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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Venezuelans over accusations they helped support the government and son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the latest actions by Washington targeting the socialist leader. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said brothers Santiago Jose Moron Hernandez and…

(Reuters) - The governor of the Venezuelan state of Zulia, which President Nicolas Maduro has identified as a coronavirus hotspot, has checked into a clinic to seek treatment for respiratory trouble, three sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. Omar Prieto was admitted on Tuesday night to a private…

(Reuters) - The governor of the Venezuelan state of Zulia, which President Nicolas Maduro has identified as a coronavirus hotspot, has checked into a clinic to seek treatment for respiratory trouble, three sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. Omar Prieto was admitted on Tuesday night to a private…

Bob Rae's appointment as ambassador to the UN is a direct result of Canada's defeat in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. But, it suggests the Liberals are ignoring the lessons of that defeat and calls to rethink Canadian foreign policy. Three weeks after the…

An Iranian conglomerate owned by the country’s military and tied to its missile program has established a retail foothold in Venezuela, according to officials and records detailing the move, deepening Tehran’s involvement with the Maduro government. The Iranian firm is working with the Maduro government’s troubled emergency food program, which…

A British judge rejected a claim by Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro for the release of $1 billion of the country’s gold reserves held in a Bank of England vault, a decision that sustains U.S.-led efforts to cut off financing from the authoritarian leader’s regime. The court’s decision is the latest…

Image for representation. The government of Venezuelan socialist President Nicolas Maduro has flaunted the tankers, which departed last month, to show it remains unbowed by U.S. pressure. Reuters Last Updated: July 2, 2020, 11:38 PM IST FOLLOW US ON: U.S. prosecutors late on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to seize the…

(Bloomberg) -- President Nicolas Maduro expelled the European Union’s ambassador to Venezuela in response to the EU’s sanction of high-ranking officials in his government.Maduro announced the move in a televised address late Monday after the EU Council sanctioned 11 members of the president’s inner circle for undermining the rule of…

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday ordered the European Union’s ambassador to leave the country, hours after the bloc that’s pushing for a democratic transition hit several officials loyal to the socialist leader with sanctions.Maduro’s order, given in an address on state television, follows stiff financial measures…

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Monday gave the head of the European Union mission in Caracas, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, 72 hours to leave the country after the bloc announced sanctions against 11 Venezuelan officials."Who are they to try to impose themselves with threats?" said Maduro."We will sort it out in…