May 25 Venezuela negotiators return to Norway for crisis talks By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press Representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition have returned to Norway for a mediation effort aimed at resolving the political crisis in the South American country, the Norwegian government said Saturday. Continue reading
May 09 Arrest of Venezuelan opposition figure draws condemnation By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press Edgar Zambrano, vice president of the opposition-controlled National Assembly in Venezuela, was detained by members of Venezuela's intelligence agency. Continue reading
May 04 Key role of Venezuelan military in crisis takes center stage By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press The critical role of the Venezuelan military in the country’s crisis was on display Saturday as President Nicolás Maduro sought to keep its support and opposition leader Juan Guaidó tried to woo the armed forces to his side. Continue reading
May 03 Days of tumult fail to end Venezuela’s political standoff. What’s next? By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press In the fourth month of their standoff, neither President Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaidó have been able to deliver a knock-out blow as Venezuela spirals deeper into neglect, isolation and desperation. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 2:44 In Venezuela, Maduro holds on to power as Guaido’s military support falters By William Brangham After Tuesday’s violent clashes, Wednesday dawned quiet in Caracas but eventually grew chaotic again. Police threw tear gas at Venezuelans demonstrating in support of opposition leader Juan Guaido. Meanwhile, it was unclear why Guaido’s earlier talks with military leaders about… Continue watching
May 01 As new protests loom, was Venezuela opposition outplayed? By Scott Smith, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 4:14 In Venezuela, Guaido calls for military to turn against Maduro The political power struggle in Venezuela took a violent turn Tuesday, as opposition leader Juan Guaido appealed to the military to turn against President Nicolas Maduro’s regime, and for the public to take to the streets. Thousands turned out in… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 5:55 How Venezuelan opposition envisions ousting Maduro from power Although anti-Maduro protests exploded on the streets of Caracas Tuesday, by nightfall it was unclear if the Venezuelan military had heeded opposition leader Juan Guaido’s call to abandon President Maduro. William Brangham talks to Carlos Vecchio, U.S. representative of Venezuela’s… Continue watching
Apr 30 Venezuela’s Guaido takes to streets in military uprising By Scott Smith, Christopher Torchia, Associated Press Venezuelan 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. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 9:00 On Cuba policy change, Bolton says, ‘I can’t wait for the lawsuits’ The White House says Americans will now be able to sue businesses operating on land confiscated by the Castro regime. Previous administrations declined to enforce the related Helms-Burton Law. Canada and the EU, which have private-sector interests on Cuban land,… Continue watching