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CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a new term on Friday, extending his increasingly repressive rule in the face of renewed protests and rebukes from the United States and others who believe he stole last year's vote. Venezuela’s legislative palace, where he was sworn in and…

Text size Venezuela is on tenterhooks as it braces for pro- and anti-government protests Thursday -- the eve of President Nicolas Maduro's swearing-in for a third term rejected by the opposition and much of the international community as illegitimate. With exiled opposition figure Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia vowing to return home…

Supporters of President Nicolas Maduro walk past the headquarters of the 'Catedral Combativa,' a pro-government group known as a 'colectivo,' in downtown Caracas on January 5, 2025 - Copyright AFP Gabriela Oraa Patrick FORT, Yorman MALDONADO Venezuela’s “colectivos,” groups of armed civilian volunteers accused of committing violence on behalf of…

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at a meeting with members of the armed forces days before his swearing-in - Copyright AFP Pedro MATTEY Javier TOVAR Venezuela is on tenterhooks as it braces for pro- and anti-government protests Thursday — the eve of President Nicolas Maduro’s swearing-in for a third term rejected…

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Machado claims that Maduro was soundly defeated in the July 28 vote by her party’s candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who has since been recognized as president-elect by the United States, Italy and several Latin American countries read more Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro. File image/ AP Venezuela’s opposition called Sunday for…

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WASHINGTON, Nov 27 - The United States is imposing sanction on 21 senior Venezuelan officials for their role in suppressing protests after a presidential election in July, a senior administration official said on Wednesday. Washington says President Nicolas Maduro falsely claimed victory in the vote in what it called a…

MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Maduro and other presidents participating in a virtual meeting of the…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Valerie Torres’ mother has tried to shield her from the worst of Venezuela’s protracted crisis — the deadly protests, the sick people begging for help, the malnourished children with protruding ribs. At school, her teachers don’t even broach the subject. But just shy of her 10th…