Thursday, September 27, 2018

Venezuela president crashes UN assembly to ‘defend his country’


Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro showed up unexpectedly at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday to “defend his country” as six nations accused him of crimes against humanity and President Donald Trump hinted at taking military action. The surprise visit came after Maduro had earlier threatened to skip the global gathering, citing fears he could be assassinated as his once-wealthy OPEC nation spirals into a brutal economic crisis and international pressure mounts for the socialist leader to step down.  More…

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