EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 4 MIN
US soldier arrested for betting on Maduro capture
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Americas correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about how a soldier who was part of the mission to capture Venezuela's former President Nicolas Maduro has been charged after allegedly winning hundreds of thousands of dollars betting on the operation. He also spoke about how Mexico's president is trying to simmer tensions with the US after two CIA officials died in the country and how Cuban's have faced fewer blackouts after a recent oil shipment.
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