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Nicolas Maduro shuts Venezuela's border with Brazil as Juan Guaido goes in search of aid
President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of Venezuela's border with Brazil on Thursday in an increasingly fraught power struggle with Juan Guaido, the opposition leader spearheading efforts to bring humanitarian aid into the country despite a military blockade. Guaido set out in a convoy of ...
Crowds see off Guaido and Venezuela convoy bound for Colombia border to load aid
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido left Caracas with some 80 lawmakers on Thursday on a 800-km (500-mile) trip to the Colombian border where they hope to receive food and medicine to alleviate shortages in defiance of President Nicolas Maduro. Crowds formed alongside a main highway ...
Guaido rallies transport ranks as Venezuelans brace for tense weekend aid delivery confrontation
Venezuelans are bracing nervously for possible weekend confrontations as opposition leader Juan Guaido vows to bring U.S. medical and food aid into the country in defiance of the military-backed government. In the latest maneuver of his standoff with socialist President Nicolas Maduro, self-declared interim leader ...
Russia warns Guaido against 'inviting foreign intervention' under aid 'cover' into Venezuela
Moscow on Wednesday warned Venezuela's self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido, against "inviting foreign intervention" by using aid shipments as "cover," and called for dialogue between the government and opposition. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow was concerned about "threats from the U.S. that are actively ...
Claims of targeted killings by elite commandos stoke fear among protesters in Venezuela
Jhonny Godoy had taken to Twitter to proclaim his opposition to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, posting a video that showed him running through the streets waving the national flag as protests erupted across Caracas, the capital. Two days later, his family said, rifle-wielding special police ...
Venezuela military backs Maduro and goes on 'alert' for border violations
Venezuela's military reaffirmed its support for embattled President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday and said it was on "alert" for border violations following threats by U.S. President Donald Trump, who urged them to back opposition leader Juan Guaido. "The armed forces will remain deployed and on ...
Trump tells Venezuelan military to back Guaido or 'lose everything'
US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Venezuela's military to accept opposition leader Juan Guaido's amnesty offer, or stand to "lose everything," as a crisis deepened over President Nicolas Maduro's refusal to let in desperately needed humanitarian aid. Bringing in humanitarian aid is crucial to ...
Richard Branson hopes border concert saves Venezuelan lives; Caracas sets its own event
Billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that he hopes the concert he's throwing to rally humanitarian aid for Venezuela will help draw global attention and save lives by raising funds for "much-needed medical help" for the crisis-torn country. Branson told The Associated Press that up to ...
Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly has identified $3.2 billion of funds being held at 20 bank accounts in the U.S. from President Nicolas Maduro's government that it's working to safeguard with the help of Donald Trump's administration. The U.S. government said in late January that some ...
Venezuela begins crucial week in humanitarian aid standoff as 600,000 volunteers register
Venezuela's crisis was deepening Monday as opposition leader Juan Guaido's deadline to let in desperately needed humanitarian aid loomed, and President Nicolas Maduro showed no sign of backing down on blocking the shipments. Opposition officials hit out at state internet provider CANTV on Monday for ...
Venezuela's Juan Guaido calls for 'million volunteers' in aid standoff with Maduro
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido set a goal Sunday of enlisting a million volunteers within a week to confront a government blockade that has kept tons of humanitarian aid, most of it from the United States, from flowing into the country. Guaido has given Feb. ...
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio warns Venezuelan soldiers to let aid enter
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday visited a border staging point for U.S. aid to Venezuela and warned soldiers loyal to socialist President Nicolas Maduro that would commit a "crime against humanity" if they block entry of the packages that are being channeled through ...
