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US increases sanctions on Venezuela to pressure Maduro
Feb 26, 2019 02:59The United States has imposed sanctions on four state governors in Venezuela as Washington tries to increases pressure on President Nicholas Maduro for blocking aid convoys.
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Venezuelan official says 'opposition was planning to kill people on border'
Feb 25, 2019 10:02Venezuela’s Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information, Jorge Rodriguez, said that the opposition was planning to kill people crossing the Simon Bolivar Bridge in the Western state of Tachira after receiving humanitarian aid across the border between Venezuela and Colombia.
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Iran supports Maduro's proposal for political talks with opposition
Feb 24, 2019 12:21Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blasted foreign interference in Venezuela's internal affairs, stressing Tehran's support for political talks between the government of Nicolas Maduro and the opposition.
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Trucks loaded with aid set on fire at Venezuela-Colombia border: Video
Feb 24, 2019 04:05Trucks loaded with aide were set on fire at the Francisco De Paula Santander International Bridge at the Venezuela - Colombia border on Saturday, February 23.
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US 'will take action' in support of anti-government protests in Venezuela: Pompeo
Feb 24, 2019 02:52Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that the United States "will take action" in support of anti-government protesters amid clashes between them and Venezuelan police.
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Venezuela: Clashes break out after aid trucks attempt to cross border
Feb 24, 2019 02:42Violence broke out in the border city of San Antonia de Tachira on Friday, after trucks and protesters attempted to break through the barricaded Simon Bolivar bridge to bring humanitarian aid into the country.
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US instigating 'dangerous provocation' in Venezuela using aid supplies: Russia
Feb 23, 2019 08:18Russia has warned that the United States is using humanitarian aid to instigate a “dangerous provocation” in Venezuela by arming the country's opposition while moving its own forces closer to Venezuelan borders in preparation for a military invasion.
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Maduro warns US against aggression, says Venezuela possesses advanced weapons
Feb 21, 2019 14:53President Nicolas Maduro warns the US against carrying out the threat of military action in Venezuela, saying the country’s armed forces are in possession of advanced weaponry supplied by Russia and China, and stand fully ready to face any act of aggression with the help of millions of paramilitaries.
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Venezuela’s Guaido ‘to personally bring in aid,’ risking standoff
Feb 21, 2019 08:58Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido says he plans to travel to the Colombian border to personally bring in what is claimed to be humanitarian aid supplied by the United States in defiance of the government in Caracas, which has banned the entry of that cargo.
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Russia warns Venezuela's Guaido against inviting US invasion
Feb 21, 2019 03:30Russia has warned Venezuela's opposition eader Juan Guaido against "inviting foreign intervention" under the cover of aid shipments, reiterating his country’s call for dialogue between the Caracas government and the opposition.