• Oil plans: President Donald Trump said he will personally decide which US companies can enter Venezuela and rebuild its oil industry. Oil executives largely declined to commit to such a deal during a White House meeting today, with ExxonMobil’s CEO warning the country is “uninvestible” in its current state.
• Prisoners released: Venezuela has released at least nine political prisoners — just over 1% of the total held in the country — according to human rights organization Penal Forum. Releasing prisoners has been among the key US demands for the interim government in Caracas since Nicolás Maduro’s ouster. Sigue nuestra cobertura en español.
• Eyes on Greenland: The emboldened US president has mused in recent days about making other strategic moves in the Western Hemisphere, including taking control of Greenland. Trump told reporters today if he is not able to acquire the Arctic territory “the easy way,” then he will have to “do it the hard way.”
The leader of the largest dissident faction of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group has called for unity with other rebel groups against US intervention in the region.
Nestor Gregorio Lozada, known as “Ivan Mordisco,” shared the message in a video, which FARC has confirmed is authentic.
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