Venezuelan Leader Maduro’s Divulge for Gold Held in U.K. Is Rejected

A British map discontinuance rejected a claim by Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro for the liberate of $1 billion of the nation’s gold reserves held in a Monetary institution of England vault, a option that sustains U.S.-led efforts to diminish off financing from the authoritarian leader’s regime.

The court docket’s option is the most up-to-date twist in a vitality strive in opposition to between Mr. Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaidó over who is responsible. The two aspects are engaged in a collection of proper battles, vying for every thing from $5 billion in frozen government accounts in a foreign nation,…