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The US wants to control Venezuelan oil sales ‘indefinitely’ but the ‘catastrophic’ state of the Latin American nation’s crude facilities presents several hurdles. Plus, President Donald Trump banned institutional investors from buying single-family homes, and the UK and France pledged to deploy troops to Ukraine as part of sweeping US-backed security guarantees.

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US seeks to control sales of Venezuelan oil ‘indefinitely’

The ‘catastrophic’ state of Venezuela’s oil facilities

Donald Trump moves to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes

France and UK commit to deploying troops under proposed Ukraine peace deal

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