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Venezuela: Calls For Military Intervention, Repression Mark Presidential Inauguration
Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a controversial third term on January 10, after the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared he won Venezuela’s disputed July 28 elections without publishing results.
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Colombia’s Petro suspends talks with ELN rebels
Colombia halts peace talks with ELN rebels and accuses them of war crimes in northeastern region
Officials say some 60 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Officials in Colombia say about 60 people have been killed in the country’s northeast region following failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army.
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Venezuela's Maduro sworn in for 3rd term amid outcry over election, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's detention
President-elect Donald Trump says Venezuela's embattled opposition leader must be protected as President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office for a third six-year term.
A path for a democratic Venezuela should be a U.S. priority
Despite overwhelming evidence of election fraud, Nicolás Maduro crowned himself president of Venezuela last week. Supporting Maduro’s opposition should be
As Venezuela detains Americans, their families are left in the dark
The Maduro government says it has arrested at least nine U.S. citizens in the months since Venezuela’s widely discredited presidential election.
Venezuela’s Autocrat, Accused of Stealing Election, Seizes Third Term
President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for another six years on Friday, despite evidence that he lost a July election decisively.
Shame on Mexico, Brazil and Colombia. They validated Venezuela’s dictatorship| Opinion
These Latin American countries gave these excuses for sending official envoys to the sham inauguration of Venezuela’s dictator.
Petro to Skip Maduro Inauguration Over Venezuela Political Prisoners
Colombia’s leader said he will skip Nicolás Maduro’s presidential inauguration this week due to rising repression and the arrests of Venezuelan political leaders. Most Read from BloombergNYC Condo Owners May Bear Costs of Landmark Green Building LawNYC’s Subway Violence Deters Drive to Bring Workers Back to OfficeDutch Central Bank Restores Amsterdam’s ‘Ugliest Building’Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts?
In run-up to Trump’s inauguration, US ruling circles discuss plans for Venezuela intervention
The US ruling class is approaching a consensus on the use of further economic devastation and potentially military force to oust Maduro and secure control over the world’s largest oil reserves.
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Nicolás Maduro sworn in, will be Venezuela’s president until 2031
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday ... But several Maduro allies stayed home, including Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who cited the recent arrest of another longtime Venezuelan opposition member and a human rights ...
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Venezuela's Maduro to take presidential oath despite domestic, global outcry
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro ... Colombia, whose leftist President Gustavo Petro is historically an ally of Maduro, also condemned the "systematic harassment" of Machado, 57.
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Virtual Summit featuring Maduro, Lula, Petro, and AMLO being arranged
According to Colombia's Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo, a virtual summit bringing together Presidents Nicolás Maduro (Venezuela), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil), Gustavo Petro ...