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Activists claim Venezuela police 'massacre' killed 23 people
Authorities haven't commented on the incident, which Alvarado called a "massacre."
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Maduro closes in on Venezuela poll triumph amid opposition boycott
The boycott by the main opposition parties meant there was no doubt of victory for Maduro's ruling Socialist Party, giving it control of an expanded 227-seat National Assembly -- the only institution not in its hands.
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Maduro allies set for poll victory with Guaido on the ropes
Victory will give Maduro's ruling Socialist Party control of the National Assembly, the only institution not yet in its hands.
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Maduro hopes to resume 'decent' dialogue with Biden administration
The target of US sanctions aiming to force him from power, Maduro broke off diplomatic relations with Washington in January 2019, after President Donald Trump's administration - along with around 60 other countries - recognised Guaido as Venezuela's president.
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Venezuela 'dictatorship' unfit to hold vote - Brazil
The message came as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a South American tour that will take him to the Brazilian-Venezuelan border Friday for an event also seen as upping the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.
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Venezuela president behind crimes against humanity: UN probe
A team tasked with probing a slew of alleged violations said they had found evidence that state actors, including President Nicolas Maduro, were behind serious crimes such as extrajudicial killings and the systematic use of torture.
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Venezuela jails 2 Americans over failed 'invasion'
Luke Alexander Denman (34) and Airan Berry (40), 'admitted' to 'conspiracy, association (to commit crimes), illicit trafficking of war weapons and terrorism' over the attempted invasion, allegedly aimed at toppling President Nicolas Maduro.
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Venezuela charges two Americans with 'terrorism, conspiracy'
Luke Alexander Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, were among 17 people captured by the Venezuelan military who said they thwarted an attempted invasion by mercenaries in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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US indicts Venezuela leader Maduro for 'narco-terrorism'
The indictments were issued in multiple US jurisdictions including New York and Miami, with charges running from 'conspiracy to narco-terrorism' to money laundering.
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Venezuela opposition leader Guaido returns home, fighting erupts
Shortly before his arrival, fighting broke out between his followers - including several lawmakers - and President Nicolas Maduro's supporters.
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Venezuela's reelected Guaido calls for protests
Guaido, self-appointed acting president of Venezuela, leads the opposition to leftist President Nicolas Maduro, who remains in power despite Guaido's year-long effort to oust the man he calls a 'usurper'.
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Venezuela's Guaido eyes second chance after trying 'everything'
The National Assembly speaker is set to be re-elected to his position on Sunday, but it is the top job currently occupied by socialist leader Nicolas Maduro that he's after.
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Maduro says 'thank God' for dollarisation in Venezuela
The official currency, the bolivar, has depreciated more than 90% this year, while hyperinflation in the first nine months of the year clocked in at 4,680%, according to the central bank.
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Trump says US watching situation in Venezuela 'very closely'
Addressing the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump assailed Venezuela's socialist president, Nicolas Maduro, as 'a Cuban puppet, protected by Cuban bodyguards.'
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Venezuela's opposition says Norway-mediated dialogue with Maduro 'is finished'
The talks, most of which had taken place on the Caribbean island of Barbados, began after opposition leader Juan Guaido led a failed military uprising in April against Maduro.
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Guaido warns Venezuela's Maduro over moves to advance legislative elections
Elections to renew the National Assembly, the only branch of government under opposition control, are set for December 2020.
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Venezuela pro-Maduro legislature to assess early congress elections
Any move to disband congress would fuel criticism of President Nicolas Maduro in the international community and almost certainly halt Norway-brokered talks between the government and opposition leader Juan Guaido's allies.
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Trump imposes total US freeze on Venezuelan government assets
The scope of the announcement came as a surprise even to some Trump administration allies.
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Venezuela government, opposition agree to pursue crisis talks
Representatives of President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido met from Monday to Wednesday in the Caribbean island nation for negotiations, which Maduro has hailed as successful.
