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Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro
Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies.
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Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill Maduro
Venezuelan officials say they’ve arrested six foreign nationals, including three Americans, accusing them of plotting to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.
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Venezuela says opposition presidential candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain
Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has left the South American country after seeking asylum in Spain.
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State Department confirms a US service member detained in Venezuela
State Department confirms a US service member detained in Venezuela.
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US Navy sailor detained in Venezuela, Pentagon says
A U.S. Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela after traveling there unauthorized on personal business, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for opposition's former presidential candidate
A Venezuelan judge has issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González as part of a criminal investigation into the results of the disputed July election.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's plane seized by US authorities and transported to Florida
Homeland Security Investigations has confirmed to NBC6 that the plane that has landed at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport belongs to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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International court is monitoring Venezuela, where security forces are cracking down on dissent
International Criminal Court prosecutors say they are “actively monitoring” events in Venezuela.
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Nicolas Maduro suspends X social network in Venezuela for 10 days after exchange with Elon Musk
Nicolás Maduro says he has ordered a 10-day block on access to the X platform in the country.
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Venezuela's opposition calls on armed forces to ditch support for Maduro in post-election crisis
Venezuela’s opposition leaders are calling on the country’s armed forces to abandon its support of President Nicolás Maduro.
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Voices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election
Voices across the globe are expressing concern over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela following last weekend’s disputed elections.
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Venezuela's opposition secured over 80% of crucial vote tally sheets. Here's how they did it.
Twenty-four hours after polls closed in Venezuela’s presidential election, the leader of the opposition announced that her coalition had gathered more than two-thirds of vote tally sheets from polling centers nationwide. She said the tallies show President Nicolás Maduro had lost.
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US recognizes opposition candidate González as the winner of Venezuela's presidential election
The U.S. government has announced that it is recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of Venezuelan’s presidential election, despite the country’s electoral authority giving the victory to President Nicolás Maduro.
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Carter Center unable to verify Venezuela election results, blasts officials for lack of transparency
The Carter Center said it was unable to verify the results of Venezuela’s presidential election, blaming authorities for a “complete lack of transparency” in declaring Nicolas Maduro the winner without providing any individual polling tallies.
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Crowds take to Venezuelan streets to protest what they say is president's attempt to steal election
Thousands of demonstrators are taking to the streets of Venezuela to protest what they say is an attempt by President Nicolás Maduro to steal the country’s disputed election.
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Maduro declared winner in Venezuela's presidential election as opposition claims it prevailed
President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in Venezuela’s presidential election Sunday, even as his opponents were preparing to dispute the results.
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Venezuelan election could lead to a seismic shift in politics or give President Maduro 6 more years
Venezuelans are voting in a presidential election whose outcome will either lead to a seismic shift in politics or extend by six more years the policies that caused the world’s worst peacetime economic collapse.
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Why Venezuela's presidential election should matter to the rest of the world
Venezuelans have a crucial decision ahead of them. On Sunday, they decide whether to give President Nicolas Maduro a third six-year term in office or to allow the opposition a chance to deliver on their promise to undo the policies that caused economic collapse and forced millions to emigrate.
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Utah man, imprisoned in Venezuela for 2 years, sues Nicolas Maduro over alleged trauma
A Utah man imprisoned for nearly two years in Venezuela has sued President Nicolás Maduro, accusing the leftist leader of heading a “criminal enterprise” that kidnaps, tortures and unjustly imprisons American citizens.
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Secret US spying program targeted top Venezuelan officials, flouting international law
A secret memo obtained by The Associated Press details a covert operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record and build drug-trafficking cases against the country’s leadership.