Gustavo Aníbal Giraldo, third in command of the armed group, is accused of being the architect of the attacks in Catatumbo, which have left over 50 people dead and more than 50,000 displaced in less than two weeks
Seventh in Latin America, 50th in the world, the Venezuelan army stands out for its aviation, its anti-missile system, its tank squadron and the strategic nature of its National Militia
Bogotá insinuates that Caracas provides cover for the ELN guerrillas and Chavismo responds by accusing the Colombian authorities of sheltering members of Tren de Aragua
The modest recovery of recent years fails to mask Venezuela’s crisis: a shattered productive structure, poverty levels nearly three times the regional average, and profound inequality
In this epic Latin American tragedy, the task ahead is not only to rebuild a democracy that has been destroyed. It is also to rebuild an economy, a society, and a country
The Venezuelan leader responds defiantly to the request for international action against him made by former Colombian presidents Álvaro Uribe and Iván Duque
Argentina said the Chavista leader clings to his position ‘by imposing himself through fear, aggression, murder and prison.’ Other large countries, on the political left and right, also refused to recognize him as a legitimate leader
Opposition candidate Edmundo González, who had promised to return to the country and be the one to be sworn in as president, remains in Dominican Republic
Despite widespread domestic and international dissent, the Chavista president is pressing ahead with plans to be sworn in for another term on Friday
Nicolás Maduro’s government launches a fresh wave of arrests against opponents, activists and foreign citizens while the opposition says that its candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, will be sworn in on Friday
A reconstruction of the last six months of turmoil in Venezuela following the July elections, highlighting the opposition’s accusations of fraud, the exile of González Urrutia, the presentation of the paper tallies, the repression and persecution of Chavismo, and the growing tension leading up to the inauguration on January 10
President Nicolás Maduro has practically sealed off the capital against Edmundo González’s intention to take office on Friday as the next president of Venezuela
Residents are turning to cryptocurrency to try to beat inflation on the eve of a key political moment
Venezuela’s ruling party makes a show of force and warns that anyone attempting an insurrection or an invasion to prevent the president from being sworn in ‘will pay dearly’
As the president-elect prepares to take office on January 20 he faces several challenges, from his stance on Venezuela to his relationship with Sheinbaum, while Milei stands out as his strongest ally in the region
Relatives of the deceased have denounced the lack of medical care and mistreatment in the prisons. Both victims were arrested during the protests that followed the June 28 elections
The more than probable return of Nicolás Maduro to the presidency does not end the hopes of Edmundo González and María Corina Machado of being able to impose the result of the elections
Six collaborators of María Corina Machado have spent nearly nine months in the diplomatic residence, where they depend on generators after the power was cut
Andrés Villavicencio, an electoral observer for the opposition, went viral for publicly announcing the results of the presidential elections in his town of Falcón. Now, he’s being persecuted by the Venezuelan government
The measure adds to another 225 conditional releases made last month in the middle of a legitimacy crisis for the Chavista regime
The Venezuelan president’s message comes at a time of uncertainty about what kind of relationship the Chavista government can expect with the incoming US administration of Donald Trump
The US and the María Corina Machado-led opposition are convinced that Edmundo González will take over from Nicolás Maduro on January 10, despite the threats of imprisonment
Joe Biden’s administration is trying to increase pressure on the Chavista regime with less than two months before Donald Trump returns to the White House
Venezuela’s opposition has called for a protest for December 1, while Nicolás Maduro has warned his opponents not to ‘underestimate the strength’ of his regime
‘Democracy demands respect for the will of the voters,’ said Secretary of State Antony Blinken. ‘This gesture honors the desire for change of our people,’ replied the exiled former diplomat
The next secretary of state, known for his tough stance on countries such as Cuba, is expected to put the region at the center of his agenda
Tuesday’s presidential vote will have a profound impact on Europe, Russia, Ukraine, the Middle East, Latin America, and China