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Venezuela raps EU ‘meddling’ after new sanctions
Jun 26, 2018 11:31Venezuela has strongly condemned the European Union (EU) for “meddling” in its sovereign affairs by imposing sanctions on 11 Venezuelan officials over alleged rights abuses and irregularities in the re-election of President Nicolas Maduro.
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Venezuela imprisons five coup plotters: Rights group
Jun 21, 2018 02:41The Venezuelan government has imprisoned five people suspected of purported participation in a 2015 coup plot against incumbent President Nicolas Maduro, a rights group says.
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Maduro accuses Colombian pres. of fueling conflict to set up US intervention
Jun 16, 2018 08:23Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos of trying to start an “armed conflict” between the two neighbors and draw a US intervention.
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OAS agrees to vote on suspending member state Venezuela
Jun 06, 2018 08:10The Organization of American States (OAS) has agreed to hold an extraordinary session to vote on suspending Venezuela from the 34-member group, under ramped-up pressure from the United States.
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EU agrees to swiftly adopt new sanctions on Venezuela over election
May 28, 2018 11:34Foreign ministers of the European Union have agreed to act swiftly to impose a new series of sanctions on Venezuelan officials involved in the re-election of President Nicolas Madurso.
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US sanctions on Venezuela to continue: Pence
May 27, 2018 02:18US Vice President Mike Pence says sanctions on Venezuela will continue, in spite of the release of an American missionary from a Venezuelan prison.
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President Rouhani congratulates Venezuela’s Maduro on his re-election
May 26, 2018 09:14President Hassan Rouhani offered his congratulations to Nicolas Maduro on his re-election as the president of the Latin American country.
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Venezuelan president meets US Senator Corker in Caracas amid rising tensions
May 26, 2018 06:38Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has met with US Republican Senator Bob Corker in Caracas, days after he was re-elected in a vote Washington said it would not recognize.
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Iran urges foreign sides to respect Venezuela election results
May 21, 2018 14:25Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi calls on foreign sides to respect the vote of the Venezuelan people in the country's presidential election and support the establishment of political stability and economic development in Caracas.
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Venezuela's Maduro receives support from Erdogan, Maradona ahead of vote
May 18, 2018 07:47The chorus of support for Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is gathering more voices, with Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan and Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona expressing their support ahead of this weekend’s presidential election.