Tag: Mike Pence

• Tuesday, June 18th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Trump prepared to remove 12 million illegal immigrants as of next week

  

  United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that US authorities would begin next week removing millions of immigrants who are in the United States illegally. There are an estimated 12 million immigrants who are in the United States illegally, mainly from Mexico and Central America.

• Tuesday, June 18th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  Deputy Italian PM calls himself a Trump admirer and pledges a “Trumpian” budget, despite EU warnings

  

  Italy is the United States' most reliable ally in Europe, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday, keen to present himself as a strong, trustworthy statesman during a visit to Washington.

• Wednesday, May 8th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan general who broke ranks from Maduro's regime

  

  The US has lifted sanctions on a Venezuelan general who broke ranks from the Nicolás Maduro regime, saying it hoped it would push others to follow. Vice-President Mike Pence on Tuesday said the US would “consider sanctions relief for all those who step up”.

• Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 07:52 UTC

  Pence is to announce more incentives for the military to turn against Maduro

  

  US vice-president Mike Pence is set on Tuesday to offer new incentives to Venezuela's military to turn against President Nicolas Maduro, responding to an attempted uprising that fizzled out last week, a senior administration official told Reuters.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Huawei controversy hits PM May's government; US sends security advisors

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May is being urged by members of her own party and senior intelligence officials to reverse a provisional decision to allow the Chinese technology giant Huawei a role in building parts of Britain's 5G mobile network.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Cuba ratifies support for its ally Venezuela, “despite US blackmail”

  

  Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro said on Wednesday Cuba would never abandon its ally Venezuela despite US “blackmail”, even as the Trump administration threatened more sanctions over its support.

• Saturday, April 6th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  US blacklists PDVSA tankers and two companies shipping Venezuelan oil to Cuba

  

  US Vice President Mike Pence announced sanctions on Friday on 34 vessels of Venezuela's state oil company and two companies that ship crude to Cuba as Washington pushes to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

• Tuesday, March 5th 2019 - 04:14 UTC

  A defiant Guaidó receives a hero's welcome in Caracas and calls for more street mobilizations

  

  Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido received a hero's welcome from thousands of flag-waving supporters chanting “Yes, you can!” as he returned to Caracas on Monday, defying the threat of arrest from embattled President Nicolas Maduro's government.

• Thursday, February 28th 2019 - 10:00 UTC

  Guaidó arrives to Brasilia as part of a continental tour

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido arrived in Brazil on Wednesday night to meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as part of a tour of several nations to drum up international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to step down.

• Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:50 UTC

  US imposes more sanctions to Maduro's allies; calls on Mexico and Uruguay to recognize Guaidó as president

  

  The United States targeted Venezuela's government with new sanctions on Monday and called on allies to freeze the assets of its state-owned oil company PDVSA after deadly violence blocked aid from reaching the crisis-hit country during the weekend.