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US is exploiting Venezuela’s disaster to cement its colonial stranglehold

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US is exploiting Venezuela’s disaster to cement its colonial stranglehold

The Donald Trump regime was already getting its way in oil-rich Venezuela after illegally abducting its president in January. But two devastating earthquakes on 24 June gave Trump and his allies a chance to further solidify their colonial stranglehold. And interim Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez has seemed all too willing to help. Rodríguez had already been seeking to please Trump since she took charge at the start of the year. But since June’s horrific natural disaster killed over 6,000 people, her subservience to US interests has been even clearer. For example, she has: Withdrawn from the International Criminal Court (ICC) just…

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Green mayor hopeful to save Manchester from ‘Reform disaster’

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Green mayor hopeful to save Manchester from ‘Reform disaster’

The Green Party has announced that its candidate in the Greater Manchester mayor by-election will be Geraldine Coggins: At the @TheGreenParty launch of their campaign for the Greater Manchester mayoral election, our reporter @cjmbaillie was one of the first to speak to their candidate Geraldine Coggins – and she's immediately showing why she's the right choice to vote for on 30 July pic.twitter.com/ldMYYJs7Ou — Canary (@TheCanaryUK) June 20, 2026 In the clip above, Coggins says that she wants to address the inequality between Manchester city centre and the outer boroughs. And in her announcement speech, she also discussed her fears about…

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