Matthew Heath, who was imprisoned in Venezuela for two years, has an idea of what Marc Fogel went through during his captivity in Russia. But Trevor Reed lived it. Heath and Reed, both arrested on sham charges and held for years by a foreign government,

Many countries had their worst showing in more than a decade in an index gauging public sector corruption, from the U.S. and France to authoritarian nations such as Russia and Venezuela.

Western sanctions on some oil producers, like Iran, Russia and Venezuela, have caused a growing number of oil tankers to “go dark.” That is, to shut off the tracking system that could alert authorities of their movements.

Many countries had their worst showing in more than a decade in an index released Tuesday that serves as a barometer of public sector corruption worldwide, from leading powers such as the United States and France to authoritarian nations such as Russia and Venezuela.

Unless Western governments are ready to accept higher prices, Russia, Venezuela and Iran will continue to evade sanctions.

He is in a very difficult position because his long-held beliefs are not the ones he has been tasked to defend now.”

Grenell convinced Venezuela’s strong man, Nicolas Maduro, to release six American hostages. He also persuaded Maduro to embrace the return of illegal Venezuelan migrants from the U.S. The first return flights started last week, and Grenell was there to see the migrants off.

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Cuba, Nicaragua & Venezuela Fuel US Border Crisis | Firstpost America | N18G Vladimir Putin is waging a hidden war—not with tanks, but with people. Russia, through its allies Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela,

There is one border crisis cause rarely talked about: Russian action and its puppet regimes in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela aiming to destabilize the Western world. Starting in 2014, migrants flooded into Europe through the Eastern Route, enabling Russia to pressure the European Union to lift sanctions imposed after the annexation of Crimea.

Alexander Ante, 46 and Jose Aranda, 37, were snatched as they passed through Venezuela’s capital Caracas and extradited to Russia while travelling home from Ukraine’s front line, according to ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has secured the release of 11 U.S. hostages who were held by foreign governments since taking office less than one month ago.