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A LEGAL claim against the Bank of England (BoE) for withholding £820 million of gold from Venezuela was began its court proceedings today.
The preliminary hearing considered whether or not there should be a trial and went over planning for what should be covered.
Self-proclaimed leader Juan Guaido’s appointments to the bank asked for the court to determine whether he or the elected leader Nicolas Maduro are president.
With US sanctions, military pressure and electoral interference looming, the struggle over Colombia’s sovereignty — and the fate of its fragile peace process — has reached a critical moment, says NICK MacWILLIAM
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
Calls have been made for the return to Venezuela of a two-year-old girl currently being held in the US, after being separated from her family by immigration officials, reports SUSAN GREY