On New Year’s Day, an oil tanker partially filled with sanctioned crude slipped out of Venezuela’s main export terminal and sailed toward Iran. The next day, another tanker escaped with Venezuelan oil, scrambling its signals to hide its course. Satellite imagery later confirmed it was headed to China. Oil tanker Marinera, previously known as Bella … Read more
US President Donald Trump has shared a social media post that implies US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, should assume leadership in Cuba. President Trump endorses Marco Rubio for leadership in Cuba via a social media post. He warns Cuba of halted oil and funds from Venezuela unless a deal … Read more
MEXICO CITY — As the United States prepares to seize control of Venezuelan oil and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump hardens its stance toward Cuba, Mexico has emerged as a key fuel supplier to Havana. Mexico becomes crucial fuel supplier to Cuba but pledges no extra shipments after Maduro toppled It’s a role … Read more
A day after United States President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that Washington would “run” Venezuela, his administration’s top officials made it clear that US dominance is indeed real and that the rest of the world should take note. Speaking to reporters, when Trump was asked if a military intervention similar to Venezuela was on … Read more
President Donald Trump is showing no signs of stopping after the unprecedented action of capturing the Venezuelan president on January 3. On Trump’s orders the US armed forces captured Nicolas Maduro and his wife, flying them back to the US. President Donald Trump listens as he was speaking with reporters while in flight on Air … Read more
WASHINGTON — A day after the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland for the sake of U.S. security interests, while his top diplomat declared the communist government in Cuba is “in a lot of trouble.” After Maduro, … Read more
In 2014, after the Obama administration and Cuba’s government announced an agreement to restore diplomatic ties, the world descended on Havana. Everyone from the Rolling Stones to would-be investors rushed to claim a stake in the island’s future. Raúl Castro, the long-serving minister of defense, had assumed power from his ailing elder brother Fidel several … Read more