Both the ELN and FARC-EMC have long fought for control over this drug-rich area, but recent violence marks a significant ...

The opposition says María Corina Machado was then freed on the eve of President Nicolás Maduro's inauguration.

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Venezuela’s foreign minister on Monday accused opponents of President Nicolás Maduro as being linked to damages at the ...

Amid protests demanding an end to his authoritarian rule, Maduro was sworn in for a third term on Jan. 10. In response, the ...

The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new ...

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Guyana to seek help from UN's top court as Venezuela vies for control of disputed territory Guyana’s government says it will seek help from the United Nations’ top court to deter plans by ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana said Thursday that it will seek help from the United Nations’ top court to deter plans by neighboring Venezuela to elect a governor to rule its western Essequibo ...

Venezuela's opposition says its leader María Corina Machado was briefly arrested and then freed after addressing a protest rally on the eve of President Nicolás Maduro's disputed inauguration.

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