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Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab holds a photo of bullets he says were seized with other weapons in connection with what the government calls a failed attack over the weekend aimed at overthrowing President Nicolas Maduro
VENEZUELAN special forces swooped to detain three more mercenaries linked to last week’s failed coup as search-and-capture operations continue across the country to find the rest of those involved.
The government announced the arrest of the men who were identified as First Lieutenant Jairo Betemy, Sergeant Franco Jonathan, and Bolivarian National Guard Sergeant Evan Rincon.
The three were detained in an operation in the northern state of Aragua, which borders the capital Caracas. Police said that operations were still under way.
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 British government won’t confirm wide reports it has withheld intelligence sharing with the US over fears Trump’s attacks on boats near Venezuela are illegal, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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
