FINANCIAL TIMES: Venezuela halts talks with opposition after key Maduro ally extradited

Venezuela’s government has suspended internationally sponsored negotiations with the opposition and revoked the house arrest of six American prisoners after the US extradited a close ally of president Nicolás Maduro to face money laundering charges.

Venezuela’s chief negotiator Jorge Rodríguez, centre, speaks to the press in front of an image of Alex Saab in Caracas on Saturday © AP