Venezuelan government
Venezuelan military blocks bridge at Colombia border: opposition
A tanker truck and a huge cargo container barred access to the Tienditas bridge, which links Cucuta, Colombia to Urena, Venezuela.
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Guaido boosted by Europe backing in Venezuela standoff
Guaido thanked each EU country in turn on Twitter "for supporting all Venezuelans in this struggle we undertake to rescue our nation's democracy, freedom and justice."
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Venezuelan migrants' dreams of new life dashed by Ecuador passport rule
More than a million Venezuelan migrants have entered Colombia over the last 15 months, according to official estimates, but Ecuador has also received many refugees until now.
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Ex-city police chief claims role in Venezuela drone attack
In an interview, Salvatore Lucchese, a Venezuelan activist who was previously imprisoned for his role in past protests, told Reuters he orchestrated the attack.
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Venezuela's Maduro calls Pence a 'poisonous viper'
Mike Pence is seeking to boost regional pressure on Venezuela following Maduro’s reelection in May in a vote that the United States said was fraudulent.
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OAS says to present evidence of Venezuela rights violations to The Hague
A group of 15 military officials, including two active generals, were detained around the time of Venezuela’s 20 May elections.
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Rival Venezuela opposition candidates vow to stay in race, splitting vote
Venezuela’s larger formal opposition coalition is boycotting the 20 May presidential vote because many of its leading politicians are in jail, exiled or barred from standing.
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Venezuela opposition candidate's aide hit, suffers 'severe' head injury
He said President Nicolas Maduro’s government, faced with widespread discontent over hyperinflation and food shortages, was resorting to violence to intimidate its adversaries.
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Venezuela opposition asks UN not to send observers to May vote
The main opposition coalition is boycotting the election on the grounds that the elections council has historically favoured the ruling Socialist Party.
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Venezuela's Falcon runs against Maduro for presidency, defying opposition
Falcon defended his decision, saying he operates independently of the opposition coalition Democratic Unity.
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Venezuela raises minimum wage 40 percent, stoking world's fastest inflation
Most economists say the government is in fact fomenting a vicious cycle in a country already wrestling with the world’s fastest inflation.
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Venezuela's Maduro says 'terrorists' stole weapons from military unit
Oscar Perez claimed responsibility for the attack, which he called “Operation Genesis.”
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Venezuela government and opposition to resume dialogue effort
The two sides in September held “exploratory meetings” with the backing of Dominican President Danilo Medina.
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Venezuela prosecutors seek to stop new legislative superbody
The US State Department said on Thursday that the United States will not recognise the constituent assembly.
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Venezuela’s economic crisis can be stopped. Here’s how
The past 20 years act as a good laboratory to study the success of different economic models in Latin America.
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Trump threatens sanctions if Venezuela creates Constituent Assembly
On Sunday, 98% of opposition supporters in an unofficial vote rejected the proposed assembly.
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Venezuela opposition turns heat up on Maduro with strike call
The opposition said it brought 7.6 million people out on Sunday for an unofficial vote intended to de-legitimize a man they call a dictator.
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Venezuela opposition votes against Maduro, woman shot dead
The vote also included participation by swelling ranks of Venezuelans who have moved abroad, from Miami to Madrid, to escape the OPEC nation’s dire economy.
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Venezuela opposition accuses security forces of robbing protesters
Reuters could not independently verify the content of the videos. The Information Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
