A former Green Beret behind a clandestine invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try and overthrow Nicolás Maduro says in court filings that he had authority from the highest levels of the government for the amphibious raid that ended with several combatants killed and two of his U.

Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro claimed Wednesday that two senior US officials were among seven foreign "mercenaries" arrested days before his swearing-in for a third term widely viewed as illegitimate.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term on Friday amid protests and international calls for him to stand aside.

On Jan 8, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that a senior FBI official was among seven mercenaries captured in the country a day earlier. A US military official was also arrested in the latest operation to foil aggression against his country,

Opponents of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro will take to the streets Thursday, in a last-ditch bid to prevent him from being sworn in for a highly controversial third term as president. Ruling party loyalists have also taken to the streets in a blunt warning to their opponents.

Thailand's political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra believes Southeast Asia's second largest economy should push to legalise online gambling, which he said could net the government as much as 100 billion baht ($2.89 billion) in annual revenues.

One of the Americans is a high-ranking FBI official, Maduro said on state television on Wednesday, while the other is a military official. Three of the detained are Ukrainians and two are Colombian.

Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in for a third term as Venezuelan President in spite of accusations of stealing the election, 11 th -hour protests across the world, and a new reward for information leading to his arrest.

“I want to congratulate the CIA and FBI on a job well done. Because of your efforts in Venezuela in 2020 to sabotage my executive-branch directed operation Nicolas Maduro is getting sworn in ...

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, has been sworn in for a third term, despite a long election dispute and international calls for him to stand aside.

A former Green Beret, Jordan Goudreau, has accused the CIA and FBI of undermining his 2020 mission to overthrow Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Goudreau, who is facing federal weapons smuggling charges, contends he had authorization from senior executive ...