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Venezuelan opposition leader names successor after two close aides arrested
Corina Yoris will now take on Nicolás Maduro in presidential election in July after Maria Corina...
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Venezuela orders arrest of key opposition figure’s campaign manager
Maria Corina Machado’s campaign manager and eight others accused of involvement in a violent anti-government conspiracyVenezuela’s...
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Boris Johnson ‘held unofficial talks with president of Venezuela in February’
Former PM apparently met autocratic leader Nicolás Maduro over concerns he may supply weapons to RussiaBoris...
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Venezuelan migrants boost economies of South American countries, studies find
Benefits for Latin American host nations could be greater still if access to jobs for migrants...
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Repression in Venezuela intensifying ahead of elections, rights groups say
Fears Maduro government is trying to shut down scrutiny after lawyer is arrested and UN human...
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Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’
Foreign minister claims local office of UN high commissioner for human rights supported impunity for coup...
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Venezuela building up troops on Guyana border, satellite images show
Aerial evidence follows months of President Nicolás Maduro ramping up claim to Essequibo regionVenezuela is expanding...
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Exxon plan for Guyana oil exploration risks raising tensions with Venezuela
President of ExxonMobil Guyana confirms plan to drill two new wells off Atlantic coast as territorial...
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Venezuela mounts military exercises as UK sends warship to support Guyana
Nicolás Maduro orders ‘defensive’ manoeuvres as British Navy deploys vessel in territorial disputeVenezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro...
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US-Venezuela prisoner swap includes notorious key ally of Nicolás Maduro
Ten Americans were released in the deal, but critics say release of Alex Saab shows that...
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Guyana and Venezuela promise not to use force in bitter dispute over oil rich region
Joint commission composed of foreign ministers of both countries will address the problem, with a report...
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Guyana warns Venezuela’s Maduro he risks becoming pariah ahead of talks
High-level negotiations in St Vincent will discuss Venezuelan president’s claim for two-thirds of neighbour’s oil-rich territoryVenezuela...
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US to conduct flights within Guyana amid Venezuela territorial dispute
US and Britain express support for Guyana over Maduro threat to seize a third of its...
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Guyana appeals to US and UN as Maduro advances annexation of territory
Request for help came after Venezuelan president announced series of measures to formalize a referendum Sunday...
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Venezuela orders state companies to exploit oil and gas mines in Guyana territory
Order from president Nicolás Maduro comes after referendum on whether Venezuela should claim sovereignty over the...
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Maduro vote to claim Guyana’s territory backfires as Venezuelans stay home
Turnout was minimal in vote on referendum intended to rubber-stamp Venezuela’s claim to Essequibo regionThe government...
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Venezuela referendum result: voters back bid to claim sovereignty over large swath of Guyana
Disputed territory of Essequibo is larger than Greece, rich in minerals and gives access to part...
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Tensions rise as Venezuelans vote on disputed territory in neighbouring Guyana
Guyana considers poll on Essequibo by Nicolás Maduro’s government a step toward annexationVenezuelans are voting in...
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‘Despotic’ Maduro accused of risking Venezuela-Guyana conflict over oil-rich region
Foreign minister of Guyana condemns Venezuela president for holding referendum on country’s claim to EssequiboThe foreign...