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(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s administration is considering nominating a top official on the National Security Council for the No. 2 job at the Inter-American Development Bank, according to two people familiar with the process.Mauricio Claver-Carone, the senior director of the NSC for Western Hemisphere Affairs, is being considered for…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Juan Guaidó arrived at Maiquetia airport on Tuesday on a flight with his uncle, who was detained A top Venezuelan government official has confirmed that the uncle of opposition leader Juan Guaidó is being held on suspicion of smuggling "dangerous material" into the country.Juan José…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — An ally of President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that officials have detained a close relative of opposition leader Juan Guaidó, accusing the uncle of trying to smuggle “dangerous materials” into Venezuela.Guaidó accused Maduro of using his uncle, Juan José Márquez, as a means of threatening him…

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up hereVenezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó spent the last three weeks on a world tour during which the global elite feted him as Venezuela’s true president, but when he returned home Tuesday, he was greeted by angry crowds of…

Image copyrightEPAImage caption Juan Guaidó was greeted by supporters of President Maduro at the airport, who shouted "fascist" at him Opposition leader Juan Guaidó was met with protests at the airport after returning to Venezuela from an international sup…

Image copyrightAFP/Getty ImagesImage caption Mr Lavrov (left) was speaking after talks with President Maduro (right) in Caracas Russia has pledged to boost military and economic co-operation with Venezuela to help the South American nation deal with growin…

CARACAS (Reuters) - The White House in Washington said on Wednesday it will welcome Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to visit U.S. President Donald Trump, the day after Trump used a national address to support Guaido’s effort to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro. “The visit is an opportunity to reaffirm…

Petro, the cryptocurrency pet project from Venezuelan President’s Nicolas Maduro, is causing headaches for the country. Retail stores in Venezeula are protesting the Petro by refusing to accept it as a payment method, local news reports. Retailers say that no supplier accepts the “cryptocurrency,” which means vendors have to exchange…

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia rejected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's proposal that the two countries resume diplomatic relations on Thursday, amid a dispute over a fugitive former Colombian congresswoman who was captured in Venezuela.Maduro abruptly cut diplomatic relations with neighboring Colombia last February after Colombian President Ivan Duque helped Venezuelan opposition…

(Bloomberg) -- Justin Trudeau’s top diplomat said Canada will keep pressing Cuba to help resolve Venezuela’s political crisis.Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne made the pledge Monday alongside Juan Guaido, the Venezuelan opposition leader seeking to oust President Nicolas Maduro. His comments come more than a year after the Canadian government began…