Access to Venezuela's U.K.-held gold could help determine the leader's fate as his country collapses into economic chaos.
UNITED NATIONS (AN) — Britain's ambassador to the United Nations linked Venezuela's gold holdings in the Bank of England to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's grip on power — and his possible undoing.
Ambassador Karen Pierce told the U.N. Security Council at New York, in a letter made public on Wednesday, that the United Kingdom recognized Venezuela's National Assembly President Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela until credible, free and fair elections can be held.
The summit was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's first appearance at the world's largest alliance since 2019.
Swiss and Geneva authorities approved measures that 'aim to ease acute funding shortfalls' for international organizations.
Trump left the summit in Canada early after signing onto a Group of Seven statement on the Middle East he resisted.
An emergency session of the U.N. General Assembly led to adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.
Despite blocking IAEA inspectors from tracking uranium enrichment, Tehran says diplomatic channels remain open.
Leaders pushed for better financial systems at only the fourth U.N. conference on development financing held since 2002.
Beyond official narratives and statistics are the complex realities and unexpected agency of displaced populations.
Urgent early warning systems and urban heat protections are needed with extreme heat events becoming more frequent.
