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Utah man, imprisoned in Venezuela for 2 years, sues Nicolas Maduro over alleged trauma
A Utah man imprisoned for nearly two years in Venezuela has sued President Nicolás Maduro, accusing the leftist leader of heading a “criminal enterprise” that kidnaps, tortures and unjustly imprisons American citizens.
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Secret US spying program targeted top Venezuelan officials, flouting international law
A secret memo obtained by The Associated Press details a covert operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record and build drug-trafficking cases against the country’s leadership.
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Venezuela to hold military exercises and a British warship is headed to Guyana amid territory dispute
Venezuela and Guyana are currently involved in a border dispute over the Essequibo, a sparsely populated region the size of Florida with vast oil deposits off its shores.
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Guyana and Venezuela leaders to meet face-to-face as region pushes to defuse territorial dispute
The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela are scheduled to meet face-to-face as regional partners urgently seek to defuse a long-standing territorial dispute that has escalated after Venezuelans voted in a referendum to claim two-thirds of their small neighbor.
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Guyana agrees to talks with Venezuela over territorial dispute, but says position is ‘non-negotiable'
The government of Guyana, under pressure from neighboring Brazil and a Caribbean trading bloc, has agreed to join bilateral talks with Venezuela over an escalating territorial dispute.
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Venezuelans approve a referendum to claim sovereignty over a swath of neighboring Guyana
Venezuela’s election authority says voters approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich piece of neighboring Guyana.
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US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela
The first plane, a Boeing 737 jet, took off from the Texas border city of Harlingen and touched down in Miami before arriving hours later outside Caracas, Venezuela’s capital.
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US grants temporary legal status to thousands of Venezuelans, permitting them to work
Venezuelans who arrive in the U.S. after July 31 of this year will not be eligible for the protection.
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Mom watches Dodgers' Brusdar Graterol pitch in MLB for first time
Tuesday night’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers may have seemed on the surface like just an ordinary baseball game in a string of 162 of them. But for one player and his family, it was the emotional apex of a journey that began decades ago in another country, on another continent, far far away. Dodgers’ pitcher…
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Venezuelans Expelled From US Sleep Outside Embassy in Mexico City
Hundreds of Venezuelan migrants sleep outside the Venezuelan embassy in Mexico City as they wait to be repatriated after last week’s mass deportations.
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All-Female Team of Exiled Lawmakers Picked to Lead Fight Against Venezuela's Maduro
The women represent three different parties that had been pushing for Guaidó’s removal as a way to reconnect with disillusioned voters ahead of next year’s presidential elections.
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Venezuela's Opposition Removes Juan Guaidó as Interim President
For three years, Juan Guaidó has led the Venezuelan opposition’s efforts to bring about new elections and remove socialist President Nicolás Maduro.
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Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro to Fully Open Border With Colombia as Relations Improve
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro announced his intention to fully open the border crossings with Colombia starting Jan. 1.
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Venezuela's Government, Opposition to Resume Negotiations
The talks planned for this weekend are expected to focus on a humanitarian aid program for the cash-strapped South American country as well as on conditions for a presidential election planned for 2024.
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Venezuelans Expelled From US Decide What to Do in Mexico
In a shelter on Mexico City’s east side, Venezuelan mechanic José Cuicas is waiting anxiously for an American friend to answer his request to sponsor him for one of the 24,000 visas the Biden administration says it will give to Venezuelans.
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US Adds Venezuelan Migrants to ‘Remain in Mexico' Policy, Just as Numbers Skyrocket
The Biden administration has agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants, similar to how Ukrainians have been admitted since Russia’s invasion. Meanwhile, Mexico has agreed to accept some Venezuelans who are expelled from the United States.
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Dozens Still Missing as Death Toll From Venezuela Landslide Climbs to 43
Officials raised the death toll from the slide to at least 43 and warned that it could go up further as bodies are found.
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Tales of Survival Emerge as Venezuela Landslide Toll Hits 34
Venezuelan officials said at least 34 people died in the flooding and 60 are missing following the worst natural disaster to hit the cash-strapped South American country in recent years
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Rain-Fueled Landslide Sweeps Through Venezuela Town; 22 Dead
Authorities say a landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain has swept through a town in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead as it dragged mud, rocks and trees through neighborhoods.
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Venezuela Swaps 7 Jailed Americans for Maduro Relatives
Venezuela’s government has freed seven Americans imprisoned in the South American country in exchange for the release of two nephews of President Nicolás Maduro’s wife who had been jailed for years by the United States on drug smuggling convictions. The swap of the Americans, including five oil executives imprisoned for nearly five years, is the largest trade of detained citizens...