January 31, 2019 Venezuela's Maduro is feeling the heat both inside and outside his country. Here's the big question now For a socialist strongman, Maduro is looking very weak indeed. Here is why he may not stand much longer.
January 30, 2019 Pompeo confident of Trump-Kim summit in February, tells ӣƵ he's helping lay groundwork Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revealed he's started laying the groundwork for a second top-level summit between the United States and North Korea, telling ӣƵ on Wednesday night that “we’ll have a summit” by the end of February.
January 30, 2019 Why Russia, China are fighting US push against Venezuela's Maduro The United States continues to squeeze and isolate the Venezuelan regime led by Nicolas Maduro with even more sanctions and prominent support for opposition leader Juan Guaido. But more than a week after protests erupted through the streets of the embattled nation, Maduro remains steadfast – with the hand of Russia and China working in and out of the shadows, complicating US efforts for change.
January 30, 2019 Liberal Dems fret over ‘US backed coup’ in Venezuela against socialist dictator Maduro Several liberal Democrats are speaking out against the Trump administration's stance against Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro -- even describing the support for opposition leader Juan Guaido as a “US backed coup” -- despite bipartisan support elsewhere for the administration's actions.
January 30, 2019 Venezuela’s Maduro open to negotiations with opposition, accuses Trump of ordering murder Venezuela’s socialist leader Nicolas Maduro is holding firm in refusing to step down amid mounting political and international pressure, but said he is “willing to sit down” and negotiate with opposition leaders “for the sake of Venezuela’s peace and its future.”
January 30, 2019 $840M in gold bars prepared for loading onto Russian jet at Venezuelan airport: report About 20 tons of gold from Venezuela's central bank was ready to be hauled away Tuesday on a Russian airline's Boeing 777 that landed in Caracas a day earlier, a Venezuelan lawmaker wrote on Twitter.
January 29, 2019 Venezuela high court prevents opposition leader Guaido from leaving country Venezuela's Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to a prosecutor's request to prevent opposition leader Juan Guaido from leaving the country while the Socialist government conducts a criminal probe into his activities.
January 29, 2019 Venezuela chief prosecutor tries to block opposition leader Juan Guaido from leaving country Venezuela’s chief prosecutor is seeking a court order to ban opposition leader Juan Guaido from leaving the South American nation, launching a criminal probe into his anti-government activities.
January 29, 2019 40 people killed, some 850 detained in Venezuela amid ongoing anti-government protests, the UN says The reignited anti-government demonstrations in Venezuela have led to the deaths of more than 40 people and the detention of some 850 people, including at least 77 minors, the United Nations’ human rights office said Tuesday.
January 28, 2019 John Bolton's written note on 'troops to Colombia' raises eyebrows National Security Adviser John Bolton may have inadvertently revealed a potential next move by the Trump administration in the Venezuela crisis Monday when photographers captured a note on a legal pad that read: "5,000 troops to Colombia."