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Nicolás Maduro · VenezuelaVenezuela's ruling PSUV and its coalition, the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP), secured a significant victory in Sunday's municipal elections, winning 22 out of 23 state capitals and a total of 285 out of 335 districts, according to National Electoral Council (CNE) Chairman Elvis Amoroso.See the Story
Venezuela's Ruling Party Wins Most Municipal Elections
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AMLO · TabascoFormer Mexico Official’s Alleged CJNG Ties Spur International Manhunt Authorities in Mexico have made a high-profile arrest just as they mount an international manhunt to capture a former security official accused of colluding with organized crime, yet the timing of the investigation raises questions about why the government is only acting now, three years after the allegations emerged. Mexican officials have requested the support of Interpol t…See the Story
Former Mexico Official’s Alleged CJNG Ties Spur International Manhunt
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Sanctions · VenezuelaUS Sanctions Mischaracterize Venezuela’s Cartel of the Suns The US government’s new sanctions against Venezuela’s so-called “Cartel of the Suns” incorrectly portray it as a hierarchical, ideologically driven drug trafficking organization rather than a profit-based system of generalized corruption involving high-ranking military figures. The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Cartel of the Suns (Cartel…See the Story
US Sanctions Mischaracterize Venezuela's Cartel of the Suns
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