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Politics Aug 04
State Department official confirms U.S. will extend support for Venezuela’s GuaidóSen. Chris Murphy said the rushed U.S. policy has allowed Maduro to label Guaidó an "American patsy" while hardening Russian and Cuban backing of Maduro.
Economy Jun 18
Trump sanctions target Venezuela’s link to MexicoFocusing primarily on Mexico-based individuals, U.S. Treasury officials sanctioned three people and the companies they ran. They're all now blocked from doing any business with the United States or American citizens.
Politics May 05
Trump denies ties to Venezuelan attack with 2 U.S. men jailedPresident Donald Trump says the United States had nothing to do with a suspected incursion into Venezuela that landed two U.S. citizens behind bars in the crisis-stricken South American nation.
World May 05
2 U.S. ‘mercenaries’ arrested after raid in VenezuelaVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says authorities arrested two U.S. citizens among a group of “mercenaries” trying to kill him.
Politics Mar 11
Opposition street marches wear thin for some VenezuelansVenezuelan political leader Juan Guaidó has repeatedly called on discontent people to march in street protests. But as this approach has failed to budge Maduro and turnout fades, some suggest a pivot to focusing on forcing fair legislative elections.
World Feb 14
Venezuelan president says arrest of Juan Guaidó ‘will come’Maduro made the remark in a meeting with the international press on Friday, three days after Guaidó returned from a tour to the U.S. and Europe, in defiance of a court order prohibiting him from leaving the country.
World Feb 12
Guaidó returns to Venezuela boosted by U.S. supportAn energized Guaidó told cheering supporters at a public square in the capital of Caracas late Tuesday that he is armed with the backing of the “free world” to finish the job of reclaiming the nation.
World Jul 04
5,287 people killed during Venezuela security operations in 2018, UN reportsThe U.N. human rights chief said the number of extrajudicial killings in 2018 was "shockingly high."…
World May 01
As new protests loom, was Venezuela opposition outplayed?Opposition leader Juan Guaidó stunned the nation Tuesday when he appeared on a video urging troops to abandon Maduro and join those clamoring for the socialist leader's ouster. But while the call to action spurred protests around the nation, only…
World Apr 30
Venezuela’s Guaido takes to streets in military uprisingVenezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday in a bold and risky attempt to lead a military uprising and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.
