Venezuela’s government and opposition will resume their dialogue, mediated by Norway, with talks scheduled for Tuesday in Barbados, Norway’s embassy in Mexico said Monday in a brief statement posted to the platform X. Mexico hosted multiple rounds of talks in 2021 and
Retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal of Venezuela, a close confidant of the country’s late socialist president, Hugo Chávez, pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday. Carvajal, 63, is accused of having smuggled 12,300 pounds (6.15 tons) of
A former Venezuelan spymaster close to the country’s late leader Hugo Chávez has been extradited to New York from Spain on Wednesday to face decade-old drug trafficking charges. Retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal will enter a not guilty plea at his initial
A federal judge in Mexico has charged another Venezuelan migrant for his alleged role in the March blaze at a Mexican detention center that left 40 dead and dozens more wounded. Mexico prosecutor’s office said Thursday in a statement that a man
Diplomats from 20 countries gathered Tuesday in Colombia to discuss the political crisis in Venezuela, where Nicolas Maduro’s socialist administration has strengthened its autocratic rule despite international efforts to expand political freedoms in the South American nation. The conference was hosted by
Venezuela’s oil czar announced his resignation Monday as officials investigate alleged corruption among public officials in the state oil industry and other parts of the government. Tareck El Aissami announced his resignation on Twitter and pledged to help the investigation into any
A Venezuelan single-mother died on Sunday following a liposuction procedure at a clinic in a shopping center, according to reports. UK-based news agency Jam Press reported that 31-year-old Ana Rosa Mavares Rivero of Venezuela underwent a laser liposuction procedure on Feb. 25,