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Venezuela’s Maduro lashes out at US’s Pompeo for backing opposition figure
Jan 08, 2020 06:11Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has slammed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a “failed clown,” after the US official congratulated the country’s opposition figure Juan Guaido for claiming reelection as “parliament speaker.”
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Venezuela asks Brazil to hand over 5 defectors according to int’l law
Dec 29, 2019 07:42Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked Brazil to hand over five of the country’s military officers suspected of involvement in a recent raid on a military outpost in southern Venezuela who have fled to Brazilian territory.
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Venezuela arrests 11 suspects in raid on military post
Dec 26, 2019 04:03Senior officials of the Venezuelan government said 11 people were arrested in connection with a raid on a remote military facility in southern Bolivar State near the border with Brazil.
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Venezuela: Opposition-linked elements launch deadly attack on military outpost
Dec 23, 2019 11:03The Venezuelan defense chief says “extremist opposition sectors” have attacked a military unit near the border with Brazil, killing one soldier and stealing a large number of weapons before being chased down by police and military forces.
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Venezuelans protest Rio Treaty sanctions
Dec 05, 2019 08:27Thousands of Venezuelans have flocked to the streets in the capital, Caracas, to decry a decision by parties to a Cold War-era regional defense treaty to impose sanctions on Venezuela.
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Red Cross slams ‘unacceptable’ politicization of aid for Venezuela
Dec 03, 2019 13:19The Red Cross has censured the “unacceptable” lack of international funding for humanitarian aid to Venezuela.
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Bolivia enmeshed in chaos as Morales heads to Mexico
Nov 12, 2019 07:08Chaos has struck Bolivia following the resignation and departure of President Evo Morales for Mexico under pressure from the military and political opponents.
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Guatemala’s incoming president to cut ties with Venezuela
Nov 05, 2019 11:24Guatemalan President-elect Alejandro Giammattei says he plans to sever all diplomatic ties with Venezuela after his inauguration in January 2020.
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Venezuela’s Maduro slams Salvadoran pres. as ‘traitor’ amid diplomatic row
Nov 04, 2019 10:22Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has called his El Salvadoran counterpart, Nayib Bukele, a “traitor” after the latter expelled diplomats representing the Caracas government from the Central American state.
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Venezuela inks agreement with Iran in medical sector amid sanctions
Nov 03, 2019 03:22The Venezuelan science minister has paid a visit to Iran’s Science and Technology Park in Tehran to buy medical equipment from Iran amid the US sanctions on both countries.