Close Maduro ally pardoned by Biden once again a target of US criminal investigation
MIAMI (AP) — Less than three years after President Joe Biden pardoned a close ally of Nicolás Maduro, the Justice Department is once again targeting the businessman, The Associated Press has learned, an investigation that could bolster the U. S. prosecution of the deposed Venezuelan leader. Federal prosecutors for months have been digging into Alex Saab's role in an alleged bribery conspiracy involving Venezuelan government contracts to import food, according to two former law enforcement a...
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- Close Maduro ally pardoned by Biden once again a target of US criminal investigation
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- King Charles III seeks 'moral high ground' with pledge to help police as Epstein scandal deepens
- 'God bless Amrica': Why Bad Bunnys Super Bowl halftime show resonated far beyond the US
- French prosecutor searches for victims after a man is accused of abusing 89 minors over 55 years
- UK leader Starmer averts a leadership challenge for now but remains damaged by Epstein fallout
- Russia cant attack NATO this year but plans to boost its own forces, an intelligence chief says
- Chinas Lunar New Year travel rush begins with record 9.5 billion trips expected
- Honda reports declining profit as Trump's tariffs and EV moves hurt Japanese automaker's results
- Netanyahu wants Trump to demand more from Iran. The leaders will meet this week
- Survey says democracies' anti-corruption efforts are slipping and raises concern about the US
Mon, 09 Feb 2026
- New Zealand mosque shooter always planned to admit his crimes, his former lawyers tell appeals court
- UN is waiting to see how much the US intends to pay of the nearly $4 billion it owes
- British PM Starmer vows to fight for his job after furor about former ambassador's Epstein ties
- Palace says King Charles III will support police assessing former Prince Andrew's Epstein links
- Jimmy Lai's children look to Trump and other leaders to push China to free their father
- US military boards sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after pursuit from the Caribbean
- Vance is in Armenia, a country no sitting US president or vice president has visited before
- Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai's sentence raises international outcry as China defends it
- Venezuela's top prosecutor orders the arrest of opposition leader's ally, hours after his release
- Babies are among 53 dead or missing after a migrant boat sinks off Libya, UN says
- Pakistan says Afghanistan has created conditions similar to or worse than pre-9/11 attacks
- China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case
- Crackdown on dissent after nationwide protests in Iran widens to ensnare reformist figures
- Israel's president visits Sydney's Bondi Beach massacre site and meets victims' families
- In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions
- Moderate candidate wins emphatically over a populist in Portugal's presidential runoff
- Thailands ruling Bhumjaithai party tops election that marks a conservative comeback
- Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi looks to translate her election gains into a new conservative shift
Sun, 08 Feb 2026
- Prime Minister Takaichis party wins a supermajority in Japan's lower house
- New Zealand mosque shooter seeks to discard his guilty pleas, saying prison made him irrational
- A charismatic straight talker, Japan's Takaichi expands her power after huge election win
- Russian airstrike on Ukrainian city kills 1 as US pushes June deadline for peace deal
- Venezuela frees several opposition members after lengthy politically motivated detentions
- Israel's security cabinet approves measures to strengthen control over the West Bank
- US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash including from Trump
- Thailand's conservative Bhumjaithai party tops polls but will need partners to form government
- Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison
- Before Vonn's crash, Iranian coach called the skier her 'superhero' and hoped to get her pin
- UK leader's chief of staff quits over appointment of Mandelson as ambassador despite Epstein ties
- Gaza's Rafah crossing opens after 2-day closure as Palestinians claim delays and mistreatment
- Meloni condemns anti-Olympics actions in Milan, calling demonstrators 'enemies of Italy'
- Baghdad traders protest new customs tariffs as Iraq wrestles with shrinking oil revenues
- Apps to boycott US goods gained traction in crisis over Greenland
- Suspect in shooting of senior Russian general has been detained, Russia says
- Ukraine businesses struggle to cope as Russian attacks bring power cuts and uncertainty
Sat, 07 Feb 2026
- Kim expected to issue major policy goals at North Korea party congress in late February
- US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war, Zelenskyy says
- Trump aims to hold the first meeting of his new Board of Peace in Washington this month
- Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump on Wednesday about Iran talks
- Tourists stopped from seeing The Last Supper, while Olympic VIPs including Vance visit
- Gunmen in northern Nigeria kill 3 villagers and kidnap 11, including a Catholic priest
- Pakistan arrests 4 suspects in mosque bombing that killed 31 in the capital
- Mariah Carey's Olympic act prompts questions about possible lip-syncing and a curious teleprompter
- Epstein revelations have toppled top figures in Europe while US fallout is more muted
Fri, 06 Feb 2026
- As US block of oil supply deepens energy crisis, Cubans ask: What more can we sacrifice?
- Canada and France open consulates in Greenland following tensions over US push for control
- Accused militant is taken into custody in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack
- Seed guardians of the Amazon: A family's solitary fight to save endangered plants
- UN peacekeepers in Lebanon allege surge in Israeli violence toward them
- Kremlin says Russia and US agree that quick nuclear arms are talks needed
- Vance attends Olympic skating, then meets with Italian Prime Minister Meloni
- Iran and US hold indirect talks in Oman. America's military leader in the Mideast joins the talks
- In a Nigerian village, extremists issued a call to prayer and then slaughtered those who turned up
- Zelenskyy says Ukrainian air force needs to improve as Russian drone barrages take a toll
- A deputy chief of Russia's military intelligence service is shot and wounded in Moscow
- Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad's outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores
- Italy braces for Winter Olympics with high security and decree targeting violent protesters
- US and Russia agree to reestablish military dialogue after Ukraine talks
- Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday after national security conviction
Thu, 05 Feb 2026
- UK's Starmer didn't know Jeffrey Epstein. But the prime minister's job is under threat
- Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico
- Argentina and US sign a major trade deal to slash tariffs and boost a political alliance
- US announces $6M in aid for Cuba as island's leader accuses it of imposing an 'energy blockade'
- Russia says it regrets expiration of last nuclear arms treaty, but Trump says he wants a new pact
- Nigeria sets up new military operation after deadly attack, while abducted Christians return home
- Queen Mxima starts training to become a Dutch army reservist
- A glimmer of hope for democracy in Venezuela as opponents test the limits of free speech
- Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist and tensions with US escalate
- UN human rights chief warns of impunity for perpetrators as he seeks extra funds
- Indian teacher who created hundreds of learning centers wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize
- The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Heres why the fighting persists
Wed, 04 Feb 2026
- Bangladesh's Hindu minority in fear as attacks rise and a national election nears
- Several Toronto officers arrested as police plan to discuss results of corruption investigation
- The former Prince Andrew moves to King Charles III's private estate after Epstein document uproar
- China's Xi and Russia's Putin discuss their growing links, ties with US and global crises
- Iran and US agree to hold nuclear talks Friday in Oman as Trump delivers blunt warning to Khamenei
- Greek doctors work to identify parents of injured migrant children after deadly boat collision
- Here's what international law says about striking energy facilities in war
- Islamic militants kill at least 162 people in attacks on 2 villages in Nigeria, lawmaker says
- Israel strikes across Gaza, killing 24, and says militants attacked its soldiers
- Melania Trump meets with freed American-Israeli hostage whose story she features in her new film
- Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, new Gallup polling shows
- UK will release files about Mandelson's ambassador appointment as anger mounts over Epstein
- Russia and Ukraine envoys meet in Abu Dhabi for 2 days of US-brokered talks
- The last US-Russian nuclear pact is about to expire, ending a half-century of arms control
- An angel resembling Italy's Meloni is painted over after an outcry from church and state
- Envoys push a US plan for ending Russia's war in Ukraine
- Hong Kong firm begins arbitration proceedings over ruling against its Panama Canal port contract
- Italy gets creative as it works to make art accessible for blind people
Tue, 03 Feb 2026
- Son of late dictator Gadhafi is killed in Libya
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