Venezuela

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  Guaidó's ambassador has her diplomatic credentials withdrawn by Argentine government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

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  Lima Group backs re-election of opposition leader Juan Guaidó

  

  The Lima Group regional bloc said on Monday that it backed the re-election of opposition leader Juan Guaido as head of Venezuela's Congress after the government of Nicolas Maduro forced a separate vote imposing a new leader of the legislative body.

• Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  The Venezuelan National Assembly has two speakers: US recognizes Guaidó

  

  Two lawmakers in Venezuela have both declared themselves parliamentary Speaker after a tumultuous day in the country's politics. US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó and rival Luis Parra both claimed to be Speaker of the National Assembly on Sunday.

• Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Guaido bids for reelection as Venezuelan parliament speaker on Sunday

  

  After a tumultuous year in which he declared himself Venezuela's acting president and at times seemed close to toppling socialist leader Nicolas Maduro, Juan Guaido will bid for re-election as the parliament's speaker on Sunday.

• Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Cuba's defense chief and family barred from US for supporting Maduro's regime

  

  The State Department announced on Thursday it was barring Cuba's defense chief from entering the US, citing what it called human rights violations in supporting the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

• Tuesday, December 24th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Maduro says barracks assailants are refuging in Brazil and asks Bolsonaro to return the stolen weapons

  

  The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said Monday that 11 people have been arrested in connection with an assault early Sunday at a military post in the south of the country and said that some of those involved were in Brazil along with the stolen weapons of the installation.