Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro’s alleged billionarie “bag man” was extradicted to the US on Saturday, less than three years after he was pardoned by President Joe Biden. Alex Saab, 54, a Colombian-Venezuelan businessman described by US officials as a close ally to Maduro was arrested in Caracas during a joint US-Venezuelan operation in February,

Delcy Rodríguez has maintained tight control of political conditions inside the country, while prioritising economic liberalisation.

Maduro ally Alex Saab faces federal charges and deportation to the U.S. for allegedly orchestrating a sweeping money laundering and bribery scheme.

CNN finds Venezuelans talking of a “fragile” society even as they use the limited freedoms they have months after the US deposed their president.

Alex Saab made his initial court appearance after being deported over the weekend by acting President Delcy Rodríguez as part of a purge of insider businessmen who are believed to have enriched themselves through corrupt dealings with Maduro.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has no love for Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolas Maduro, and says he doesn't take fashion inspiration from him. Rubio, a Cuban-American, is a sworn foe of Latin America's leftists and helped lay the groundwork for the January 3 operation to oust Maduro,

Rubio wore a grey tracksuit mimicking the outfit worn by ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after he was captured by U.S. special forces in January