Hantavirus: Britain secures experimental Japanese drug to strengthen responseBritain has received experimental favipiravir from Japan to treat a deadly hantavirus outbreak. The drug is not licensed in the UK and its ...
19 May, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
US Justice Department charges Maduro ally Alex Saab with money launderingUS prosecutors have charged Alex Saab, a key ally of Nicolas Maduro, with money laundering. Saab allegedly exploited a Venezuelan welfare p...
19 May, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
Venezuela said to detain Maduro allies targeted by the USVenezuelan security agents questioned two prominent businessmen, Raul Gorrin and Alex Saab. Both men face money laundering charges in the U...
05 Feb, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
Ukraine war has Thales missile factory working at full tiltThales' Belfast factory is ramping up production of missiles, including Starstreak surface-to-air missiles and Lightweight Modular Missiles...
21 Mar, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
Who is Alex Saab? Close ally of Venezuelan President released by US in a swap for jailed AmericansIn a diplomatic exchange, the Biden administration frees Colombian entrepreneur Alex Saab, accused of money laundering and linked to Venezu...
20 Dec, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
Venezuelan government, opposition reach agreement to establish humanitarian fund for resolving political crisisVenezuela's debt to Chevron will be paid off with the proceeds from selling electricity. Food and medicine were scarce as a result of the h...
27 Nov, 2022, 08.50 PM IST
Venezuela releases 7 jailed Americans; US frees 2 prisonersThe swap of the Americans, including five oil executives held for nearly five years, follows months of back channel diplomacy by Washington...
02 Oct, 2022, 02.03 PM IST
Venezuela halts talks after Maduro ally's extradition to USThe announcement capped a tumultuous day that saw businessman Alex Saab placed on a U.S.-bound plane in Cape Verde after a 16-month fight b...
17 Oct, 2021, 08.35 AM IST