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Venezuela

  • Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 09:14 UTC

    Machado wins Venezuelan primaries by a landslide

    Machado's ban needs to be lifted before she can run against Maduro

    Opposition leader María Corina Machado obtained 93.13 % of the vote in Venezuela's primary elections held Sunday. According to local authorities in Caracas, the results were not released until Monday due to technology issues. Although Machado was widely expected to win, it remains to be seen whether she is allowed to run against President Nicolás Maduro, who has been in office since 2012.

  • Sunday, October 22nd 2023 - 23:17 UTC

    In the hope of political change in 2024, thousands vote in Venezuela's opposition primaries

    Liberal María Corina Machado, a pariah of the Venezuelan opposition for the past decade, is now emerging as a strong favorite.

    Thousands of Venezuelans voted this Sunday in the opposition primaries in the hope of a change of president in 2024, a long race that citizens opposed to chavismo took on with enthusiasm, with the purpose of voting. Liberal María Corina Machado, a pariah of the Venezuelan opposition for the past decade, is now emerging as a strong favorite.

  • Wednesday, October 18th 2023 - 09:29 UTC

    Deal between Venezuelan gov't and opposition welcomed worldwide

    Negotiations will continue until the liberation of the 300 political prisoners and other topics can be discussed, Blyde said

    The agreement signed Tuesday in Barbados between the Venezuelan government of President Nicolás Maduro and the main opposition leaders has been welcomed by the European Union, the United States, Brazil, and Argentina among other players on the world stage.

  • Tuesday, October 17th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

    Biden to travel to Israel while Washington might ease sanctions against pro-Palestine Venezuela

    Israel has the right to defend itself, Blinken insisted

    While US President Joseph Biden announced Monday he would be traveling to Israel this coming Wednesday to express his country's support in light of Hamas' attacks, his administration hinted sanctions against Venezuela would be eased if free and fair elections are held in 2024. Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has forcefully expressed his support for the Palestinian cause and against Israel.

  • Friday, October 6th 2023 - 10:39 UTC

    Venezuela: Arrest warrant issued against opposition leader Guaidó

    Guaidó is currently residing in the United States

    Venezuela's Attorney General's Office issued an arrest warrant on Thursday against opposition leader Juan Guaidó for the crimes of treason and usurpation of functions, it was reported in Caracas. Guaidó is currently residing in the United States.

  • Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 08:08 UTC

    Migration unprecedented emergency: thousands march through Central America heading for United States

    Panama’s Migration Service reported a record 390,000 migrants crossing the perilous Darien jungle from Colombia this year. Most of the migrants come from Venezuela, Ecuador and Haiti.

    The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for governments in Central America and Mexico to collaborate to address the immediate humanitarian needs of people on the move as unprecedented numbers of vulnerable migrants transit through the region, while also working on long-term solutions to tackle the drivers of migration.

  • Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:59 UTC

    Argentina: Former minister and tax bureau chief both acquitted in money smuggling case

    The prosecution's arguments against De Vido (left) were not shared by the court

    A court in Buenos Aires Wednesday acquitted former Planning Minister Julio De Vido and AFIP tax bureau Chief Ricardo Echegaray for the 2007 attempted smuggling of a suitcase containing nearly US$ 800,000 which was being brought into the country by Guido Antonini Wilson, who was believed to be an envoy of then-Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.

  • Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 10:45 UTC

    China holds Venezuela as an all-time strategic partner

    “I leave happy,” said Maduro after almost a full week in China

    Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday announced after meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro that relations between both countries would be strengthened to the point where the South American nation would become an “all-weather strategic level,” it was reported from Beijing.

  • Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

    Venezuelan opposition leader Machado asks Brazil for help

    “Maduro knows that, in the presidential elections of 2024, I will defeat him, and that is why he is afraid,” she stressed.

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado Tuesday asked the Brazilian Senate's Public Security Committee through a video appearance to help the Caribbean country hold fair primary elections. Machado also denounced the attacks by Nicolás Maduro's regime and insisted she intended to run despite her disenfranchisement.

  • Monday, September 11th 2023 - 10:43 UTC

    Maduro wants China to help Venezuela join BRICS

    Maduro's agenda in China has not been disclosed but he is expected to meet Xi Jinping sometime during his 6-day visit

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro told Chinese media during the weekend that he wanted the South American country to join the BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) as a way to consolidate ties between the Asian giant and Latin America and the Caribbean, it was reported in Beijing. Venezuela has already expressed its interest in joining BRICS formally.