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US Navy sailor detained in Venezuela, Pentagon says
The enlisted sailor was detained last week by Venezuelan law enforcement, two defense officials said.
By Tara Copp, AP
Former Green Beret arrested for 2020 failed Venezuela raid
A former U.S. Green Beret who organized a failed cross-border raid in 2020 to remove President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested in New York.
By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian and Eric Tucker
‘Fat Leonard,’ contractor in Navy bribery case, may face more charges
Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis, a defense contractor at the center of a Navy bribery scandal, returned to the U.S. as part of the Venezuelan prisoner swap.
The US declares the ousting of Niger’s president a coup
The coup designation comes with the suspension of counterterrorism assistance and military training.
By Sam Mednick and Tara Copp, AP
France to withdraw counterterrorism troops from Niger after coup
The decision came after the coup leaders said they were closing Niger’s airspace to French planes, commercial and military.
By Angela Charlton and Dalatou Mamane, AP