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The deputy to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was jailed on May 10 at a military prison in Caracas following his dramatic arrest, while President Nicolas Maduro accused his sacked intelligence chief of being a CIA "mole" and the architect of a failed military uprising 10 days ago.

"There is a whole plan made up by the CIA and the Venezuelan opposition to overthrow the Maduro government and take control of our country's natural resources, which belong to the people as a result of a socialist revolution," TASS quoted Arreaza as saying, and adding:

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been ready Tuesday to fly into exile in Cuba until he was dissuaded by Russia, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, amid a military uprising in Caracas, reported AFP.
"He had an airplane on the tarmac, he was ready to leave this morning as we understand it, and the Russians indicated that he should stay," Pompeo told CNN.

The national security apparatus of the United States is a huge machine that incorporates a myriad of officials - from the commander-in-chief and members of his cabinet, to ambassadors and desk officers, to military and intelligence personnel.

The national security apparatus of the United States is a huge machine that incorporates a myriad of officials - from the Commander in Chief and members of his cabinet, to ambassadors and desk officers, to military and intelligence personnel.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has refused to say whether he believed the CIA's assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman played a role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Turkey and the U.S. should establish a base of action in a planned safe zone in Syria in order to ensure that "Syria goes in the right direction," former Pentagon and CIA chief Leon Panetta has told Hürriyet Daily News in a telephone interview. 

CIA Director Gina Haspel briefed key lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Dec. 12 on her agency's findings in its investigation into the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) head Hakan Fidan held a closed-door meeting on Dec. 6 in Washington with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Gina Haspel and several U.S. senators over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

On Thursday night, CNN's New York offices were evacuated after someone called and said five bombs had been placed inside the building, the network said, quoted by The Week.