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Venezuela's Guaido arrives in Miami after surprise Colombia visit

Former Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido arrived in Miami on Tuesday, following a surprise visit to Colombia the previous day, where he said he would take part in an international summit.

Reuters

Biden, Colombia's Petro to meet amid deep policy differences

President Joe Biden is set to host Colombian President Gustavo Petro for talks at the White House later Thursday

The Independent UK

Biden to discuss Venezuela sanctions with Colombia's Petro in White House talks -official

President Joe Biden will discuss Venezuela in wide-ranging talks with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday, including U.S. willingness to further ease sanctions on the OPEC nation only in return for concrete steps toward free elections there, a senior administration official said.

Reuters

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Colombian businessman arrested in Venezuela PDVSA graft probe: minister

Venezuelan authorities have arrested Colombian businessman Alvaro Pulido in an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption at Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA, Venezuela's communications minister said on Friday.

Reuters

Venezuela opposition envoy urges Biden to ease oil sanctions

Fernando Blasi’s call reflects a sharp break from the opposition’s maximum pressure campaign of the past four years.

Al Jazeera

How Biden's Private Sponsorship Parole Policy Reduced Illegal Migration by Making the Legal Kind Easier

Biden extended the successful Uniting for Ukraine model to cover migrants from four Latin American nations with oppressive governments and horrible conditions, thereby greatly reducing illegal migration from those nations. This effect undercuts a lawsuit challenging the program, filed by twenty red states.

Reason

Leaders at Ibero-American summit discuss Haiti, vow cooperation on environment

Leaders attending the Ibero-American Summit meeting in the Dominican Republic on Saturday discussed the need to address Haiti's deepening humanitarian crisis while vowing to cooperate on environmental issues.

Reuters

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Venezuela's Maduro will not attend Ibero-American summit, official says

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will not attend an Ibero-American summit this weekend hosted by the Dominican Republic, a Venezuelan official said on Saturday, a day after a summit organizer said he was en route.

Reuters

Venezuela's Maduro to attend summit in Dominican Republic -summit official

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will attend the Ibero-American summit hosted by the Dominican Republic, a summit official said on Friday.

Reuters

Intelligence sharing with Venezuela leaves Colombia vulnerable to spying, ex president says

Former Colombian President Ivan Duque warned on Friday that his successor’s decision to share intelligence information with Venezuela leaves his country vulnerable to espionage from Nicolas Maduro’s socialist regime, and could damage the longstanding cooperation between U.S. and Colombian agencies.

Miami Herald

Venezuela need for dollars helped spark PDVSA graft probe -sources

Venezuela's need for dollars to shore up its exchange rate and enable government largesse ahead of 2024 elections is among the motives for a crackdown on alleged corruption at state oil company PDVSA, four sources with knowledge of the matter said.

Reuters

Oil exec held for 5 years in Venezuela sues Citgo for $100M

One of the six oil executives with a Texas-based company who was imprisoned five years in Venezuela is suing his company for $100 million

The Independent UK

Venezuela president names PDVSA head Tellechea as new oil minister

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday named the head of state oil company PDVSA, Pedro Rafael Tellechea, as the new oil minister, a day after his predecessor resigned amid an extensive corruption investigation focused on the company.

Reuters

US pledges more than $171 million in aid for Venezuelans

The United States on Friday pledged more than $171 million in humanitarian assistance and development funding at a donor conference to help Venezuelans impacted by the South American country's economic and political crisis.

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Colombia and Venezuela sign deal to revive trade

Colombia and Venezuela on Thursday signed an agreement to revive trade between the two countries during a ceremony on a border bridge at which Colombia's President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro both signed.

The Independent UK

Presidents of Colombia, Venezuela sign trade deal on border

The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela have met on their border to sign an agreement designed to improve trade between both countries and lift import duties on dozens of manufactured goods

Reuters

Venezuela opposition to hold presidential primary on Oct. 22

Venezuela's opposition said on Wednesday it will hold a presidential primary on Oct. 22 to choose a candidate to face the ruling party in presidential elections tentatively scheduled for 2024.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Venezuela to Contract for 2 Iran-built Oil Tankers in Challenge to US Sanctions

Venezuela will contract with an Iranian shipyard to build two oil tankers under an existing construction agreement bedeviled by payment delays and difficulties with needed certifications, Reuters cited people familiar with the matter as saying. This is seen as a challenge to the US sanctions. It comes weeks after the…

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Voter apathy is hurdle for Venezuelan opposition as it seeks to unseat Maduro

Venezuela's opposition is hoping a presidential nominating contest will rally supporters after years of futile attempts to unseat the government of President Nicolas Maduro, but it faces deep voter apathy as people struggle to afford food and other basics.

Reuters

Maduro negotiator says Venezuela government, opposition making progress on $3.2 billion humanitarian fund

Venezuela's governing and opposition parties are making progress toward the creation of a $3.2 billion U.N.-administrated fund that would aim to use the country's frozen assets for humanitarian purposes, the top lawmaker from the country's ruling party said on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Maduro, Iran FM Discuss Defense Against 'External Pressures'

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the visiting Iranian foreign minister discussed the need for "vigilance in defending their national interests against external pressures," according to a statement released Saturday. The Caracas visit Friday by Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian underlined the strength of an alliance between two countries seen as outcasts…

Reuters

Venezuela's Maduro complains about U.S. cash-less authorizations

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday lashed out at U.S. licenses barring companies doing business with sanctioned Venezuelan state firms from paying cash to his administration.

Reuters

New Venezuela opposition leader confident U.S. will protect assets

The new president of Venezuela's opposition legislature is confident the United States will back the body by continuing to protect foreign assets like oil refiner Citgo Petroleum from creditors, she said on Friday.

Miami Herald

Ex-chief of Venezuela’s highest court charged with diverting millions in bribes to Miami

MIAMI —The former chief of Venezuela’s highest court was indicted Thursday in Miami federal court on charges of granting legal favors in exchange for bribery payments that he diverted through local bank accounts and spent on chartered private jets, expensive watches, luxury goods and real estate in South Florida.

Reason

Twenty Red States File Badly Flawed Lawsuit Seeking to Terminate Private Sponsorship Program for People Fleeing Socialism and Oppression in Four Latin American Nations

The flaws in the states' position are revealed by their own governors' statements about the evils of socialism and the crisis at the border.

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