World Dec 04 Venezuelan government accepts referendum to claim oil-rich part of Guyana Venezuela's election authority says voters approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich piece of neighboring Guyana.
World Dec 03 Venezuelans vote in referendum to claim sovereignty of territory under dispute with Guyana Venezuelans are voting in a referendum Sunday called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over a large swath of neighboring Guyana, arguing the oil- and mineral-rich territory was stolen when the border was drawn more than…
World Dec 01 Venezuela’s government and opposition agree on appeal process for candidates banned from running The government of Venezuela and a faction of the opposition have agreed on a process through which aspiring presidential candidates who were banned from running for office can attempt to get that decision reversed.
World Dec 01 UN’s top court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory The U.N. top court has ordered Venezuela not to take any action that would alter Guyana's control over a disputed territory, but did not specifically ban Venezuela from holding its planned referendum Sunday on the territory's future.
World Oct 30 Venezuela’s high court suspends the opposition’s primary election process, including its result The court on Monday ruled the opposition's Oct. 22 contest may be in violation of the law. It was not immediately clear whether the suspension would effectively result in the nullification of the contest.
Politics Oct 23 Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado dominates opposition’s presidential primary in Venezuela Former Venezuelan lawmaker Maria Corina Machado, a longtime critic of Venezuela's government, has dominated the opposition's presidential primary election, getting more than 1.4 million votes, according to the latest partial results.
Politics Oct 18 U.S. resumes deportation flights to Venezuela A flight of Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. under new measures by the Biden administration has landed outside the South American country's capital.
World Oct 16 Daniel Noboa wins election in Ecuador, becomes nation’s youngest president-elect Noboa did so on the strength of a resume of a 35-year-old who belongs to the South American country’s elite, which has meant some schooling in the U.S., some entrepreneurial work, some dabbling in politics. Now he must meet the…
Politics Sep 23 Granting of temporary legal status for Venezuelan migrants draws mixed reactions The Biden administration's grant of temporary legal status to nearly 500,000 Venezuelans already in the U.S. may complicate its messaging abroad. Critics say it encourages others to come, but others say Venezuelans will come with or without prospects for temporary…
World Aug 11 Ecuador detains 6 Colombians in assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio Ecuador will hold six Colombian men as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption.