A group of people backing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido occupied the nation's embassy in Brazil's capital, Brasilia, on Wednesday. An official from President Nicolas Maduro's government said some 20 people forcibly invaded the embassy early Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity for ...
Maduro's military stands in the way of Bolivia playbook repeat in Venezuela
Venezuelan opposition leaders looking to oust their country's socialist government can perhaps take some hope from the resignation of its leftist ally in Bolivia, President Evo Morales, on Sunday after weeks of street protests. But one key factor makes the Bolivia playbook a difficult one ...
El Salvador orders Venezuelan diplomats out, recognizes Juan Guaido as rightful leader
El Salvador has ordered the expulsion of Venezuelan government diplomats, joining the U.S. and more than 50 other countries that have said opposition leader Juan Guaido is Venezuela's rightful leader. El Salvador said Saturday that the diplomats, who are loyal to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, ...
Venezuela refugee crisis to become far worse, surge to 6.5 million, U.N.-EU conference told
The refugee wave in Latin America sparked by Venezuela's implosion will get worse next year, aggravating a regional crisis, a U.N. representative on the issue told a Brussels conference Monday. "The challenges for 2020 will be even greater than those faced in 2019," Eduardo Stein, ...
Venezuela won a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council Thursday, sparking outcry from the United States, advocacy groups and Latin American countries who say its rights record is appalling. The United States slammed the result as an "embarrassment" for the United Nations but Venezuela ...
Amid criticism, Colombia defends claim that Venezuela's Maduro supports rebels
Colombia on Monday publicly defended a dossier it says proves Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro supports guerrilla groups and drug traffickers, but removed the armed forces' head of intelligence after widespread criticism of the report. Colombia has long accused Maduro of sheltering rebel fighters and crime ...
A group of Russian military specialists has arrived in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro meets with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to improve cooperation. Moscow has been one of Maduro's biggest backers amid ...
Venezuela's socialist government on Wednesday called on the United States to restore diplomatic ties with Caracas after it opened talks with fringe opposition parties. Venezuela broke off relations with the United States after Washington recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president on Jan. 23. Vice ...
Guaido OKs satellites to hunt for camps of alleged Maduro-friendly Colombian guerrillas
Venezuelan opposition leader, Juan Guaido, said Tuesday that he has approved the use of satellites to hunt down guerrillas crossing into the country from neighboring Colombia. Collaboration has begun between Venezuela's opposition and Colombian officials to collect intelligence on guerrilla camps and planes that Guaido ...
Donald Trump and Venezuela leader Nicolas Maduro confirm talks as opposition stays mum
As U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuela's socialist leader Nicolas Maduro confirmed secret talks between their governments Tuesday, one key player appeared to be left on the sidelines: the opposition. Comments by both the U.S. and Venezuelan presidents each revealed that high-level officials in their ...
Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido warned President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday that any attempts to bring forward parliamentary elections would end in "disaster" for the government. Elections to renew the National Assembly, the only branch of government under opposition control, are set for December 2020. But ...
Legislators loyal to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday stripped immunity from four opposition lawmakers accused of treason, amid a struggle for control of the crisis-stricken nation. The move brings to 18 the number of opposition politicians Maduro's government has threatened with criminal prosecution so ...
