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Tense Political Standoff Continues In Crisis-Wracked Venezuela

Opposition leader Juan Guaido is claiming to be the country’s legitimate head of state in defiance of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian president. The country’s military backs Maduro.

Kremlin Rallies To Defend Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

Russian President Putin phoned Venezuelan President Maduro to commit his support in the face of a revolt against his government. Venezuela is Russia’s closest partner in Latin America.

Chinese Delegation To Arrive In U.S. For Next Round Of Trade Talks

The U.S. and China are said to be far a part on a trade deal. At the annual World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and China’s vice president traded tough words.

News Brief: Government Shutdown, HUD Secretary, Venezuela Politics

The shutdown fight boils down to one issue: border wall funding. The Housing and Urban Development secretary urges elected officials to re-open government. Venezuela’s military backs President Maduro.

Supported By Venezuela’s Military, President Maduro Stays In Power

Steve Inskeep talks to Isaias Medina, Venezuela’s former U.N. representative, about the country’s military declaring its loyalty to President Maduro, and Russia warning the U.S. against intervening.

How A Teenager’s Death Became A Political Weapon In Germany’s Immigration Debate

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Yascha Mounk, associate professor at Johns Hopkins University, about how the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl by a refugee has activated fault lines and intense debate across Germany.

The State Of U.S. Diplomats Who Are Working In Venezuela

The State Department says Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro can’t expel U.S. diplomats since it no longer recognizes him as the nation’s leader. But where does that leave the U.S. personnel?

How France’s Yellow Vest Protests Damaged An Already Weakened President Macron

“The media are all talking about us and we actually made the government back down,” says one protester at a traffic circle. “We’re not about to accept the crumbs Macron has thrown us.”

Task for Venezuela’s new ‘president’: make it more than a title

Juan Guaidó, leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly and until last week a relative unknown, stood in front of hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters Wednesday to swear in Venezuela’s new president: himself. Mr. Guaidó argues that Venezuela’s …

Round 2 with North Korea: What can Trump deliver this time?

“Trump, an avid golfer, might claim that first summit as his mulligan,” says Bruce Klingner, a longtime CIA Korea analyst who is now a Korea and Japan specialist at the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington. Recommended: The Trump effect at …

In Nicaragua, 2 Prominent Journalists Face Charges Of Terrorism In Attack On Press

Two journalists imprisoned in Nicaragua will hear the evidence against them in court Friday. The government says they fomented hate while reporting on President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on freedoms.

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