Venezuela
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:22:00 GMTMaduro calls on Judiciary to act against “unconstitutional” opposition controlled National Assembly
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said a move by the opposition-controlled National Assembly to extend its term into next year was “unconstitutional,” and called on the country's justice system to “do its work...
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 08:59:00 GMTTwenty Venezuelan “boat people” drown fleeing from the country
The bodies of at least 20 migrants who were travelling by boat from Venezuela to the nearby Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago were found over the weekend, officials said.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:00:00 GMTUK announces travel bans and asset freezes for human rights violators
The United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary announced travel bans and asset freezes for 11 Russian, Venezuelan, Gambian and Pakistani human rights violators.
Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:30:00 GMTMaduro allies win 91% of the legislature's seats following the Sunday vote
Allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won 91% percent of the legislature's seats following a vote on Sunday that was boycotted by the opposition and disavowed by the United States and the European Union.
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 08:52:00 GMTInternational Contact Group reject Venezuelan election, but Argentina did not sign the statement
The International Contact Group issued a statement on Tuesday to reject the parliamentary elections organized by the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro last Sunday in Venezuela. The block indicated that the electoral process did n...
Tue, 01 Dec 2020 08:58:00 GMTUS sanctions Chinese company supporting Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro
The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Chinese firm China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC), accusing it of supporting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro efforts to undermine democracy.
Fri, 27 Nov 2020 09:42:00 GMTVenezuela resumes direct shipments of oil to China despite US sanctions
Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year, according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel-tracking data and internal documents from state company Petroleos ...
Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:20:00 GMTMSF plans to withdraw from a Covid-19 treating hospital in Venezuelan
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) will withdraw from a collaboration with a Venezuelan hospital to treat COVID-19 patients due to restrictions on specialists' ability to enter the country, the medical NGO said on Tuesday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2020 09:05:00 GMTUS names first ambassador in a decade to Venezuela, but he will operate from Bogotá
Amid a breakdown in relations and absence of US diplomats in Venezuela, Washington has named its first ambassador for the South American country for the first time in a decade. However he will carry out his duties from the ca...
Fri, 06 Nov 2020 09:50:00 GMTIran, Venezuela's close ally proclaims 'US can no longer control what's happening in the world'
Iran believes the U.S. government no longer can “control what’s happening in the world” or show other countries how to protect citizens’ rights, the Iranian foreign minister said on Thursday during a visit to ally Venez...