World Jul 31 Maduro asks Venezuela’s Supreme Court to audit the presidential election results Colombian President Petro called on Venezuelan President Maduro to release detailed vote counts from the presidential election after authorities declared Maduro the winner.
World Jul 29 Maduro declared winner in Venezuela’s presidential election, opposition contests results The National Electoral Council, which is controlled by Maduro loyalists, earlier said Maduro had secured 51% of the vote to 44% for González.
World Jul 28 Venezuela’s election could lead to seismic political shift or give Maduro 6 more years Venezuelans are voting Sunday in a presidential election whose outcome will either lead to a seismic shift in politics or extend by six more years the policies that caused the world’s worst peacetime economic collapse.
World Jun 12 Russian warships arrive in Cuban waters for military exercises This mission comes less than two weeks after President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-provided weapons to strike inside Russia to protect Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, prompting President Vladimir Putin to suggest his military could respond with “asymmetrical steps”…
World Apr 17 U.S. reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela as hopes for a fair presidential election fades In October, the U.S. granted Maduro's government relief from sanctions on its state-run oil, gas and mining sectors after it agreed to work with members of the opposition to hold a free and competitive election this year.
Politics Apr 16 Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the closure of his country's embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito.
World Apr 07 Ecuador’s police raid on Mexican Embassy in Quito condemned by world leaders International leaders have condemned Ecuador after police in the country's capital broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former vice president who had been granted political asylum.
World Mar 16 Deadline looms for Venezuelan opposition leader to stand down in race against Maduro Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado faces a choice on which the hopes of millions of Venezuelans fighting to restore their democracy depends.
World Jan 30 U.S. considering more measures against Venezuelan President Maduro after pulling some sanctions relief The U.S. is considering additional measures against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government after the South American country's highest court blocked the presidential candidacy of an opposition leader.
World Jan 29 Venezuelan opposition candidate blocked by court calls it ‘judicial criminality,’ won’t abandon race Machado said she expects government repression and other obstacles to increase against her and her team. But she wouldn't explain the steps that she plans to take to be allowed by electoral authorities to participate in the presidential election.