US denounces detention in Venezuela of Guaido's uncle

Washington (AFP) - The US State Department on Saturday condemned the detention in Venezuela of an uncle of opposition leader Juan Guaido, saying the man was being held on "preposterous charges."

https://news.yahoo.com/us-denounces-detention-venezuela-guaidos-uncle-163620076.html

2 charged in multimillion-dollar prostitution operation

DENVER — A Colorado woman and an Israeli man are charged with laundering millions of dollars that U.S. prosecutors say came from a high-end prostitution operation they ran for years.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2-charged-in-multimillion-dollar-prostitution-operation/2020/02/15/f07031e6-5013-11ea-967b-e074d302c7d4_story.html

Mark Esper: 'Rising threat' China tops US's adversary list

Pentagon chief's condemnation of Beijing denounced by Chinese foreign minister accusing Washington of 'smear campaign'.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/mark-esper-rising-threat-china-tops-adversary-list-200215103118539.html