Venezuela

Venezuela’s top court blocks Guaido's bid to rejoin TIAR regional defense treaty

Jul 27, 2019 09:32

Venezuela'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.
US considers imposing more sanctions on Russia over supporting Venezuela

Jul 26, 2019 02:56

The 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.
US behind recent blackout in Venezuela: Maduro

Jul 25, 2019 01:50

Venezuelan 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.
Caracas, other parts of Venezuela hit by power cut

Jul 23, 2019 04:53

Caracas and other parts of crisis-wracked Venezuela were hit by a massive power cut on Monday, AFP journalists and internet users said.
US plane was 'intercepted' by Venezuelan aircraft: Defense minister

Jul 22, 2019 05:22

Venezuela 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.
Thousands of Venezuelans march in support of Maduro after UN report

Jul 14, 2019 03:27

Thousands 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.
US sabotaging Venezuelan dialogue to push for military intervention: Envoy

Jul 13, 2019 06:41

Venezuelan 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.
Russia says has ‘sharp differences’ with US over Iran, other areas

Jul 11, 2019 04:52

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says Moscow and Washington have “sharp differences” over Iran, among many other areas.
Venezuela’s Maduro says UN rights report full of lies

Jul 10, 2019 04:42

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has slammed the latest United Nations report on the country’s human rights situation as full of “lies.”
President Maduro ratifies Padrino as Venezuela’s defense minister

Jul 08, 2019 06:35

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has reinstated Vladimir Padrino as defense minister who oversaw a US-led attempt to engineer a military coup against the country fall flat.