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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.

Six foreigners arrested over alleged ‘CIA-led plot’ to kill Venezuela’s president

The US says any claims of its involvement in a plot to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro are “categorically false”.

  • Manuel Rueda

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The president has declared an early Christmas, but many Venezuelans are in no mood to celebrate.

This country will have Christmas in October. People are not happy

With a nationwide blackout, a broken economy and a widely contested election result there are only so many things a leader can do to win popular support.

  • Julie Turkewitz

Albanese wants a ‘stable’ relationship with China. This expert thinks he’s smoking dope

As China continues to extend its programs of global reach, even into Latin America, democracies need to be alert to Beijing’s active exploitation of chaos.

  • Peter Hartcher
The British ship HMS Trent has been sent to the waters off Guyana as tensions rise after Venezula revived a claim over part of Guyana’s territory.

Maduro orders drills to counter ‘threat’ after British warship sent to Guyana

In national address, the Venezuelan president committed 6000 troops, air and naval forces to conduct operations near the territory he wants to take from Guyana.

  • Manuel Rueda
A woman sells fruit in front of a mural of the Venezuelan map with the Essequibo territory included and the words “All of Venezuela. Vote yes five time on December 3”, in Caracas.

Another land grab attempt is underway, this time on the other side of the world

Following massive offshore oil discoveries in the region and with elections coming, the Venezuelan president appears to have taken a leaf out of Putin’s playbook.

  • Regina Garcia Cano and Jorge Rueda
A Mauritanian migrant who crossed the US southern border shows the address of a Manhattan shelter he kept in the compartment of a ring during his journey.

‘Looking for Pedro’: Smugglers send migrants to specific locations in New York City

At the airport in Nicaragua, the migrants all knew in advance to ask for a man who is featured in a popular TikTok video thanking Mauritanians who come to the United States for trusting him.

  • Jay Root
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Refugee doctors Faisal Ahady (left) and Edriss Noorzai were at risk of having their skills wasted. However, they have been put to work at Frankston Hospital.

Edriss is a cancer doctor, but was told he should work in a factory

Employment agencies are telling highly skilled new arrivals to leave professional qualifications off résumés and settle for low-skilled jobs.

  • Aisha Dow
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva end a press conference at Planalto palace in Brasilia, Brazil.

Maduro’s isolation ends with visit to Brazil despite $23m US reward for his arrest

The Venezuelan leader has been shunned by many countries since Donald Trump sanctioned Venezuela and promoted an alternative president.

  • Andrew Rosati and Simone Iglesias
Migrants at the US-Mexico border before the lifting of Title 42 on Thursday.

American cities reach ‘breaking point’ as migrant crisis heads north

With 18 months until the presidential election, the issue has become a political powder keg for Joe Biden, who has detained more migrants than any other president in history.

  • Farrah Tomazin
Arepas can be stuffed or topped with a variety of ingredients, from fresh cheese, to shredded meats, to egg or even beans.

What is arepas? Where to find the best of the tasty dish invented by Venezuela and Colombia

Can a dish be invented by two countries? In the case of arepas, the delicious South American corn cakes, I'm going to hesitantly say … yes.

  • Ben Groundwater

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