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VENEZUELA hit back last night after the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened a probe and the European Parliament voted for new sanctions.
Venezuelan security officials may soon have the dubious distinction of being the first non-Africans to face proceedings at the court in The Hague following yesterday’s announcement by ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.
A Venezuelan Foreign Ministry statement condemned the decision, saying it had come as a surprise with no previous official communication from Ms Bensouda.
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
MOLLY QUELL reports on the sanctions placed on International Criminal Court officials by the Trump regime, making it increasingly difficult for the tribunal to conduct even basic tasks
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