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US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela's Maduro hours after he took oath as president
5 days, 19 hours ago

US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela's Maduro hours after he took oath as president

Firstpost  

Washington has also imposed fresh sanctions on eight senior Venezuelan officials for “leading key economic and security agencies enabling Nicolas Maduro’s repression and subversion of democracy in Venezuela,” the Treasury Department said President Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters in Caracas, Venezuela ahead of Christmas celebrations. Washington has also imposed fresh sanctions on eight senior Venezuelan officials for “leading key economic …

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Venezuelan opposition leader rallies support in Panama ahead of Maduro inauguration
1 week ago

Venezuelan opposition leader rallies support in Panama ahead of Maduro inauguration

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — Days before Venezuela’s presidential inauguration, self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González was in Panama Wednesday rallying regional support for the opposition’s claims that he won the July election against President Nicolás Maduro. Accompanied by a dozen former Latin American leaders, González met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino at the presidential palace, where they were photographed holding …

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Venezuelan opposition leader urges supporters to demonstrate to force Maduro to leave office
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1 week, 3 days ago

Venezuelan opposition leader urges supporters to demonstrate to force Maduro to leave office

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Sunday urged supporters to demonstrate across the country, saying in a video message that President Nicolás Maduro will not step down on his own and they “must make him leave.” Machado instructed supporters to demonstrate Thursday, the day before Venezuela’s next presidential term is set to begin. Opposition leader Maria …

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U.S. government seizes plane used by Venezuelan president, citing sanctions violations
4 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. government seizes plane used by Venezuelan president, citing sanctions violations

LA Times  

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores walk down the steps of an airplane. The U.S. government has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that officials say was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States, citing violations of sanctions and export control laws. Gen. Merrick Garland said in a …

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Elon Musk mocks Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro: 'I will carry you on a donkey'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk mocks Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro: 'I will carry you on a donkey'

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk accepted a challenge from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for a televised fight. X CEO Elon Musk leaving a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gesturing during a press conference. Elon Musk said, "I accept" on his social media platform X after Nicolas Maduro challenged him …

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Who is mightier? Elon Musk to take on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in bizarre fight
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is mightier? Elon Musk to take on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in bizarre fight

India TV News  

Just when it was thought that the year 2024 could not get any crazier, now the world is gearing up for a fight between Tesla and X owner Elon Musk and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who won a recent controversial election. Musk, who accused Maduro of "major election fraud", accepted Maduro's challenge of a fight amid a political crisis in …

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Venezuela's Maduro Asks Pro-Government Supreme Court To Audit His Disputed Election
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Venezuela's Maduro Asks Pro-Government Supreme Court To Audit His Disputed Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said he asked the country’s Supreme Court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory, drawing swift condemnation by independent observers. Maduro told reporters Wednesday that the ruling party is “I throw myself before justice,” he said to reporters outside the Supreme …

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Brazil's Bolsonaro apologises amid 'pedophilia' row
2 years, 2 months ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro apologises amid 'pedophilia' row

The Hindu  

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro apologised on Tuesday after his visit to a group of teenagers he implied were sex workers drew accusations of "pedophilia" from opponents. "If my words, which were taken out of context in bad faith, were somehow misinterpreted or caused discomfort to our Venezuelan sisters, I apologise," Mr. Bolsonaro said in a video posted online. In an …

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Venezuela’s Maduro expresses desire for foreign aid, Biden deal
3 years, 6 months ago

Venezuela’s Maduro expresses desire for foreign aid, Biden deal

Al Jazeera  

Venezuela’s president hopes a deal with the United States will open the floodgates to foreign investment, create jobs and alleviate poverty for his country, which is in the throes of a crippling economic crisis. “If Venezuela can’t produce oil and sell it, can’t produce and sell its gold, can’t produce and sell its bauxite, can’t produce iron, etcetera, and can’t …

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US sanctions on Venezuela could exacerbate crisis, UN warns
5 years, 5 months ago

US sanctions on Venezuela could exacerbate crisis, UN warns

Al Jazeera  

Sanctions will worsen situation for millions in terms of access to food and health, human rights chief says. The US move, which follows repeated rounds of sanctions against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, includes the authorisation of penalties against “foreign persons” who provide support to his government. ‘Significantly exacerbate crisis’ Bachelet said she was concerned businesses and financial institutions were “likely …

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US adds oil-sector firms, ships to Venezuela sanctions list
5 years, 9 months ago

US adds oil-sector firms, ships to Venezuela sanctions list

The Hindu  

The United States on Friday added two companies involved in shipping oil from Venezuela to Cuba, along with nearly three dozen ships, to a financial sanctions list aimed at increasing pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down and turn over power to the opposition. Cuba is a major importer of crude oil from Venezuela and, in exchange, sends …

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US, Russia divided on Venezuela after talks in Rome
5 years, 9 months ago

US, Russia divided on Venezuela after talks in Rome

Associated Press  

ROME — Russia and the United States remain split on how to resolve the crisis in Venezuela, officials from both powers said Tuesday after talks in Rome. Elliott Abrams, the Trump administration’s special envoy to Venezuela, met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov to discuss the situation in the Latin American country. Russia backs Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and …

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Juan Guaidó returns to Venezuela, risking arrest
5 years, 10 months ago

Juan Guaidó returns to Venezuela, risking arrest

CNN  

CNN — Venezuela’s self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido, returned to the country on Monday, risking arrest for violating a travel ban in his bid to oust embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. It will not be through persecution or threat that they will detain us.” Calling those assembled his “brothers,” Guaido encouraged people to take to streets in protest against Maduro’s …

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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 …

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Venezuela’s military kills woman in standoff over international aid, mayor says
5 years, 10 months ago

Venezuela’s military kills woman in standoff over international aid, mayor says

CNN  

Caracas CNN — At least two people have died and 17 were injured Friday in a standoff between a local indigenous community and the Venezuelan military over deliveries of humanitarian aid, according to local authorities. Gonzalez said one victim was a 34-year-old woman, who was part of an indigenous group trying to facilitate the passage of aid into Venezuela, one …

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Venezuela crisis: European leaders oppose Maduro's presidency
5 years, 11 months ago

Venezuela crisis: European leaders oppose Maduro's presidency

The Quint  

BRUSSELS, Dec. 14, 2018 -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference at the end of an EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 14, 2018. Sources in the Spanish Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that Pedro Sanchez would later be joined by other European leaders throughout the day in threatening to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido …

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Russia, Turkey, China denounce US interference in Venezuela
5 years, 11 months ago

Russia, Turkey, China denounce US interference in Venezuela

Al Jazeera  

The world powers voice support for Nicolas Maduro after US declares he’s no longer the country’s president. “We are with you,” Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Maduro in a telephone call, according to his spokesman Ibrahim Kalin. Everyone has to respect the result of the ballot boxes.” Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu later told news channel A Haber it …

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Isolation greets Maduro’s new term as Venezuela’s president
6 years ago

Isolation greets Maduro’s new term as Venezuela’s president

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolas Maduro celebrated the start to a second term as Venezuela’s leader Thursday, but his world got smaller as countries seized upon the inauguration to cut back diplomatic ties, reject his legitimacy and label him a dictator. Seventeen Latin American countries, the United States and Canada denounced Maduro’s government as illegitimate in a measure adopted Thursday. …

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