Venezuela's Maduro to fully open border with Colombia
2 years ago

Venezuela's Maduro to fully open border with Colombia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday announced his intention to fully open the border crossings with Colombia starting Jan. 1, a measure repeatedly postponed following the restoration of diplomatic and commercial ties between the South American neighbors. Relations between the countries were broken off in 2019, but Maduro has said the environment is conducive to improved ties with the election of Gustavo Petro as Colombia's first leftist president. “I am going to announce that we will be completely opening the border, for all of western Venezuela with Colombia, for the passage of vehicles, motorcycles, trucks” as of Jan. 1.

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More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump's deal-making foreign policy
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1 day, 6 hours ago

More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump's deal-making foreign policy

India Today  

MIAMI: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in for a third term Friday while hundreds of government opponents arrested since his disputed reelection last summer languish in the country’s packed prisons. For senior foreign policy roles in his administration, Trump has picked several architects of the “maximum pressure” campaign he pursued during his first term when he tried to …

More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump’s deal-making foreign policy
1 day, 11 hours ago

More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump’s deal-making foreign policy

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in for a third term Friday, while hundreds of government opponents arrested since his disputed reelection last summer languish in the country’s packed prisons. Maduro congratulated Trump after his victory in November and called for a fresh start in relations with the U.S. Venezuela’s state-owned oil company contributed $500,000 to Trump’s …

​One-man rule: On Venezuela’s disputed presidential election
3 months, 4 weeks ago

​One-man rule: On Venezuela’s disputed presidential election

The Hindu  

Venezuela’s disputed July 28 presidential election and the subsequent crackdown on the Opposition by the regime of President Nicolás Maduro have deepened the political divisions in the oil-rich country. According to the National Electoral Council, Mr. Maduro, President since 2013 upon the death of Hugo Chavez, won 51%, while his main opponent Edmundo González secured 43%. Mr. Maduro had already …

Latin American effort to mediate Venezuela standoff loses steam as Maduro consolidates rule
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Latin American effort to mediate Venezuela standoff loses steam as Maduro consolidates rule

Associated Press  

MIAMI — It was a rare diplomatic gamble when the three leaders of Latin America’s largest democracies inserted themselves into the high-stakes standoff between Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his opponents over who won the country’s presidential election. Dubbed the three amigos — all dyed-in-the-wool leftists who have been friendly with Maduro — the presidents of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico broke …

Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in Venezuela
5 months ago

Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in Venezuela

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is trying to accomplish something that seems impossible in the South American country: steer people away from WhatsApp and X. Maduro’s announcement this week that he had ordered a 10-day block on access to X in Venezuela is the latest in a series of efforts by his government to try to suppress information …

Venezuela’s Maduro signs decree blocking X access for 10 days
5 months ago

Venezuela’s Maduro signs decree blocking X access for 10 days

The Hindu  

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said he has signed a resolution to block access to social media platform X in the country for 10 days. Mr. Maduro has frequently railed against X owner Elon Musk since the country’s July 28 presidential election. Mr. Maduro and the electoral authority have said that the president won a third term in the …

Maduro blocks X in Venezuela as election dispute pressure mounts
5 months ago

Maduro blocks X in Venezuela as election dispute pressure mounts

New Indian Express  

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro suspended access to the social media site X on Thursday, as he faced renewed pressure from a trio of friendly Latin American nations to release data proving his claimed reelection was valid. Election authorities declared Maduro the winner of the July 28 vote but have yet to release detailed results, leading left-wing allies Brazil, Colombia …

What options does Maduro have after Venezuela’s contested presidential election?
5 months, 1 week ago

What options does Maduro have after Venezuela’s contested presidential election?

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The world’s democracies have almost unanimously condemned the results of Venezuela’s presidential election and called for a transparent vote count to confirm what the opposition says was its landslide victory over President Nicolás Maduro. Two of Maduro’s closest allies — the leftist presidents of Brazil and Colombia — have recently joined a chorus of nations, including the …

Venezuelan election could lead to seismic shift in politics or give President Maduro six more years
5 months, 1 week ago

Venezuelan election could lead to seismic shift in politics or give President Maduro six more years

New Indian Express  

Venezuela sits atop the world's largest proven oil reserves, and once boasted Latin America's most advanced economy. Sanctions from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration seeking to force Maduro from power after his 2018 reelection — which the U.S. and dozens of other countries condemned as illegitimate — only deepened the crisis. “No one is going to create chaos in Venezuela,” …

AP PHOTOS: Venezuelans rally ahead of election many see as biggest threat yet for President Maduro
5 months, 2 weeks ago

AP PHOTOS: Venezuelans rally ahead of election many see as biggest threat yet for President Maduro

Associated Press  

Flags, motorcycles, electronic merengue and all sorts of T-shirts — including one styled as a photo collage of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour — have all been part of the monthslong campaigns leading into Sunday’s heated presidential election in Venezuela. Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez attend his campaign rally in Barinas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 6, 2024. Presidential candidate Edmundo …

Maduro seeks to shore up Venezuela military’s support ahead of vote threatening his hold on power
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Maduro seeks to shore up Venezuela military’s support ahead of vote threatening his hold on power

Associated Press  

AGUA CALIENTE, Venezuela — At a crossroads not far from a gas station overgrown with weeds, young men and women in faded green fatigues stop vehicles returning from a rally for opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, ask passengers for their identifications, and inspect their cars, trucks and motorcycles. Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attend a campaign rally in …

Venezuela’s opposition coalition welcomes President Maduro’s plan to jumpstart dialogue with the US
6 months, 1 week ago

Venezuela’s opposition coalition welcomes President Maduro’s plan to jumpstart dialogue with the US

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s main opposition coalition on Tuesday welcomed President Nicolas Maduro’s announcement the day before about his intentions to jumpstart negotiations with the United States this week. Maduro has held parallel talks with the Biden administration and the opposition coalition for about two years, seeking to rid Venezuela of economic sanctions that cut off the oil-dependent country from …

Ahead of election, Venezuela’s Maduro says he has agreed to resume negotiations with United States
6 months, 1 week ago

Ahead of election, Venezuela’s Maduro says he has agreed to resume negotiations with United States

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s government plans to resume negotiations with the U.S. government this week, President Nicolás Maduro announced Monday, less than a month before a highly anticipated election in which he and his party are facing their toughest challenge in decades. “I have received the proposal during two continuous months from the United States government to reestablish talks and …

US considering more measures against Venezuelan President Maduro after pulling some sanctions relief
11 months, 1 week ago

US considering more measures against Venezuelan President Maduro after pulling some sanctions relief

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.S. is considering additional …

Colombia hosts international conference to discuss Venezuela
1 year, 8 months ago

Colombia hosts international conference to discuss Venezuela

Al Jazeera  

President Gustavo Petro calls on leaders from 19 countries and the EU to ‘rebuild the path of peace’ in Latin America. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has hosted world leaders in Bogotá for a one-day conference to discuss the political situation in Venezuela, where critics accuse the administration of Nicolás Maduro of stifling opposition. Representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, the United …

Colombia and Venezuela to fully reopen shared border
2 years ago

Colombia and Venezuela to fully reopen shared border

Al Jazeera  

The two countries will allow passage of cargo and passenger transport via the Tienditas International Bridge from January 1. Venezuela and Colombia will fully reopen their shared border on January 1 to allow passage of cargo and passenger transport via the cross-border Tienditas International Bridge, Colombia Migration said in a statement. The South American countries already reopened in September their …

Colombia, Venezuela presidents meet as ties keep improving
2 years, 2 months ago

Colombia, Venezuela presidents meet as ties keep improving

Al Jazeera  

Nicolas Maduro and Gustavo Petro holding talks in Caracas as neighbouring countries repair relationship severed in 2019. The talks in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Tuesday between Colombia’s new left-wing President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro come just weeks after the two nations reopened key, shared border crossings. “For six years, there has been a political vacuum between two …

Colombia-Venezuela border reopening raises hopes, new questions
2 years, 3 months ago

Colombia-Venezuela border reopening raises hopes, new questions

Al Jazeera  

Colombian President Gustavo Petro hails reopening as a victory, while experts say more must be done to improve security. “We are happy that this will allow more commerce from Colombia into Venezuela,” said Maria, a fruit seller in the Colombian border town of Villa del Rosario, who only gave Al Jazeera her first name. On the campaign trail, Petro – …

Venezuela-Colombia border reopens to trade as tensions ease
2 years, 3 months ago

Venezuela-Colombia border reopens to trade as tensions ease

Al Jazeera  

People along the shared border hope the reopening of border crossings to cargo will boost the economy after a years-long closure. Trucks loaded with aluminum and medications have crossed a bridge linking Colombia and Venezuela for the first time in seven years, as the neighbouring countries continue to mend relations after years of political conflict. The border reopening – which …

Colombia and Venezuela to reopen shared border to cargo transport
2 years, 4 months ago

Colombia and Venezuela to reopen shared border to cargo transport

Al Jazeera  

Easing of restrictions comes as neighbouring countries seek to normalise relations after years of tension. The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela have announced that commercial flights will resume between the two nations and cargo transport will be allowed across their shared border on September 26 after a years-long closure. The announcement on Friday marks the latest example of increased cooperation …

Venezuela, Colombia take step toward normalizing ties
2 years, 4 months ago

Venezuela, Colombia take step toward normalizing ties

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The governments of Venezuela and Colombia took a step toward normalizing ties Monday when President Nicolás Maduro hosted an event to welcome the newly appointed ambassador from the neighboring country, a post that had been empty since 2019 over a diplomatic impasse. Colombia, for decades the region’s strongest ally of the United States, was among dozens of …

Venezuela, Colombia name ambassadors in attempt to repair ties
2 years, 4 months ago

Venezuela, Colombia name ambassadors in attempt to repair ties

Al Jazeera  

Venezuela, Colombia appoint envoys to each other’s capitals, aiming to restore relations that have been broken for more than three years. Venezuela and Colombia have appointed ambassadors to each other, days after the inauguration of Colombia’s first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, who has promised to mend ties with its neighbour. The newly elected Colombian president said Armando Benedetti, a former …

Ex-rebel takes oath as Colombian president in historic shift
2 years, 5 months ago

Ex-rebel takes oath as Colombian president in historic shift

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s first leftist president was sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and bring peace to a country long haunted by bloody feuds between the government, drug traffickers and rebel groups. On Sunday, he said Colombia was getting a “second chance” to tackle violence and poverty and promised that his government would implement economic policies that …

Venezuela and Colombia agree to re-establish diplomatic ties
2 years, 5 months ago

Venezuela and Colombia agree to re-establish diplomatic ties

Al Jazeera  

Countries will name new ambassadors when Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office next month, officials say. Colombia and Venezuela will appoint new ambassadors in their respective capitals when Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office next month, authorities said, in an effort to rebuild diplomatic relations after years of tension. That fuelled tensions between the neighbours, with Colombia’s outgoing President Ivan …

Colombia extends border closure with Venezuela
3 years, 7 months ago

Colombia extends border closure with Venezuela

Al Jazeera  

The Colombian Foreign Ministry cites COVID for sealing the border, where violence has also broken out, until September 1. Colombia will keep its border with Venezuela shut until September 1, scrapping earlier plans to reopen on June 1, the nation’s Foreign Ministry has said in a decree. Late on Monday, the Colombian Defence Ministry said Venezuela released eight soldiers who …

US indicts Venezuela’s Maduro on narcoterrorism charges
4 years, 9 months ago

US indicts Venezuela’s Maduro on narcoterrorism charges

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Nicolás Maduro effectively converted Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups as he and his allies stole billions from the South American country, the Justice Department charged in several indictments made public Thursday against the embattled socialist leader and his inner circle. One indictment by prosecutors in New York accused Maduro …

Venezuela on alert as Maduro alleges Colombian plot to attack
5 years, 4 months ago

Venezuela on alert as Maduro alleges Colombian plot to attack

Al Jazeera  

Feud between the two Latin American neighbours escalates after Bogota accused Caracas of harbouring FARC rebels. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has put the military on alert ahead of exercises along the border with Colombia, accusing the neighbouring nation’s president of plotting an attack as tensions mounted between the two South American countries. “Colombia’s government doesn’t want peace,” Maduro told a …

Venezuela partially opens border with Colombia that was shut in February
5 years, 7 months ago

Venezuela partially opens border with Colombia that was shut in February

The Hindu  

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday announced a partial opening of the country's border with Colombia, which his government closed in February as opposition leaders prepared an ultimately failed effort to bring aid into the country. Mr. Maduro had closed borders with Colombia, Brazil and Dutch Antilles islands as opposition leader Juan Guaido prepared to bring in U.S.-backed humanitarian aid. …

Venezuela reopens border with Colombia after four months
5 years, 7 months ago

Venezuela reopens border with Colombia after four months

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of people enter Colombia to buy food and medicine after President Nicolas Maduro orders reopening of border. Thousands of people have crossed into Colombia to buy food and medicine after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reopened a border that had been shut down for the past four months. Announcing the frontier’s reopening on Friday, Maduro said: “We are a people …

Mike Pompeo says Maduro ‘is not someone who can be part of Venezuela’s future’
5 years, 8 months ago

Mike Pompeo says Maduro ‘is not someone who can be part of Venezuela’s future’

CNN  

Washington CNN — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro can’t “be part of Venezuela’s future.” In an interview with ABC, Pompeo said “Maduro can’t feel good, he’s ruling for the moment, but he can’t govern.” Citing Venezuela’s “enormous poverty, enormous starvation” and lack of access to medicine for sick children, Pompeo said “this is …

Venezuela in crisis: All previous updates
5 years, 8 months ago

Venezuela in crisis: All previous updates

Al Jazeera  

Here are all the developments on the Venezuela crisis from January 22 until February 13. Tuesday, April 2 Venezuela’s Guaido recognises risk of arrest Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has said he knows he runs the risk of being arrested for pushing to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro. US bringing ‘maximum pressure’ on Venezuela: Sanctions official The United States was bringing …

South American leaders announce new regional bloc
5 years, 9 months ago

South American leaders announce new regional bloc

Al Jazeera  

Prosur will replace UNASUR, which fell apart last year following divisions over how to address the Venezuela crisis. A group of South American leaders have signed a declaration creating a regional bloc of nations that they say is open to any country, regardless of ideology, to collaborate on solving regional problems. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and Colombia’s Ivan Duque had …

Venezuelans vow to continue protests as clashes turn deadly
5 years, 10 months ago

Venezuelans vow to continue protests as clashes turn deadly

Al Jazeera  

At least two killed in violent protests as President Maduro severs diplomatic ties with Colombia over Guaido support. Cucuta, Colombia – Violent clashes broke out in Venezuelan border towns killing at least two people, as President Nicolas Maduro blocked aid convoys from entering the country. Troops loyal to Maduro fired tear gas and rounds of rubber bullets on Saturday at …

Venezuela border clashes erupt as Opposition tries to bring in aid
5 years, 10 months ago

Venezuela border clashes erupt as Opposition tries to bring in aid

ABC  

Violent border clashes are continuing in Venezuela as the Opposition tries to bring aid into the country and President Nicolas Maduro tries to keep it out. Key points: Clashes between locals and soldiers began at dawn near the Colombian border Mr Maduro has accused the Colombian Government of serving as a staging ground for a US-led effort to oust him …

Venezuela’s Maduro breaks relations with Colombia in standoff over aid
5 years, 10 months ago

Venezuela’s Maduro breaks relations with Colombia in standoff over aid

CNN  

Caracas, Venezuela CNN — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro severed diplomatic relations with Colombia on Saturday as violence broke out along the two countries’ borders, where international aid intended for Venezuela is awaiting transport. • The Colombian foreign minister said 285 people were hurt, with 37 requiring hospitalization, after the Venezuelan National Guard fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters …

Maduro cuts ties with Colombia as protests rock Venezuela
5 years, 10 months ago

Maduro cuts ties with Colombia as protests rock Venezuela

Al Jazeera  

Two killed as opposition tries to move aid into Venezuela sparking running battles along border bridges. Venezuela‘s embattled President Nicolas Maduro has severed diplomatic ties with Colombia amid escalating tension over an opposition-led effort to bring foreign aid across the countries’ mutual border. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti, reporting from Cucuta on Saturday, said the opposition had “given up on getting …

Venezuelan President Breaks Ties With Colombia Amidst Deadly Aid Crisis
5 years, 10 months ago

Venezuelan President Breaks Ties With Colombia Amidst Deadly Aid Crisis

NPR  

Venezuelan President Breaks Ties With Colombia Amidst Deadly Aid Crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption Schneyder Mendoza/AFP/Getty Images Schneyder Mendoza/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 6:02 a.m. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced Saturday that his government had broken diplomatic ties with Colombia after the government there aided opposition activists in seeking to bring the aid into Venezuela. Five members of the Venezuelan …

Venezuela’s Juan Guaido risks arrest to cross into Colombia, vowing aid will be delivered
5 years, 10 months ago

Venezuela’s Juan Guaido risks arrest to cross into Colombia, vowing aid will be delivered

LA Times  

Venezuelan opposition leader and self-declared interim president Juan Guaido risked arrest to cross the border into Colombia on Friday to appear at a massive benefit concert. Guaido said more than 1 million volunteers were ready to distribute aid throughout Venezuela, but did not explain how it would get through, given Maduro’s vow that its “poisonous” contents would never enter the …

Venezuelan tensions take a strange turn at the Colombian border
5 years, 10 months ago

Venezuelan tensions take a strange turn at the Colombian border

ABC  

Venezuela's embattled President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the closure of his country's vast border with Brazil and threatened to close the border with Colombia — setting up what could prove to be a dramatic showdown with the Opposition Leader and foreign celebrities. Self-declared president Juan Guaido is currently leading a caravan to the border with Colombia, with the intention of …

Venezuela closes border with Brazil, Colombian crossings may be next
5 years, 10 months ago

Venezuela closes border with Brazil, Colombian crossings may be next

CNN  

CNN — Nicolas Maduro will close Venezuela’s border with Brazil, as tensions over foreign aid deliveries rise. While he accepted aid from the United Nations last year, Maduro opposes the new aid shipments and has described the opposition’s aid campaign as “a provocation.” Guaido has named Saturday as the deadline for the aid to cross the border. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/AFP/Getty Images …

Venezuela closes maritime border with neighbor amidst growing aid crisis
5 years, 10 months ago

Venezuela closes maritime border with neighbor amidst growing aid crisis

CNN  

CNN — Venezuela has shut a key maritime border and grounded flights as the opposition party seeks to import foreign aid to the crisis-hit South American country. The government of Brazil held a meeting Tuesday to “define logistics” on providing aid to the Venezuelan people, presidential spokesman Otavio Rego Barros said in a press conference. Fiery rhetoric Venezuela’s defense minister, …

Venezuela crisis: Donald Trump slams Nicolas Maduro for blocking aid, says US hasn't ruled out 'military option'
5 years, 10 months ago

Venezuela crisis: Donald Trump slams Nicolas Maduro for blocking aid, says US hasn't ruled out 'military option'

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump warned Venezuela on Wednesday that “all options” are on the table and demanded that far left leader Nicolas Maduro unblock US aid shipments to the country. Washington: President Donald Trump warned Venezuela on Wednesday that “all options” are on the table and demanded that far left leader Nicolas Maduro unblock US aid shipments to the country. …

U.S. emergency aid for Venezuela arrives at Colombian border
5 years, 11 months ago

U.S. emergency aid for Venezuela arrives at Colombian border

The Hindu  

Trucks carrying U.S. humanitarian aid destined for Venezuela arrived on Thursday at the Colombian border, where opposition leaders vowed to bring them into their troubled nation despite objections from embattled President Nicolas Maduro. “The United States is prepositioning relief items including food, nutritional supplements, hygiene kits and medical supplies in Colombia so they are available to reach those most in …

As Venezuela crisis deepens, troops block border to halt arrival of food and medicine
5 years, 11 months ago

As Venezuela crisis deepens, troops block border to halt arrival of food and medicine

LA Times  

Venezuelan soldiers erected blockades on the Tienditas Bridge at a border crossing between Colombia and Venezuela. The self-proclaimed opposition Venezuelan government — which controls no territory or border posts — has called on Venezuelan troops and police to allow the entry of tens of millions of dollars in aid pledged in recent days by the United States, Canada and various …

What’s really going on in Venezuela (opinion)
5 years, 11 months ago

What’s really going on in Venezuela (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Fabiana Sofia Perera has lived and studied in Venezuela. CNN — In a plaza in Caracas, surrounded by supporters carrying flags and chanting for democracy, Juan Guaidó, a 35 year-old legislator from a coastal town in Venezuela swore “to assume all the powers of the presidency to secure an end to the usurpation.” The event was widely reported …

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