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Forced into Exile After Investigating Corruption, Continuing to Report on Venezuela from Afar
As the political situation around him gradually worsened, Venezuelan investigative reporter Roberto Deniz knew that his work might, one day, bring him some trouble. “As an investigative journalist, it’s not easy to try to connect corruption with...

Around the Tigers' farm: Valencia’s healthy, hitting and Detroit taking notice
Someone, somewhere in the baseball realm of Eduardo Valencia, might have seen this coming. Cash rewards can thus be claimed with proof of forecast. But this is bolt-from-the-blue stuff for Double-A Erie’s primary catcher: .313 batting average,...

Venezuela Honorably Assumes Presidency of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) Ministerial Council 2025-2026
Venezuela leads OFID ministerial council, strengthening South-South cooperation and sustainable development.Photo: Delcy Rodríguez/Telegram June 19, 2025 Hour: 5:02 pm Venezuela was appointed to chair the Ministerial Council of the OPEC Fund for...

International Bulldogs: Softball trio joins national teams for summer tournaments
Three Bulldogs are set to travel for international softball competitions this summer, with incoming pitcher Peja Goold representing Colombia at the Pan American Championships, MSU graduate Chloe Malau’ulu representing American Samoa at the Pacific...

Zimmerman completes 2025 roster with German signee
STARKVILLE — In the stands at the Mississippi State Soccer Field, there is a collection of flags representing the countries of every player to put on the shirt for the Bulldog women’s soccer team. They decorate the main bleachers alongside the...

Venezuela Condemns Israeli Aggression, Firmly Backs Iran’s Sovereignty Amid Deadly Attacks
Venezuela condemns Israeli aggression, strongly supports Iran’s right to self-defense.Photo: EFE. June 18, 2025 Hour: 5:09 pm In an official government statement, Venezuela strongly rejects Israel’s military aggression against Iran, fully supports...

The Venezuelan Regime Campaigns to Cover Up Its Human Rights Abuses
By Civic Media Observatory This story is part of Undertones, Global Voices’ Civic Media Observatory‘s newsletter. Subscribe to Undertones. On May 25, 2025, Venezuela held regional and parliamentary elections in a government effort to demonstrate...

Bellevue man allegedly tied to Venezuelan gang faces attempted murder charge in agent attack
OMAHA — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced the arrest of a Bellevue man it alleges “violently attacked” an immigration agent, was in the country illegally and has ties to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. Gabriel...

Fearing arrest, Venezuelan migrant gives up on US dream
A Venezuelan woman who went through hell to emigrate to America is going back to her troubled homeland, saying that living in fear is no life at all. Deisy -- who declined to give her last name for safety concerns -- will uproot her three...
Two Hispanic women found buried in shallow grave
Police are appealing to members of the Venezuelan migrant community to come forward and help identify the bodies of two women who were found buried in a shallow grave in Central Trinidad early yesterday morning. Police said the...

Venezuelan ambassador receives honorary doctorate in Bolivia
After awarding Trompiz at the auditorium of the Bolivarian Union University in La Paz, the highest authority of that higher educational institution based in Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela, highlighted the ambassador’s career in higher education. Romero...
Ambassador of Belarus A.Molchan meets the Governor of the State of Merida (Venezuela)
20 June 2025 On June 19, 2025, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Andrei Molchan, visited the state of Merida. During the visit, the Ambassador met with the Governor...

Venezuela Demands an End to Unilateral Sanctions and Reparation for Damages
Venezuelan FM Yvan Gil. X/ @indiodvenezuela June 16, 2025 Hour: 2:32 pm On Monday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil called for the immediate end to unilateral sanctions against his country and demanded reparations for damages, injuries...

Here Are The Countries With The Highest Rabies Risk As Doctors Warn UK Holidaymakers
Plane window Speaking on This Morning, Dr Zoe Williams recently advised holiday makers to “check which countries you’re at risk for rabies.” Whether you’ll be going for a long period of time, expecting to work with animals, or hoping to try some...

Venezuela to get 1st male and female saints in October celebration
In Venezuela, the Church has launched the national campaign “Santos para todos” (Saints for All) to celebrate Hernández and Rendiles. On October 19, Pope Leo XIV will canonize eight Blesseds — among them, Venezuela’s first saints: Dr. José...

Venezuelans in North Dakota fear being targets of Trump deportation plans
Daniela Helfenstein as a teenager would go to protests of Venezuelan authoritarian leader Hugo Chavez. Now she is a U.S. citizen, raising a family in Fargo, but she said she has some of the same feelings she had in Venezuela. “I feel like I am...

PGA Tour Pro Opens Up as Fellow Pro’s Health Issue Helps Him at Last Signature Event
Sometimes things don’t go as planned, but the outcome isn’t always bad. Brian Campbell’s last-minute withdrawal from the Travelers Championship, due to a shoulder injury, paved the way for a new player to step in and compete in the $20 million...

Marea Socialista: Against bureaucratic authoritarianism and capitalist exploitation in Venezuela
First published in Spanish at Aporrea. Translation by Anderson Bean published in Tempest along with introductory note. Tempest is publishing the following English translation of a statement issued by the Venezuelan socialist organization Marea...

THURS: 2 men get life sentences in shooting death of 11-year-old outside stadium that prompted gun ban, + More
2 men get life sentences in shooting death of 11-year-old outside stadium that prompted gun ban – Associated Press Two men were sentenced Wednesday to lifelong terms in prison in the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy outside an Albuquerque...

Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...