UN Experts accuse United States of violating Venezuela’s sovereignty and International law

A group of United Nations experts denounced this Wednesday that the covert actions and threats of military force by the United States against the Government of Venezuela constitute a violation of Venezuelan sovereignty and of the United Nations Charter. The specialists warned that this “extremely dangerous” escalation could have serious implications for peace and security in the Caribbean, and urged Washington to cease its attacks and respect international law.

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Rodrigo Paz ends two decades of MAS rule in Bolivia and promises to “Open the Country to the World”

The economist and Christian Democratic senator won the runoff with 54.53% of the vote, in a victory that seemed unthinkable just two months ago. With his promise of “capitalism for all,” Paz inherits an economy on the brink of collapse and the challenge of rebuilding governability in a country fractured after twenty years of MAS hegemony.

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U.S. Senators challenge Trump over potential military action in Venezuela as tensions with Caracas and Beijing grow

Amid an increasingly intense climate of confrontation between Washington and Caracas, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has launched a legislative offensive to limit President Donald Trump’s power to order military operations in Venezuela without Congressional authorization. The move comes after the American president confirmed covert CIA operations on Venezuelan soil and the announcement of the withdrawal of the head of the Southern Command, in a context marked by warnings from Beijing and denunciations from Caracas at the UN.

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