American missionary Josh Holt, held by Venezuela without trial on weapons charges since 2016, returned home with his wife on Saturday after the South American country's socialist government unexpectedly released them. They were welcomed to the White House by US President Donald Trump, who told Holt he had been "incredibly brave." "You better really live a good life," Hatch told Holt at the White House, drawing chuckles from Holt's family and others. SANCTIONS TO STAY"Very glad that Josh Holt is now back home with his family – where he has always belonged," US Vice President Mike Pence wrote on Twitter. Holt and his wife had been charged with espionage, violence and spreading activities against Venezuela's constitutional order, he said.

Source: dna May 27, 2018 01:52 UTC