Venezuela

Putin says U.S. military intervention in Venezuela would be a disaster

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that U.S. military intervention in Venezuela would be… Read More

Malaria back with a vengeance

Scientists who would later work for this clinic contributed in 1961 to helping Venezuela become… Read More

Trump, Putin discuss Venezuela as Guaido calls for new protests

US-Russian tensions have spiked over the months-long standoff in Venezuela, where Moscow accuses the United… Read More

Maduro hangs on as protests peter out in Venezuela

The standoff in Venezuela increased tensions between the United States and Russia Read More

Explainer: Who is backing whom in Venezuela?

Five months since Guaido claimed himself the interim president, situation in Venezuela still remains at… Read More

Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid ‘attempted coup’

An apparently carefully planned attempt by Guaido to demonstrate growing military support disintegrated into rioting… Read More

United States announces sanctions against Venezuela’s central bank

Bolton also announced action against Laureano Ortega Murillo, the son of Nicaragua's leftist leader and… Read More

U.S. slaps sanctions on four shipping firms, nine ships, carrying oil from Venezuela

The United States on Friday announced more sanctions on shipping companies transporting oil from Venezuela,… Read More

Castro says Cuba will not abandon Venezuela despite U.S. ‘blackmail’

Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro said on Wednesday Cuba would never abandon its leftist… Read More

Venezuela’s Guaido barred from public office for 15 years

The Venezuelan government said opposition leader Juan Guaido would be barred from public office for… Read More

US steps up pressure on international bodies to push out Maduro’s representatives

The United States and its allies are in the process of handing over Venezuela's diplomatic… Read More

Tensions rise between Russia, United States on Venezuela situation

Russia previously signalled its support for Maduro by sending two Tu-160 bombers to Venezuela last… Read More

Venezuela ignores US ‘warning’, arrests Guaido’s aide Roberto Marrero

The US, along with a grouping of Latin American nations plus Canada and the European… Read More

UN rights chief criticises United States on sanctions against Venezuela

Michelle Bachelet also criticised Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government, accusing his government of a violent… Read More

China offers to help Venezuela restore power after vast blackout

China on Wednesday offered to help Venezuela bring its collapsing power grid back online as… Read More

United States pulls out all remaining diplomatic staff from Venezuela

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Washington is withdrawing all its remaining personnel from… Read More

Venezuela’s Guaido calls for massive protest as blackout drags on

'Maduro’s government has no way to solve the electricity crisis that they themselves created' Read More

Blackout darkens much of Venezuela in latest taste of economic woes

In Caracas, traffic lights went out and the subway system ground to a halt, triggering… Read More

Venezuela expels German ambassador for meddling, detains journalist

Venezuela’s government expelled the German ambassador on Wednesday, while press advocacy groups said an American… Read More

Russia tells US it is ready for bilateral talks on Venezuela

“In connection with Washington’s proposal to hold bilateral consultations on the Venezuelan topic, Russia is… Read More