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Venezuela Another day another high: Gold surges past $5,000 as investors seek shelter from global risks - The surge comes as recent flashpoints from Greenland and Venezuela to the Middle East underscore higher geopolitical risk, while fiscal concerns also loom large.US wins against Russian and Chinese air defenses in other countries risk teaching the wrong lessons - These systems could still be effective in the right hands or situation. At the same time, the US and allies have a history of success against them.House holding war powers vote to direct Trump to remove troops from Venezuela - The House was voting Thursday on a resolution that directs President Donald Trump to remove U.S. military forces from Venezuela as Democrats pressed the Republican-controlled Congress to curb the president's aggression in the Western HemispTrump Called Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez A 'Terrific Person' — DEA Files Reportedly Show Her As Target For Money Laundering Since 2018 - Documents and law enforcement sources show Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's acting president, has been on the DEA's radar for years and was labeled a "priority target" in 2022, even as President Donald Trump praises her as a key U.S. partner inUS Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy - Three U.S. Catholic cardinals urged the Trump administration on Monday to use a moral compass in pursuing its foreign policy, saying U.S. military action in Venezuela, threats of acquiring Greenland and cuts in foreign aid risk bringing vasVenezuela's new leader, facing internal division, moves to tighten her grip on power - Jan 17 (Reuters) - In the 12 days since the U.S. seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, interim President Delcy Rodriguez has been working to consolidate her own power, installing loyalists inCan Cuba Survive Without Venezuela’s Oil? - President Trump stopped Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba, and experts say disaster looms. Oil fuels its electric grid and without alternative supplies the country will plunge into extended darkness.Big Oil’s Complicated Calculus for Investing in Venezuela - The industry has long prioritized projects with quick and reliable payback. Trump is pushing for a return to risk.First flight of deported Venezuelan migrants arrives in Caracas after Maduro's capture - A flight with 231 Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. city of Phoenix arrived Friday to their home country, nearly two weeks after the United States captured former President Nicolás Maduro and took him to New York to face drug traffMachado presents her Nobel award to Trump, prompting incredulity in Norway - "This is incredibly embarrassing," Raymond Johansen, a Norwegian lawmaker for the center-left Labour Party, said in a Facebook post.