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US blocks Venezuelan govt. from paying for Maduro's legal representation in drug trafficking case

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan, earlier this month. The handling of Maduro’s transportation to New York was done without discretion to send a message, the writer says.

Four killed after boat from Florida entered Cuban waters, occupants opened fire

A Cuban soldier waves a national flag as he takes part in the "Anti-Imperialist" protest in front of the US Embassy against the US incursion in Venezuela, where 32 Cuban soldiers lost their lives, in Havana on January 16, 2026.

Former US treasury secretary to resign from Harvard over Epstein ties

Harvard University's "Veritas" shield is seen on a gate on Feb. 17, 2024.