With at least 80 people killed and 40,000 displaced during a week of violence as rival armed groups battle over drug trafficking territory in northeastern Colombia, President Gustavo Petro reached out to Venezuela on Thursday to propose a “joint plan
Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado said Monday she was “honoured” to receive a European human rights prize for her efforts to defend democracy following Venezuela’s presidential elections in July. Machado is now in hiding in Venezuela as members of
The Venezuelan flag flies over the National Assembly building in Caracas, Venezuela. Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg/Getty Images Venezuela says it has arrested six foreigners, including a US Navy SEAL, for an alleged plot to “destabilize” the country that has been in crisis
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez looks on on the day he casts his vote in the country’s presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela July 28, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights Venezuela’s vice president says that former presidential opposition candidate
The presidents of Brazil and Colombia on Thursday called on Venezuela to hold a new presidential election amid the ongoing political crisis over Nicolas Maduro’s disputed re-election. The proposal was swiftly rejected by the Venezuelan opposition and the United States.
Venezuela’s attorney general, Tarek Saab, announced a new criminal probe against opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and leader Maria Corina Machado after they posted a letter urging the country’s security forces to “stand by the people” protesting President Nicolás Maduro’s contested
Opposition leader María Corina Machado claims her party’s candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, won by a landslide The US secretary of state has said there was “overwhelming evidence” Venezuela’s opposition won the recent presidential election. In a statement Antony Blinken said it
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his American counterpart Joe Biden have jointly called for the complete publication of the Venezuelan presidential election results, which are being disputed by the opposition and parts of the international community. People
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrates the results after the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela July 29, 2024. REUTERS/Fausto Torrealba Purchase Licensing Rights CARACAS, July 28 (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez were each claiming victory in
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is vying for a third term in Sunday’s presidential election after being in power for more than a decade. But weakened by economic crisis and a deteriorating security situation, Hugo Chavez’s chosen successor is trailing in