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Maduro repudiates Trump's quarantine threat, says Venezuela ready for battle
Aug 03, 2019 06:23Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has lashed out at his American counterpart, Donald Trump, for threatening to impose a blockade or a quarantine on the South American country.
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Trump threatens to impose blockade, quarantine on Venezuela
Aug 03, 2019 02:45US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a quarantine or blockade against Venezuela, as part of Washington’s latest efforts to pressure legitimately-elected President Nicolas Maduro to step down.
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Venezuela’s top court blocks Guaido's bid to rejoin TIAR regional defense treaty
Jul 27, 2019 09:32Venezuela's top court has rejected a decision by the opposition-controlled legislature to rejoin a regional military treaty, saying the move could provide a legal framework for foreign military intervention in the Latin American country.
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US considers imposing more sanctions on Russia over supporting Venezuela
Jul 26, 2019 02:56The United States has threatened Russia with new sanctions over its support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shortly after announcing punitive measures against several individuals and groups for their involvement in an emergency food program.
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US behind recent blackout in Venezuela: Maduro
Jul 25, 2019 01:50Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says Washington, “desperate” over its defeats, is resorting to acts of sabotage against the country’s power system, including a “high-tech electromagnetic” attack that resulted in a massive power cut Monday.
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Caracas, other parts of Venezuela hit by power cut
Jul 23, 2019 04:53Caracas and other parts of crisis-wracked Venezuela were hit by a massive power cut on Monday, AFP journalists and internet users said.
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US plane was 'intercepted' by Venezuelan aircraft: Defense minister
Jul 22, 2019 05:22Venezuela said it had "intercepted" a US military plane, two days before Washington accused a Venezuelan fighter aircraft of "aggressively" shadowing a US Navy EP-3 Aries II plane over international airspace, a fresh sign of growing hostility between the two countries.
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Thousands of Venezuelans march in support of Maduro after UN report
Jul 14, 2019 03:27Thousands of people have flocked to the streets in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas to protest against a recent United Nations report on the country’s human rights situation.
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US sabotaging Venezuelan dialogue to push for military intervention: Envoy
Jul 13, 2019 06:41Venezuelan Ambassador to the United Nations Samuel Moncada has accused the United States of pushing for military intervention in the Latin American country by undermining ongoing negotiations between Caracas and the opposition.
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Russia says has ‘sharp differences’ with US over Iran, other areas
Jul 11, 2019 04:52Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says Moscow and Washington have “sharp differences” over Iran, among many other areas.