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US imposes new sanctions on Venezuela

US President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping new sanctions on Venezuela.

25/08/2017

Venezuela

Maduro to use Interpol to pursue Ortega

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro seeks cross-border arrest of his fugitive ex-attorney general, Luisa Ortega

23/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela's new constituent assembly votes to take parliament's powers

Venezuela's controversial new pro government constituant assembly votes to assume the powers of the opposition led parliament.

19/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela's former chief prosecutor accused of corruption

Luisa Ortega Diaz, an outspoken opponent of Maduro, denied claims that she was part of an "extortion gang".

17/08/2017

Venezuela

Maduro orders military exercises in Venezuela in response to Trump comments

Seeking to capitalise on the White House's threat of military intervention in Venezuela, the country's president has urged supporters to fight back against 'Yankee imperialist boot'.

14/08/2017

Colombia

Peace is possible in Venezuela says Pence

14/08/2017

Venezuela

Trump threatens Venezuela with "military option" in response to the country's growing unrest

US President Donald Trump has threatened military intervention in Venezuela, a surprise escalation in Washington's response to the country's political crisis.

12/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro pushes for talks with President Trump

The Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he wants a meeting with US President Donald Trump

11/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela's economic reality

Soaring inflation, food and medicine shortages - Venezuelan's face a daily struggle to provide for their families

10/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela eyetwitness: 'The policeman pointed his gun and shot me'

A protester and a journalist give Euronews their accounts of violence committed by security forces.

09/08/2017

World News

Venezuela the new "dictatorship"

Neighbouring countries reject Venezuela's new all-powerful assembly calling it a "dictatorship"

09/08/2017

World News

Venezuela's constiuent assembly takes over parliament

Opposition lawmakers were prevented from entering Venezuala's parliamentary buildings when members of the rival constituent assembly took over the chamber

08/08/2017

Venezuela

UN condemns Venezuela's "widspread and systematic" violence against protesters

In the wake of the last month's controversial Constituent Assembly elections, UN accuses the Venezuelan goverment of human rights violations

08/08/2017

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Maduro supporters march in Caracas

Thousands of government loyalists celebrate victory in the Constitutional Assembly in the Venezuelan capital.

08/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela's new chief prosecutor blames ousted Ortega for violence

Maduro loyalist and Venezuela's new chief prosecutor blames predecessor Luisa Ortega for violence

08/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition lawmakers defy Maduro

Venezuelan opposition lawmakers reject the authority of President Maduro's new Constituent Assembly

08/08/2017

Venezuela

Search is on for 'rebels' following attack on Venezuelan military base

Venezuelan president praises 'united military' for putting down rebellion at military base. Search is on for alleged plotters

07/08/2017

Venezuela

Failed military uprising in Venezuela

Venezuelan authorities have suppressed a military rebellion just days after President Maduro formed a legislative super-body, internationally condemned as a power grab

06/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuelan chief prosecutor ousted

Venezuela's new pro-government constituent assembly has removed dissident state prosecutor Luisa Ortega from her job.

05/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuelan security forces gather outside chief prosecutor's office

It comes a day after the government inaugurated a new legislative body that the country's chief prosecutor said was fraudulently elected.

05/08/2017