Venezuela
14 Dec
At least 16 people died and six more were seriously injured after a fiery 17-vehicle pile-up on a highway in Venezuela, officials said Wednesday. "So far there are 16," the country's fire chief Juan Gonzalez said when asked about the death toll in the crash on the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho highway, which connects the…
1 Dec
The UN's top court Friday ordered Venezuela not to take any action to upset the status quo with Guyana, two days before a potentially explosive referendum over a disputed oil-rich territory. Without expressly mentioning the vote planned for December 3, the International Court of Justice said Venezuela "shall refrain from taking any action which would…
29 Oct
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23 Oct
Liberal Maria Corina Machado won Sunday's opposition primary in Venezuela to choose a candidate to face President Nicolas Maduro in the 2024 election, the commission that organised the vote said.
14 Sep 2023
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said his country could soon send its first astronauts to the Moon in a Chinese spacecraft, hailing Thursday a scientific cooperation agreement reached with President Xi Jinping.
13 Sep 2023
Chinese leader Xi Jinping met Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday afternoon, according to state media. "Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro in Beijing on Wednesday," Xinhua news agency reported. The pair will later hold a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, state broadcaster CCTV added. Maduro…
12 Sep 2023
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Beijing on Tuesday ahead of a meeting with China's Xi Jinping, state media reported, the final stint of a tour that began last week. Television footage by official Chinese broadcaster CGTN showed Maduro and his wife alighting at a Beijing train station, where they were greeted by children bearing…
29 Aug 2023
Amnesty International called on Tuesday for the release of about 300 people being held in Venezuela for political reasons, slamming the country's "politically-motivated arbitrary detentions".
21 Jun 2023
The world's poorest countries are bearing the brunt of the world's debt crisis, at a time when they need more cash than ever to fight climate change.
5 May 2023
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday accused US President Joe Biden's government of "looting" over the proposed sale of Caracas' most valuable overseas asset, oil refiner Citgo.