Trump admin won’t let Venezuela pay for Maduro’s legal fees, his lawyer says

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro can’t pay for his legal defense in the federal criminal case against him because the Trump administration won’t allow the Venezuelan government to sidestep sanctions and fund his representation, according to a court filing from Maduro’s lawyer. The lawyer, Barry Pollack, said he may ask the court to intervene, arguing that if […]

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France abandons plan to demand Albanese resign at UN meeting – POLITICO

But the speech of France’s Permanent Representative Céline Jurgensen at a meeting of the UNHRC on Wednesday contained no such call for Albanese’s resignation. Jurgensen only referred to “repeated and extremely problematic statements by a United Nations Special Rapporteur,” and called on special rapporteurs to “exercise the restraint, moderation, and discretion required by their mandate.” […]

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l’Ukraine mise sur la fenêtre entre les élections hongroises et françaises – POLITICO

“2027 est très importante pour nous et, je l’espère, réaliste, afin que [le président russe Vladimir] Poutine ne puisse pas bloquer notre adhésion pendant des décennies”, a poursuivi Volodymyr Zelensky, précisant vouloir éviter le même sort que sa demande d’adhésion à l’Otan, qui n’est plus d’actualité en raison de l’opposition de Washington. Le raisonnement est […]

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