US announcement follows months of frustration over Maduro government’s claims of victory in contested July election.The United States has recognised Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez…
Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry has accused Brazilian officials of making ‘interventionist, rude statements’.Venezuela has pulled its ambassador from Brazil in a spat over Caracas’s failed recent…
The Voluntad Popular party blames the Maduro government for death of co-founder Edwin Santos.A Venezuelan opposition leader has been found dead after being taken into…
Raul Gorrin Belisario, owner of Globovision, allegedly took part in $1.2bn scheme to launder corrupt oil money.The United States has charged a Venezuelan media mogul…
Colombian businessman Alex Saab will become new industry minister, in latest cabinet change since contested election.Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro freed…
Maduro government announces detention of five foreigners, including three US citizens, amid post-election crackdown.The administration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced the arrest of…
Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, shown here on Sept. 16 in Vienna, voiced concerns about the "urgent situation" in Venezuela Thursday in a meeting on…
Crackdown following Nicolas Maduro’s contested re-election in July has left 25 dead and 2,400 in jail.Venezuela’s government has unleashed an unprecedented wave of repression following…
NewsFeedThree Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been arrested in Venezuela as officials describe a ‘CIA-led plot’ to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. State…
Arrests come amid surge in tensions between Caracas and Western nations over disputed Venezuelan election results.Venezuela has detained three United States citizens, two Spaniards and…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) celebrates after partial results were announced by the electoral council, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29. Since then, many countries, including…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech after voting in Caracas, on December 6, 2020. The Treasury Department has sanctioned more than a dozen people…
Washington, DC – The United States has imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan judicial and election officials whom it accuses of helping President Nicolas Maduro certify his…
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez has fled to Spain, seeking political asylum amid turmoil in his country after a disputed presidential election. The opposition presidential…
Maria Corina Machado hugs her husband Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia at a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 30. They fled in Barcelona,…
Edmundo Gonzalez is seeking asylum in Spain after he challenged the re-election of Nicolas Maduro.Venezuela has said that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left the…
Announcement comes as Venezuela faces growing diplomatic isolation following election that opposition says was stolen.The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ended Brazil’s authority…
Already, the toll of the current political unrest has been high. Since the July election, at least 23 people have died in Venezuela’s protests, according…
Detention comes amid tensions over Venezuela’s disputed election, with US seizing President Maduro’s plane this week.Venezuelan authorities have detained a United States Navy sailor who…
Foreign leaders, including in the United States and Brazil, have reacted with alarm and warnings after Venezuela issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo…