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Venezuelan authorities detained three foreign journalists and a driver working for the Spanish news agency EFE on Wednesday, the company said, in the latest arrests of reporters covering U.S.-backed efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2BegZrI http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was dispatching a team to make preparations for the next summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to be held somewhere in Asia late in February. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TnsjsT http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Canada has decided to cut the number of diplomatic staff in Cuba by up to half after another person fell ill, Ottawa said on Wednesday, bringing the total to 14 Canadians suffering mysterious symptoms since 2017. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2RpHuji http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Three days after proclaiming himself Venezuela's head of state, Juan Guaido wrote to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres asking for help in tackling the country's urgent humanitarian crisis. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FWd0nX http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Venezuela's opposition has had clandestine meetings with members of the country's military and security forces, Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president, Juan Guaido, said in an opinion piece published on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2MHDr1d http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence plans to head to Miami on Friday, home to the country's largest community of Venezuelan exiles, to rally support for the opposition ahead of Venezuelan protests against President Nicolas Maduro, a White House official said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2RsQxjp http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

White House national security adviser John Bolton said he had a "very productive meeting" on Wednesday with Citgo's executive team, two days after Washington slapped sanctions on the company's parent, Venezuelan state-owned oil firm PDVSA. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2SfhkUL http://bit.ly/HDXIyB