Venezuela

Venezuela is bracing for another day of nationwide protests following the arrest of Edgar Zambrano, a deputy speaker, and vice president of the opposition-majority National Assembly. "This Saturday we will return to the streets to defend our National Assembl…

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Thursday called for nationwide rallies to protest the arrest of Edgar Zambrano, an opposition figure and vice president of the democratically elected National Assembly. "This Saturday, we return to streets across t…

Mr. Márquez said Pepco acted after Mr. Vecchio reached out to the utility and explained the situation. Ben Armstrong, a Pepco spokesman, declined to comment, out of respect for customer privacy and public safety. At the peak of the embassy occupation, some 5…

Although the president recently told reporters that he is able to keep Bolton’s worst instincts in check, a recent op-ed in the Washington Post suggests Trump was unhappy with Bolton leading him “into a war” after the failed Venezuela coup. That certainly wo…

As a coup attempt is underway in Venezuela, activists are occupying the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C., to protest the U.S.-backed efforts at regime change. Activists with CodePink and other organizations have taken over the building with the permissi…

Caracas (AFP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said Monday that backers who had pledged support for his abortive uprising last week had "failed to follow through" to dislodge President Nicolas Maduro. "There were people who failed to follow through…

Venezuela is ready to see off any attack from the United States, the country's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on Monday in Moscow. "We are ready for all scenarios. The first is diplomacy, dialogue, peace," Arreaza told a press conference after a meeting…

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during an event at Bolivar Square in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. AP CARACAS, Venezuela Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged his troops Saturday to be “ready” for potential US military action, a…

U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido defended an apparently failed effort to convince President Nicolas Maduros top aides to desert this week -- saying that although Maduros senior aides did not ultimately defect, the efforts deepened fracture…

Opposition leader Juan Guaido will make a fresh bid on Saturday to rally Venezuela's armed forces behind him calling on his supporters to march to military bases and barracks. The protest call by the head of the National Assembly legislature - who is recogni…