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President Nicolas Maduro, center, speaks during an online press conference in Caracas, Venezuela
Another member of a gang involved in a failed coup plot in Venezuela was detained on Saturday by the country’s armed forces, as police confirmed that search and capture operations are still ongoing for the remainder.
The latest arrest, made in the northern state of Aragua, brings the total number of mercenaries held to 90.
Former US Green Berets Luke Denman and Airan Berry appeared in court on Friday over their part in Operation Gideon, a plan to kidnap President Nicolas Maduro and replace him with opposition politician Juan Guaido.
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
