Venezuela

• Monday, January 20th 2020 - 09:29 UTC

  Guatemala cuts diplomatic ties with Venezuela; orders the closure of the embassy in Caracas

  

  Guatemala’s new President Alejandro Giammattei cut diplomatic ties with the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro and ordered the closure of its embassy in Caracas.

• Monday, January 20th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Guaidó will meet with Pompeo at counterterrorism conference in Colombia

  

  Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaidó has travelled to Colombia to participate on Monday alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a regional counterterrorism meeting — a new show of support by the Trump administration for the man it says is the country’s legitimate leader.

• Saturday, January 18th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  “Overwhelming similarity” in Hong Kong and Venezuelan protests

  

  Protests in Hong Kong bear an “overwhelming” similarity to political unrest that has wracked Venezuela in recent years, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on Friday.

• Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:31 UTC

  Morales backtracks on intention of creating armed civilian militias as in Venezuela if he returns to Bolivia

  

  Exiled former Bolivian president Evo Morales backtracked on Thursday from a vow to create armed civilian militias similar to notorious 'colectivos' in Venezuela, were he to be allowed back to his homeland.

• Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:59 UTC

  International Contact Group on Venezuela support Guaido's reelection, except Uruguay

  

  A dozen countries working on ways to end Venezuela's crisis on Thursday gave their backing to opposition leader Juan Guaido as a parliamentary speaker, rejecting the claims of a rival.

• Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  US changes policy, supports negotiations in Venezuela, a transitional government and fresh elections

  

  The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations in Venezuela, saying talks could establish a transitional government, lead to fresh elections and bring an end to the crisis.

• Thursday, January 9th 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Twitter suspended accounts associated with Venezuela's regime and military

  

  Twitter Inc has suspended more than a dozen accounts associated with Venezuela's government and military, including the OPEC nation's oil ministry and the armed forces' operational command.

• Wednesday, January 8th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Guaidó sworn as Venezuelan Assembly speaker for another term, despite Maduro's forces, goons and blackout

  

  Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido was sworn in for another term as speaker of parliament on Tuesday after a tense stand-off with the armed forces who initially prevented him from entering Congress.

• Wednesday, January 8th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Guaidó's ambassador has her diplomatic credentials withdrawn by Argentine government

  

  In a blow to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, Argentina's government said on Tuesday it did not recognize him as his nation's interim president and had revoked the credentials of his representative in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 09:38 UTC

  Maduro's puppet announces new electoral council to preside over “free and fair elections”

  

  A Venezuelan lawmaker sworn in by the ruling socialist party as the new head of parliament said on Monday that naming a new electoral council to preside over free and fair elections was the body’s main priority.