Venezuela Offers Tour of Gang-Run Tocorón Prison On Saturday, the Venezuelan government carried out a media tour of the notorious Tocorón Penitentiary Center in Aragua state, which had until recently been under the direct control of gangs for several years.... Media
Venezuela Seizes Control of Tocoron Prison Venezuela has reportedly conducted an operation involving 11K security forces personnel to retake “total control” of a prison that had been run by a powerful gang for years.... Crime & Justice
Dominion vs. Fox News Trial Delayed Until Tuesday On Sunday, the Delaware Superior Court judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced the start of the trial would be postponed from Monday to Tuesday. Judge Eric Davis didn’t provide a reason for the delay.... Mali
Mexico Opens Homicide Probe into Migrant Center Fire On Wednesday, Mexican authorities announced a probe into the deadly blaze at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez earlier this week, as public servants and private security guards allegedly took no action to help detainees escape.... Illegal aliens
Report: Biden Considering Resuming Detention of Migrant Families Pres. Biden’s administration is reportedly considering re-instituting the practice of detaining migrant families who illegally cross the border. Previously, the administration ended family detention in favor of a system that releases families into the US and tracks them with technology.... Politics
Dominion Lawsuit: Murdoch Says Fox Hosts Endorsed False Election Claims Fox News' controlling owner, Rupert Murdoch, admitted that some of the network's broadcasters endorsed false claims regarding the 2020 Election results. Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox for $1.6B claiming the network made false allegations about the ballot technology company that hurt their b... Lawsuits
Canada Bans TikTok From Government Devices Canada announced Monday that it's banning TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices following growing Western concerns surrounding the security of the video-sharing social media app.... Metaculus
Florida Passes Bill to Relocate Undocumented Immigrants The Florida state legislature passed a bill Friday that sets aside $10M to hire contractors to pick up undocumented immigrants from anywhere in the country and transport them elsewhere. The bill passed the House two days after the Senate and now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature.... Money
Report: French Forces Seize Yemen-Bound Weapons A Wall Street Journal report published on Wednesday says that French Special Forces last month, in coordination with the US military, intercepted a boat allegedly carrying Iranian-supplied weapons and ammunition bound for Yemen Military
Venezuela Targets New Opposition Leaders With Interpol Warrants Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab revealed in a briefing on Monday that Nicolás Maduro's government has requested an "international red alert" to Interpol that asks it to arrest three new opposition leaders who currently live in exile in Spain. World
Spain Appoints New Ambassador to Venezuela Spain announced on Wednesday the appointment of a new ambassador to Venezuela, signaling a thaw in relations two years after it vacated the post in protest of what it claimed was an absence of free elections. World
US Allows Chevron To Pump Oil In Venezuela On Saturday, the US Dept. of the Treasury granted Chevron Corp. a six-month license authorizing the US company to resume oil extraction and exports from its oil fields under joint ventures with Venezuela's state-owned company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA). World
Colombia, Venezuela Presidents Meet As Ties Keep Improving On Tuesday, Colombian Pres. Gustavo Petro and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro held talks in Venezuela's capital Caracas in their first meeting since the two countries resumed diplomatic relations after a three-year break. World
Biden Admin. Offers Venezuelan Migrants Path Into US On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed it would roll out a new program for Venezuelan migrants seeking to enter the US and return those who illegally cross the border to Mexico under a Trump-era pandemic rule. Politics
Hurricane Julia Triggers Deadly Floods, Landslide in Venezuela On Saturday, a month's worth of rain fell in 8 hours in central Venezuela, causing five small rivers to flood and triggering a deadly landslide in the town of Tejerias [Las Tejerías]. Weather
Report: US Could Ease Venezuela Sanctions, Allow Chevron to Pump Oil According to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the Biden administration is planning to relax some sanctions on Venezuela to allow Chevron and other US oil-service companies to resume operations there, increasing oil supply on the global market. World
Report: Navy Fugitive 'Fat Leonard' Seeks Asylum In Venezuela Venezuelan newspaper, Últimas Noticias, reported on Monday that Leonard Glenn Francis — the Malaysian defense contractor behind a Navy bribery scheme that reportedly conned the US military out of $35M — has expressed a desire to seek political asylum in the country. World
Colombia, Venezuela Restore Full Diplomatic Relations On Sun., Colombia's new ambassador to Venezuela, former Sen. Armando Benedetti, arrived in Caracas, while Venezuela's new ambassador to Colombia, former Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia, reportedly arrived in Bogotá. World