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Venezuela rejects US plan to label ‘Cartel de los Soles’ a terrorist group

November 24, 2025 7:20 pm

President Nicolás Maduro has long denied leading or taking part in any criminal organisation, saying the US is pursuing regime change to gain control of Venezuela’s oil reserves.

Ameri-coup in Venezuela? Why Caracas fears regime change

September 29, 2025 5:54 pm

There has been a large buildup of American naval vessels in the Caribbean. The White House says this is meant to combat ‘narco-terrorism’. But a cursory look at history and Donald Trump’s own actions indicate that the actual motive might be something else altogether

US doubles reward for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's arrest to $50m

August 08, 2025 1:24 pm

The US has accused Nicolas Maduro of having direct links with crime syndicates Tren de Aragua, Cartel of the Suns and the notorious Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico.

Venezuela's Maduro takes new oath amid protests and international rebuke

January 11, 2025 5:45 am

Maduro, likening himself to a biblical David fighting Goliath, accused his opponents and their supporters in the US of trying to turn his inauguration into a “world war.”

US seizes plane used by Venezuelan president Maduro, citing sanctions violations

September 03, 2024 12:26 am

This action comes shortly after Venezuela's controversial presidential election, where electoral authorities aligned with the ruling party declared Maduro the winner without providing detailed results.

Why Nicolas Maduro’s re-election has triggered protests in Venezuela, criticism abroad

July 31, 2024 1:10 pm

Neighbours of Venezuela have issued mixed reactions. Maduro’s long-term allies, Cuba, Bolivia and Nicaragua welcomed the result.

Colombia urges international audit of Venezuela’s election results

July 31, 2024 3:42 am

The Venezuelan electoral authority has declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the election, but this result has been met with widespread accusations of fraud.

From bus driver to iron-fisted president: Who is Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro?

July 29, 2024 10:20 pm

This victory marks Maduro's third consecutive term as president, further entrenching his rule over the economically troubled nation.

Maduro declared winner in Venezuela's presidential election as opposition claims irregularities

July 29, 2024 12:19 pm

Maduro celebrated the third term, faced his toughest challenge yet from the unlikeliest of opponents in Gonzalez: a retired diplomat who was unknown to voters before being tapped in April as a last-minute stand-in for opposition powerhouse Maria Corina Machado.

Activists at Venezuela Embassy served with eviction notice

May 14, 2019 12:05 pm

Authorities have served an eviction notice to activists who have stayed for more than a month inside the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, and asked them to leave immediately.

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