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...Venezuela’s strongman President Nicolás Maduro, an ally of Mexico’s leftist president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, made the announcement on Tuesday during a meeting of the Community of Latin American and...
...He served as Ecuador’s vice-president from 2013-18 under Rafael Correa, a leftwing ally of López Obrador....
...Former finance minister Simón Zerpa and Sarmark López, a businessman and associate of El Aissami, were also arrested as part of the probe into corruption at state oil major Petróleos de Venezuela, a critical...
...López Obrador claimed Ecuador’s right-of-centre candidates unfairly linked the crime to Noboa’s main rival, Luisa González, who was handpicked by Correa....
...“The court, in accordance with the United Nations charter, should approve the expulsion, and there should be no veto [from the UN Security Council],” said President Andrés Manuel López Obrador....
...Zerpa and López are also under US sanctions. Before his fall from favour, he was considered an important figure in helping the country evade strict US sanctions....
...López Obrador infuriated Ecuador’s government this week by suggesting that Noboa’s election victory last year against a leftwing opponent was thanks to the opponent being unfairly blamed for the murder of...
...López Obrador infuriated Ecuador’s government this week by suggesting that Noboa’s election victory last year against a leftwing opponent was thanks to his opponent being unfairly blamed for the murder of...
...Joe Biden has ordered some of his most senior officials, including the secretary of state, to travel to Mexico in the coming days for talks with the Mexican president amid a surge in migrants trying to enter...
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...About 7.7mn Venezuelans have fled, with many making their way north to the US, creating a migration crisis for President Joe Biden as he campaigns for re-election....
...Plus, the FT’s Joe Leahy explains why China’s population decline accelerated in 2023 as its economy grew at one of the lowest rates in decades....
...Plus, the FT’s Joe Miller explains why another bad bet by SoftBank could be trouble for the Japanese group....
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