Alex Saab pleads guilty, Venezuela braces for rain
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On Tuesday, September 15, Alex Saab admitted to laundering money before a United States court while Venezuela prepared for the arrival of Tropical Wave 50.
Saab, a Colombian businessman accused of acting as an intermediary for Nicolás Maduro, changed his plea in a Miami, Florida court. He previously denied charges of money laundering, conspiring to commit financial crimes, and concealing the source of funds after his deportation from Venezuela in May 2026.
The Venezuelan National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology reported that Tropical Wave 50 would reach the Guayana Esequiba region. The wave is moving north of Suriname at 27 kilometers per hour and will combine with the Intertropical Convergence Zone to bring variable rainfall across Venezuela. Additionally, the National Institute of Land Transportation announced vehicle processing operations in five Venezuelan states, Lara, Bolívar, Guárico, Aragua, and Zulia, from September 15 to September 22.
The Institute framed the initiative as a road safety strategy to improve access to its services. In Colombia, authorities rescued eight people held captive by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in the Catatumbo region. Experts also predict the ozone layer will fully recover in approximately 40 years thanks to the Montreal Protocol.
