Venezuela Talks Break Down, Opposition Claims

Venezuela’s opposition said Wednesday the government has abandoned Vatican-brokered talks, potentially ending a short-lived political truce in the deeply polarized nation. Government officials failed to attend a routine meeting Tuesday night. Opposition negotiators said the government was protesting the opposition’s decision to raise the issue in congress of the two in-laws of President Nicolás Maduro, who were convicted in New York last week of drug trafficking. More…