Venezuela crisis
This country will have Christmas in October. People are not happy
With a nationwide blackout, a broken economy and a widely contested election result there are only so many things a leader can do to win popular support.
- by Julie Turkewitz
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Another land grab attempt is underway, this time on the other side of the world
Following massive offshore oil discoveries in the region and with elections coming, the Venezuelan president appears to have taken a leaf out of Putin’s playbook.
- by Regina Garcia Cano and Jorge Rueda
Maduro’s isolation ends with visit to Brazil despite $23m US reward for his arrest
The Venezuelan leader has been shunned by many countries since Donald Trump sanctioned Venezuela and promoted an alternative president.
- by Andrew Rosati and Simone Iglesias
‘Super Moustache’: New superhero battles Americans - and looks very familiar
Beyond the laughs, analysts see an effort to improve the image of a leader in need of support in a country struggling through a years-long crisis.
- by Ana Vanessa Herrero
In hopeful turnaround, Venezuelan government and opposition are talking to each other
A five-year political impasse has locked the country in a crisis that has generated an exodus of about 7 million people, the largest in the world.
- by Diego Oré and Sharay Angulo
Migrants found dead off of Venezuela's eastern coast
The migrant exodus from crisis-torn Venezuela continues apace.
- by Sarah Kinosian
A 'charade': Western countries reject Venezuela's election results
A new parliamentary election has returned control of Congress to President Nicolas Maduro.
- by Vivian Sequera and Deisy Buitrago
Gap between rich and poor grows as dollars flood into Venezuela
The coronavirus pandemic is swelling the gap between rich and poor in Venezuela, where there may be no starker case of inequality.
- by Patricia Laya and Alex Vasquez
Maduro calls on UN members to rally against sanctions on his allies
In a speech he could only have delivered remotely as a trip to New York could have meant arrest, the Venezuelan President called on countries to "defend peace".
- by Luc Cohen
UN accuses Maduro, ministers of crimes against humanity
A three-member panel believes the Venezuelan leaders "ordered or contributed to" arbitrary detention, torture of critics and extrajudicial killings.
- by Nick Cumming-Bruce
Venezuela's Maduro says American spy captured near oil refinery
The Venezuelan President claims his government has detained a marine who was "captured with specialised weapons, large amounts of dollars and other items."
- by Sarah Kinosian
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