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How do you solve a problem like Maduro? U.S. treads fine line on Venezuela
4 months, 1 week ago

How do you solve a problem like Maduro? U.S. treads fine line on Venezuela

LA Times  

Previous efforts to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have failed. The Biden administration is treading a thin line as it attempts to usher Venezuela’s dictator out of office without falling into the costly traps that vexed previous U.S. governments and angered Latin American allies. “We would hope to see all parties take the steps that we have done,” State Department …

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RBI brings back 100 tonnes of India's gold held in UK, more to follow: How domestic gold reserves shows a robust. confident economy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

RBI brings back 100 tonnes of India's gold held in UK, more to follow: How domestic gold reserves shows a robust. confident economy

Op India  

In a significant move, the Reserve Bank of India has brought back 100 tonnes of gold to its domestic vaults for the first time since early 1991. RBI bringing back chunks from its gold reserves in the Bank of England reflects India’s economic strength and confidence. In response to the devastating economic situation, the Chandra Shekhar government decided to pledge …

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Congress Bank Accounts 'Frozen': How Financial Coercion Became a Political Tool
10 months ago

Congress Bank Accounts 'Frozen': How Financial Coercion Became a Political Tool

The Quint  

In Venezuela, under the presidency of Nicolás Maduro, the freezing of bank accounts of political opponents has also been used as a method to suppress Opposition movements. In January 2019, amid a political crisis in Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, the leader of the Opposition, invoked constitutional provisions to declare himself interim president, challenging Maduro's legitimacy. In Turkey, following the failed coup …

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Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper
1 year, 3 months ago

Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — It’s one of the United Nations’ more obscure bodies, with no space to call its own within the riverside headquarters. The workings of the Credentials Committee received little scrutiny until recently — when the Taliban and Myanmar military junta sought entry — and remains “an astonishingly opaque body,” said Richard Gowan, U.N. director for the International Crisis …

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Opponents compete to square off against Venezuela’s powerful leader
1 year, 6 months ago

Opponents compete to square off against Venezuela’s powerful leader

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Leaders of Venezuela’s fractured opposition are shaking voters’ hands and promising — yet again — that they will defeat President Nicolás Maduro at the ballot box. Despite the sky-high odds against them, opposition leaders say that giving up would be worse, so they’re holding an Oct. 22 primary to decide who will take on Maduro next year. …

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Colombia hosts international conference to discuss Venezuela
1 year, 7 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 …

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Venezuela sees some perks of renewed ties with Colombia after years of disputes
1 year, 8 months ago

Venezuela sees some perks of renewed ties with Colombia after years of disputes

NPR  

Venezuela sees some perks of renewed ties with Colombia after years of disputes Enlarge this image toggle caption John Otis for NPR John Otis for NPR SAN ANTONIO DEL TÁCHIRA, Venezuela — At a warehouse in this Venezuelan border town, customs officials inspect tractor trailers loaded with imports from neighboring Colombia. "Now, Venezuela doesn't even rank among Colombia's top-20 trade …

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Venezuela orders arrest of exiled lawmakers fighting Maduro
1 year, 11 months ago

Venezuela orders arrest of exiled lawmakers fighting Maduro

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s socialist government has ordered the arrest of three exiled former lawmakers at the forefront of renewed efforts to unseat President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition-controlled body is widely considered Venezuela’s last democratically elected institution, and although its five-year mandate ended in late 2020, it continues to function as a symbolic shadow to Maduro’s rubber-stamping National Assembly. On …

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Exiled Venezuela lawmakers chosen to lead anti-Maduro fight
1 year, 11 months ago

Exiled Venezuela lawmakers chosen to lead anti-Maduro fight

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s opposition has selected an all-female team of mostly unknown exiled former lawmakers to replace the beleaguered Juan Guaidó as the face of its faltering efforts to remove socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Last week, politicians who were elected to the National Assembly in 2015 voted to oust Guaidó from his role as “interim president,” a title he …

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U.S. looks for opportunity in demise of Guaidó, whom it recognized as ‘interim president’ of Venezuela
1 year, 11 months ago

U.S. looks for opportunity in demise of Guaidó, whom it recognized as ‘interim president’ of Venezuela

LA Times  

Juan Guaidó had the backing of the U.S. and other nations in his claim to Venezuela’s presidency, but he proved unable to unseat Nicolás Maduro. But for the last year, it has not made sense.” Guaidó, at the time a minor opposition figure who was elected head of the National Assembly, declared himself the legitimate president of Venezuela in January …

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Venezuelan opposition strips Juan Guaidó of ‘presidential’ role
1 year, 11 months ago

Venezuelan opposition strips Juan Guaidó of ‘presidential’ role

LA Times  

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó speaks in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sept. 16. For three years, Juan Guaidó led the Venezuelan opposition’s efforts to bring about new elections and remove President Nicolás Maduro. “We haven’t been able to come up with a unanimous decision, but we need to look for new strategies.” Daniel Varnagy, a political science professor at Simon Bolivar University …

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US judge denies diplomatic immunity for Maduro ally Alex Saab
2 years ago

US judge denies diplomatic immunity for Maduro ally Alex Saab

Al Jazeera  

Saab, a close ally of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, claims he was on a diplomatic mission to Iran when arrested. A federal judge in the United States has rejected a plea for diplomatic immunity from businessman Alex Saab, a close ally of Venezuela’s left-wing President Nicolas Maduro. In Venezuela, Maduro and his allies have described Saab’s arrest as part of …

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Venezuela opposition looks to overhaul ‘interim government’
2 years ago

Venezuela opposition looks to overhaul ‘interim government’

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Juan Guaidó has been the face of Venezuelans’ efforts to restore their democracy since he took to the streets to challenge the rule of President Nicolás Maduro in early 2019. Geoff Ramsey, a Venezuela analyst at the Washington Office on Latin America, said the proposal to reshape the interim government reflects efforts by the opposition to adapt …

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Venezuela’s gov, opponents resume talks; US eases sanction
2 years ago

Venezuela’s gov, opponents resume talks; US eases sanction

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Venezuela’s government and its opposition on Saturday agreed to create a U.N.-managed fund to finance health, food and education programs for the poor, while the Biden administration eased some oil sanctions on the country in an effort to boost the newly restarted talks between the sides. Venezuelan resources held in the international financial system will be directed …

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Support for Venezuela’s opposition is dwindling at OAS
2 years, 2 months ago

Support for Venezuela’s opposition is dwindling at OAS

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuela’s opposition suffered a rebuff Thursday as 19 members of the Organization of American States backed a proposal to remove its envoy from the regional forum for political and economic issues. More than half of the organization’s 35 members voted for the resolution and many others abstained, signaling a growing lack of support in the region for …

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Venezuela’s alarmingly low vaccine rate among worst in world
2 years, 5 months ago

Venezuela’s alarmingly low vaccine rate among worst in world

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The wails pierced the walls of the walk-in clinic tucked among rundown homes in the heart of Venezuela’s capital. But an Associated Press analysis of rare government data and estimates from public health agencies shows that Venezuela’s vaccination crisis is growing, putting it among the world’s worst countries for inoculating children against potentially fatal diseases. “Equitable access …

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Joe Biden sidelines Venezuela's pro-democracy leader from Summit of the Americas
2 years, 6 months ago

Joe Biden sidelines Venezuela's pro-democracy leader from Summit of the Americas

The Hindu  

A little more than two years ago, Juan Guaidó was showered with bipartisan applause when President Donald Trump during his state of the union speech praised the Venezuelan opposition leader as a “very brave man" who carries on his shoulders the democratic hopes of an entire nation. But in a sign of how far his political fate has fallen, and …

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US unlikely to invite Cuba, Nicaragua or Venezuela to summit
2 years, 7 months ago

US unlikely to invite Cuba, Nicaragua or Venezuela to summit

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The Biden administration is unlikely to invite the leaders of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba to the upcoming Summit of the Americas, a senior State Department official said Wednesday while sidestepping questions about an eventual role for Venezuela’s opposition leader at the gathering of hemispheric leaders. When pressed, Nichols refused to say whether opposition leader Juan Guaidó — who …

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Venezuelan opposition faces fading enthusiasm
2 years, 9 months ago

Venezuelan opposition faces fading enthusiasm

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Emily Mayora's family once supported the opposition to Venezuelan President …

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Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plans
2 years, 10 months ago

Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plans

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A retired Venezuelan army general says U.S. officials at the highest levels of the CIA and other federal agencies were aware of his efforts to oust Nicolás Maduro — a role he says should immediately debunk criminal charges that he worked alongside the socialist leader to flood the U.S. with cocaine. “Efforts to overthrow the Maduro regime have …

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Venezuela talks suspended in Mexico City
3 years, 2 months ago

Venezuela talks suspended in Mexico City

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The latest round of negotiations between Venezuela’s government and the country’s opposition were suspended Friday when the government’s delegates failed to appear in Mexico City. The opposition delegates confirmed in a statement that the government side had not arrived, but they planned to continue participating with the agreed upon framework. The delegates of President Nicolás Maduro and …

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Venezuelan government, opposition leaders to meet in Mexico
3 years, 4 months ago

Venezuelan government, opposition leaders to meet in Mexico

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The fragile process, however, fell apart when the …

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US eases crippling Venezuela sanction, allows propane deals
3 years, 5 months ago

US eases crippling Venezuela sanction, allows propane deals

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The U.S. government on Monday moved to ease a crippling sanction imposed by the Trump administration on Venezuela by allowing companies to export propane to the troubled South American country, a step that could mitigate a shortage that has pushed people to cook on charcoal or wood grills. “The intimidation has never stopped us,” said Guaidó, who …

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Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot sentenced to 6 years
3 years, 7 months ago

Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot sentenced to 6 years

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A judge in Colombia has sentenced three Venezuelan men to six years in prison for helping organize an ill-conceived plot to remove President Nicolás Maduro involving former American Green Berets. In March, the men pleaded guilty to working alongside Jordan Goudreau, a former U.S. Green Beret and Iraq war veteran, in organizing a rag tag army of a …

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