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Nicaragua is disputing a 2012 ruling by the Hague-based ICJ that gave it a large chunk of the Caribbean, while awarding seven small islands to Colombia

World

UN court to rule on Colombia-Nicaragua sea dispute

The UN’s top court will give its verdict Thursday in the latest legal battle between Colombia and Nicaragua over an oil and fish-rich swathe...

AFPJuly 13, 2023

Some among the Amazonian Waorani people are in favor of oil exploitation

Business

Indigenous defenders of oil in the Amazon

A group of Indigenous Waorani women give a war cry warning that environmentalists are not welcome in their part of the Ecuadoran Amazon.

AFPJune 26, 2023

The Mexican oil tanker Bicentenario is docked at the Nico Lopez oil refinery in Havana, on June 8, 2023

Business

Mexican and Russian oil shipments ease Cuban fuel crisis

With oil tankers docking from Mexico and Russia in recent days, Cuba could see its severe fuel shortage ease for the near future.

AFPJune 10, 2023

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the administration of US President Joe Biden of 'looting' over the proposed sale of Caracas' most valuable overseas asset

World

Maduro accuses Biden administration of ‘looting’ Venezuelan oil firm

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday accused US President Joe Biden’s government of “looting” over the proposed sale of Caracas’ most valuable overseas asset,...

AFPMay 5, 2023

Taxi driver Jose Faria lost his source of income when his car burst into flames

World

In Venezuela, cars that erupt in flames have drivers on edge

Venezuelan taxi driver Jose Faria’s burnt face and arms are wrapped in bandages. His vehicle was one of dozens to spontaneously burst into flames...

AFPMay 4, 2023

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov (left) meets with Cuba President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana

World

Lavrov thanks Cuba for ‘full understanding’ on Ukraine invasion

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday thanked Cuba for its “full understanding” over the war in Ukraine as he began a visit to...

AFPApril 20, 2023

Several high-ranking officials in Venezuela's state oil company have been arrested in a corruption crackdown

World

Maduro appoints new Venezuela oil minister after corruption scandal

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appointed a new petroleum minister on Tuesday after the department’s powerful former boss resigned over an anti-corruption crackdown that has...

AFPMarch 22, 2023

Tareck El Aissami, pictured in September 2022, has resigned as Venezuela's oil minister due to a graft investigation

World

Venezuela’s oil minister resigns over graft probe

Venezuela’s oil minister Tareck El Aissami resigned on Monday after prosecutors opened a corruption investigation into officials at the state oil company PDVSA. Anti-corruption...

AFPMarch 20, 2023