The Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations on Saturday sent a letter to Abukar Dahir Osman, president of the Security Council for January, condemning “brutal, unjustified and unilateral” U.S. armed attacks against the South American nation. The letter also put forward four demands: an urgent Security CouncilContinue Reading
The United Nations said it was “deeply alarmed” by the U.S. strikes and reported detention of President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. It expressed concern that the escalation was a violation of international law. “These developments constitute a dangerous precedent,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general, said in aContinue Reading
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua)/Flowerbudnews: — China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the U.S.’s blatant use of force against a sovereign state and action against its president, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here Saturday. It’s reported that the U.S. launched military strikes on Venezuela and DonaldContinue Reading
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)/FLOWERBUDNEWS: — Venezuela’s government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states after at least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in the capital, Caracas. The Pentagon and White House did not immediately respond toContinue Reading
