The interest of successive US administrations in Venezuela dates back to the early 20th century, following the discovery of vast oil reserves there. For decades, US energy companies controlled the oil industry, but the Venezuelan government nationalized it in 1976.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani won the mayoral election in New York City, the largest city in the United States, held on November 4th. He became the first mayor of America's most important city to belong to the progressive social democratic movement within the Democratic Party,

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