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U.S. Secretary of State cautions nations against taking 'easy money' from China
Chicago teachers union calls meeting of delegates, cautions no deal yet
Merkel cautions EU leaders over choice of EU Commission chief
U.S. cautions Venezuela's Maduro over detained Citgo workers, others
The Trump administration on Friday warned the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the detention of Americans, including six executives from Houston-based oil company Citgo Petroleum who have been jailed since 2017. “We will hold Maduro and his prison officials to account for their safety and well-being,” the U.S. State Department said in a statement, adding that the Citgo employees include five individuals with dual U.S. citizenship and one U.S. legal permanent resident. The United States is concerned about reports of prison officials preventing attorneys and families of detained U.S. citizens from delivering food and denying communication, the statement said.
Britain cautions Russia not to use detained ex-U.S. Marine as pawn
Paul Whelan was arrested by Russia’s Federal Security Service on Dec. 28. “Individuals should not be used as pawns of diplomatic leverage,” British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said. “We are extremely worried about Paul Whelan.
EU offers Italy migrant help, cautions private rescuers
The EU executive offered Italy more funding on Tuesday to help deal with Mediterranean migrants and said private rescue boats working off Libya should review their operations to avoid encouraging people to take to sea. The European Commission announced 35 million euros ($ 40 million) in extra cash for Rome in response to Italian demands that its neighbors share more of the burden of handling thousands of people coming by boat every week. Among the proposals was that Italy draft a code of conduct for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) running rescue services off Libya.
The Latest: Lavrov cautions United States on NKorea moves
