin powerful earthquakes that struck the country, many also faced another obstacle: the inability to freely access some of the country's most important digital platforms and independent news outlets.

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Trump offers to help ‘great friends’ in Venezuela after devastating earthquakes leave dozens dead

Addressing the situation in Venezuela, President Trump claimed that ‘early reports are not good’ amid estimates thousands may have been killed

The Independent UK

Venezuela plans biggest debt restructuring in history after Maduro's fall

Delcy Rodríguez’s interim government plans to acknowledge a $240 billion debt, far above market estimates, in a bid to return Venezuela to global markets.

Euronews

Maduro Breaks Silence From New York Detention, Praising Chávez, Bolívar and His Own Father

Nicolás Maduro has broken his public silence nearly six months after being removed from Venezuela and taken to New York by U.S. authorities, using Father's Day to publish a lengthy message describing what he called the "five dimensions" of being a father.

Latin Times

Mystery of hit on Tren de Aragua leader: is it linked to US mining plans in Venezuela?

Trump boasted of assassinating Héctor Guerrero Flores but details are scarce and experts doubt it will harm drug trade

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Trump Says Cuba Invasion Akin To Maduro Capture By US Possible

The US president has been flaunting the US dominance in the Western Hemisphere in his second term. Cuba's Ambassador to the US Lianys Torres Rivera said earlier in June that recent sanctions against the country's leadership are a "pretext" to conduct a military intervention.

International Business Times

U.S. Judge Denies Bail to Former Congressman David Rivera After Conviction in Venezuela Lobbying Case

A federal judge in Miami has denied a request for bail from former Republican Congressman David Rivera, who was convicted earlier this year of acting as an unregistered foreign agent and conspiring to launder money in a secret lobbying operation tied to the Venezuelan government.

Latin Times

Trump derails confirmation process for Jay Clayton as US intelligence chief

Move will allow Trump’s controversial pick, Bill Pulte, to assume role and remain in place for at least several weeks

The Guardian - US

Maduro's Next Court Hearing May Be Pushed Back Because of the World Cup

In a June 15 filing cited by Mexican outlet Milenio, prosecutors argued that the postponement was necessary because of scheduling and security concerns tied to the World Cup.

Latin Times

Prediction markets are opening many new opportunities for unregulated insider trading and unethical bets – in the name of making a game out of politics

Arrests for betting on the U.S. military operation that removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Death threats from gamblers to a journalist reporting on an Iranian missile attack on Israel. Fears of government officials manipulating world events – including the Iran war – to make a quick buck.

The Conversation

Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuela

President Donald Trump says a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang

The Independent UK

Trump says leader of Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang killed in US strike

President says Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores killed in ‘swift and lethal’ military strike with help from Venezuela

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US strike kills top Venezuelan drug cartel leader

Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, has reportedly been killed in a strike by the United States military.

The Conversation

Trump’s ‘narco-terrorism’ war in Latin America evokes Reagan – then as now, it’s more about fighting leftists than drug runners

More than any other U.S. president in decades, Donald Trump has aggressively pursued military interventions in Latin America.

Latin Times

Former CIA Operative Opens Office in Caracas to Advise U.S. Businesses, Says Venezuela Opportunity Is 'Real'

Rick de la Torre's firm also employs James Story, the former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela appointed during Donald Trump's first administration

Latin Times

Maduro's Son Expands Diplomatic Duties in Venezuela Despite U.S. Drug-Trafficking Indictment

Maduro Guerra was appointed this week to continue leading Venezuela's parliamentary friendship group with Japan

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The Guardian - US

The vanishing of Nicolás Maduro: how the former dictator is being erased from Venezuela

Billboards are being painted over and former allies seem eager to forget the man they once glorified

The Independent UK

Trump’s sanctions on Cuban leaders are ‘pretext’ for military action, says Cuba’s top envoy to US

She described the situation as ‘a war without bombs’

Digital Camera World

A BBC expert has these two images among the best of 2026 so far – but I’m not sure – what do you think?

These two images are undoubtedly powerful – but are they truly among the best of the year so far? Here’s my take, and hopefully you’ll share yours

International Business Times

Back-Channel Push to Ease Venezuela Pressure Failed as Rubio Consolidated Power: Report

A sprawling influence campaign reportedly spent much of 2025 trying to convince President Donald Trump to soften U.S. policy toward Venezuela, but ultimately failed as Marco Rubio emerged as the administration's State Secretary.

The Independent UK

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez holds talks in Turkey with Erdogan on trade, energy and mining

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul for talks focused on deepening cooperation in trade, energy, and mining

The Conversation

US indictment of Raúl Castro comes amid a long history of American aggression against Cuba

The Trump administration on May 20, 2026, indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro for murder, based on the downing of two planes near the Cuban coastline in 1996 that killed four people.

Axios

Cuba's humanitarian crisis worsens as U.S. talks stall

Prolonged blackouts due to limited fuel supply are disrupting essential services, making even basic tasks difficult or impossible.

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