A plane carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the US has landed in El Salvador, hours after a US judge ordered the Trump administration not to do so. El…
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USA: Trump cancels oil deal in major blow to Venezuela
US President Donald Trump says he will revoke a license which allowed Venezuela to export some of its oil to the US despite sanctions. The move is a major blow…
Venezuela: Opposition activist dies in jail
A Venezuelan opposition activist who was arrested during anti-government protests in January has died in jail, his party has said. Reinaldo Araujo, a leader of the Vente Venezuela party in…
USA: Trump says Venezuela will accept migrants returned from US
Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday that Venezuela had agreed to take back migrants who had come to the United States illegally. The announcement came after…
Venezuela: Authorities free six US men after Trump envoy meets Maduro
Venezuela has freed six US detainees after talks in Caracas between President Nicolás Maduro and a senior Trump administration official. The release of the men was announced on social media…
Venezuela: Opposition leader arrested a day before Maduro’s inauguration
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been arrested after re-appearing in public for the first time in months a day before the third inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro. A social media account…
Venezuela: President Maduro begins third term amid international protest
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third six-year term, despite an outpouring of international condemnation following July’s contested presidential election. Standing before the National Assembly in…
Venezuela: US announces $25m reward for arrest of President Maduro
The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day he was sworn in for a third…
Venezuela: UN alarmed at arrests in ahead of protest
The United Nations has expressed its alarm after it received reports of arbitrary detentions and intimidation in Venezuela ahead of opposition marches on Thursday. The office of the UN Human…
USA: Biden meets exiled Venezuelan opposition candidate
US President Joe Biden has called the exiled candidate for Venezuela’s opposition, Edmundo González, “the true winner” of the country’s presidential election last July after meeting him at the White…