Articles tagged with "Maduro"

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FBI Director Kash Patel speaks alongside Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche during a news conference at the at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AM

US soldier charged with insider trading to profit from bets on Maduro operation

The Department of Justice said the information was tied to a mission known as "Operation Absolute Resolve" to place bets on the outcome and timing of Maduro's apprehension in Venezuela through Polymarket, a prediction platform.

April 24, 2026

File: Miraflores Palace In Caracas, Venezuela (Wikimedia Commons)

Venezuelan capital quiet, streets empty after US strike

Caracas lay eerily quiet after early-morning US strikes ousted President Nicolas Maduro. Explosions hit military sites, sparked protests and uncertainty, prompted border tensions with Colombia, and raised fears of US intervention.

January 4, 2026