U.S. secretly holding talks with Venezuelan socialist boss Diosdado Cabello, source says
The U.S. has opened up secret communications with Venezuela's socialist party boss as members of President Nicolas Maduro's inner circle seek guarantees they won't face retribution if they cede to growing demands to remove him, a senior U.S. administration official has told The Associated ...
The government of President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday nullified Venezuela's newly named Citgo board amid a political battle for control of the country, saying opposition leaders had no right to appoint them. The struggle for control of the nation's most valuable foreign assets comes as ...
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 ...
Maduro suspends talks with Venezuelan opposition after U.S. freezes government's assets
Venezuela's government late Wednesday halted negotiations with the opposition in protest of the Trump administration's freezing of its U.S. assets, thrusting into crisis the country's best chance of peacefully resolving a political standoff that has kept the nation on the edge for more than ...
Prompted by deadly shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, that left 29 people dead over a 13-hour period from Friday, the Foreign Ministry warned Japanese citizens in the United States to stay vigilant against such dangers. "Heeding to the possibility that shooting incidents ...
John Bolton warns foreign entities that violate Venezuela asset freeze
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton pressed his case Tuesday for sweeping action against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, warning foreign governments and companies that they could face retaliation in the U.S. if they continue to do business with his socialist administration. Bolton's comments came after ...
In escalation, Trump freezes all Venezuelan government assets
The Trump administration froze all Venezuelan government assets Monday in a dramatic escalation of tensions with socialist leader Nicolas Maduro, who has stubbornly clung to power in the face of mounting international pressure. The ban on Americans doing business with Venezuela's government takes effect immediately. ...
Colombia will grant citizenship to at least 24,000 children born to Venezuelan parents and at risk of statelessness. President Ivan Duque announced Monday that in a gesture of solidarity his government will begin recognizing those born in Colombia as citizens. Colombian law does not offer birthright ...
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Venezuelan pioneer of kinetic art, dies in Paris at 95
Carlos Cruz-Diez, a leading Venezuelan artist who won international acclaim for his work with color and the style known as kinetic art, has died in Paris. He was 95. "Your love, your joy, your teachings and your colors, will remain forever in our hearts," said ...
U.S. sanctions Maduro's stepsons for alleged food corruption
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Colombian businessman and three stepsons of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for allegedly forming part of a network that stole hundreds of millions in dollars from food import contracts at a time of widespread hunger in the ...
Russia says Venezuela's opposition is in contact with Moscow
Venezuela's opposition, including representatives of its leader, Juan Guaido, has been in contact with Moscow, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on its website on Tuesday. "We've been actively talking to representatives of Venezuela's political landscape — government, opposition figures, including J. Guaido's people, who are reaching ...
