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Venezuela government sacks UN representative, sources say
Nov 30, 2017 03:27Sources in Venezuela have indicated that Rafael Ramirez, the country’s Representative to the United Nations in New York, has been removed from his job.
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EU approves sanctions against Venezuela
Nov 13, 2017 08:55The European Union (EU) has imposed a series of new economic sanctions on Venezuela, stepping up pressure on the government of President Nicolas Maduro which the bloc blames for the political crisis gripping the Latin American state.
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Venezuela sacks defiant opposition governor-elect
Oct 27, 2017 07:04A newly-elected Venezuelan governor affiliated with the opposition who had refused to pledge allegiance to a government body has been sacked.
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Venezuelans vote in crucial regional elections
Oct 15, 2017 14:29Venezuelans headed to the polls Sunday in regional elections seen as a crucial test for President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition alike after months of deadly street protests failed to unseat him.
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Maduro, Erdogan vow closer Ankara-Caracas cooperation
Oct 07, 2017 08:40The Turkish and Venezuelan leaders say Caracas and Ankara are moving to deepen bilateral cooperation, stressing that the two countries seek a “new era” in their ties in a “different, multi-polar world.”
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US accuses Iran, Venezuela of failing to fight human trafficking
Oct 02, 2017 08:25The United States has added Iran and Venezuela to a list of countries it accuses of failing to fight human trafficking nearly a week after a similar hostile act against the two countries.
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Venezuela denounces Trump’s planned crisis talks as ‘rival dialog’
Sep 16, 2017 04:25Caracas has censured as “rival dialog” US President Donald Trump’s planned talks with Latin American leaders on the political crisis in Venezuela, days after the government and opposition resumed reconciliation negotiations.
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Rouhani urges Venezuelans to unite against US
Sep 10, 2017 07:46President Hassan Rouhani has touched on US meddling in other countries' internal affairs in a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro whose country is grappling with months of unrest.
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Maduro accuses opposition leader of ‘treason’
Sep 08, 2017 03:52Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has accused an opposition Leader, Julio Borges, of “treason” for taking a European tour to gather support among Western powers for the Venezuelan opposition.
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French president meets Venezuela opposition MPs
Sep 05, 2017 12:12French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with Venezuelan opposition leaders who are on a European tour aimed at exerting pressure on the embattled Caracas government.