Caracas, Jan 31, 2026 (AFP) - New head of US mission in Venezuela arrives as ties warm

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The new head of the US diplomatic mission to Venezuela arrived in the country on Saturday as relations gradually resume after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro in a US military raid. The plane from Bogota carrying the new US charge d'affaires Laura Dogu landed at the airport serving Caracas around 3:00 pm local time (1900 GMT), a diplomatic source told AFP on condition of anonymity. Dogu, a former ambassador to Nicaragua and Honduras, was named to the......

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