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Former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is in a U.S. federal court fighting to access frozen funds to pay for his legal defense. The U.S. has sanctioned these funds due to national security concerns. The judge must now decide if blocking the money violates Maduro's rights.
Cuba faces an imminent, severe energy crisis, driven by the cessation of Venezuelan oil supplies and U.S. economic pressure, according to geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan. This acute fuel shortage, evidenced by Havana running out of aviation fuel, threatens to trigger a systemic collapse, de-industrialization, and a mass migration wave to the United States, with profound and unpredictable consequences for the region.
