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Maduro hails start of Norway-brokered talks with opposition
The mediation bid comes after a months-long power struggle between National Assembly leader Juan Guaido and the socialist president, with sometimes deadly street clashes.
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Amnesty urges ICC to probe 'crimes against humanity' in Venezuela
Maduro was re-elected to a second term in May 2018, in a vote boycotted by the opposition and rejected by much of the international community.
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'It's time to rise up,' Venezuelan general tells military officers in video
Ramon Rangel, who identified himself as an air force general, said the Venezuelan government is being controlled by the “communist dictatorship” in Cuba - a key Maduro ally.
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Venezuela braces for unrest as Maduro clamps down
President Nicolas Maduro accused his sacked intelligence chief of being a CIA 'mole' and the architect of the failed military uprising.
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Venezuela's Guaido blasts Maduro over opposition crackdown
They are among 10 National Assembly members charged with treason for supporting Guaido's call for a military revolt on 30 April.
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Venezuela detains top Guaido aide
Edgar Zambrano, Guaido's deputy as National Assembly speaker, was detained by intelligence agents in Caracas for backing the failed 30 April uprising orchestrated by Guaido.
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Venezuela to prosecute lawmakers who backed failed uprising
Soon after the announcement, the Constituent Assembly - which effectively acts as a regime rubber stamp - stripped the seven lawmakers of their parliamentary immunity.
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Maduro exhorts Venezuela military to fight 'any coup plotter'
On Tuesday, Guaido, who has been recognized by more than 50 countries as the crisis-wracked country's interim president, urged the armed forces to rise up against the embattled leader.
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Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid 'attempted coup'
An apparently carefully planned attempt by opposition leader Juan Guaido to demonstrate growing military support disintegrated into rioting as palls of black smoke rose over eastern Caracas.
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Venezuela's Guaido calls for uprising but military loyal to Maduro for now
In a message posted on his social media accounts on Tuesday evening, Guaido told supporters to take to the streets once again on Wednesday. He reiterated his call for the armed forces to take his side, and said Maduro did not have the military’s support.
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Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid ‘attempted coup’
An apparently carefully planned attempt by Juan Guaido to demonstrate growing military support disintegrated into rioting as palls of black smoke rose over eastern Caracas.
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Venezuela’s Guaido says troops have joined him to end Maduro presidency
Venezuelan Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez tweeted that the government was confronting a small group of 'military traitors' seeking to promote a coup.
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Guaido cancels western Venezuela rally after 'dictatorship' blocks route
Guaido has travelled outside the capital, Caracas, more and more in recent weeks to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to step down.
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US to use all economic, political tools to hold Maduro accountable – Pompeo
More than 3 million Venezuelans have fled hyperinflation, food and medicine shortages and political crisis.
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Maduro orders militia expansion as Guaido tours blackout-ravaged state
Guaido has been recognised as Venezuela’s rightful leader by the United States and most Western countries, who agree with his argument that Maduro’s 2018 re-election was illegitimate.
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Argentina gives credentials to representative of Venezuelan opposition leader
The credentials were delivered by the Argentine Foreign Ministry to Elisa Trotta Gamus, who will represent Guaido in Argentina, according to a government statement.
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Venezuelans protest as Guaido declares 'definitive' escalation
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido launched what he promised will be a "definitive" escalation of pressure to force Nicolas Maduro from office.
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Venezuela's Guaido stripped of immunity, can face prosecution
Critics of the controversial two-year-old body say it was created to rubber-stamp Maduro's decisions and sideline the opposition-controlled National Assembly.
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Top Venezuela court tightens noose on opposition chief Guaido
The court ruling cited Guaido's violation of a ban on his travel outside Venezuela when he visited Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay from late February to early March.
