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Venezuela protesters demand end to 'hunger' level wages

Venezuela protesters demand end to 'hunger' level wages

Hundreds of Venezuelan workers and pensioners marched Monday for an increase in "hunger" wages as well as pensions frozen for four years and eroded by galloping inflation. The monthly minimum wage currently equates to around 28 US cents, while annual price hikes surpass 600 percent. The last wage

Trump administration seeks to ease oil fears but industry wary

Trump administration seeks to ease oil fears but industry wary

A top US official in President Donald Trump's government sought to reassure fears about the oil market Monday as war raged on in the Middle East, but industry leaders remain wary. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the annual CERAWeek conference in Houston that disruption to global energy

Trump’s ‘Venezuela solution’ to Cuba would see the island nation returned to a client state

Trump’s ‘Venezuela solution’ to Cuba would see the island nation returned to a client state

The U.S. and Cuban governments have been at odds since the conclusion of the Cuban Revolution 67 years ago. Yet despite pressure, embargoes and various CIA plots, the communist government in Havana has resisted the wishes of its very powerful neighbor separated by just 90 miles (145 kilometers) of

Venezuela reshapes military in shift toward Washington

Venezuela reshapes military in shift toward Washington

A sweeping overhaul of Venezuela's top brass is designed to remake the armed forces and draw them closer to Washington, multiple military and political sources told AFP. Delcy Rodriguez has been in power for less than three months, but has already taken major steps to overhaul Venezuela'

Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored

Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored

(MEDFORD, MA) Wars are rarely lost first on the battlefield. They are lost in leaders’ minds − when leaders misread what they and their adversaries can do, when their confidence substitutes for comprehension, and when the last war is mistaken for the next one. The Trump administration’s miscalculation of Iran

Venezuelan leader sacks defense minister, a Maduro stalwart

Venezuelan leader sacks defense minister, a Maduro stalwart

Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodriguez announced the sacking Wednesday of defense minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez, who headed the military for almost a decade under ousted leader Nicolas Maduro. Rodriguez, who took over after Maduro was deposed by US forces in January, thanked Lopez for his service but did not give

First international aid convoy arrives in crisis-hit Cuba

First international aid convoy arrives in crisis-hit Cuba

The first shipment of international aid for crisis-hit Cuba has arrived in the country in the shape of five tons of medical supplies, official sources said Wednesday. A delegation of around 100 European activists arrived overnight at Havana airport with the aid, which will be distributed to hospitals, the