Tag: Venezuela

World News in Brief: Famine spreads in Sudan, deadly attack in Myanmar, Venezuela update

the World Food Programme (WFP) provided lifesaving assistance to 7.8 million people, while the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reached nearly three million children with essential nutrition support.  This…

Venezuela’s Maduro defies calls to step down, sworn in for 3rd term – National

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for a third term on Friday,…

‘Much more persecution’: Venezuela braces for Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration | Nicolas Maduro News

Bogota, Colombia – Jesus Medina Ezaine had already spent 16 months in a Venezuelan military prison, accused of crimes he said were related to his work as a…

Guyana to seek help from UN’s top court as Venezuela vies for control of disputed territory

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — 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…

Venezuelan opposition candidate claims son-in-law has been kidnapped | Nicolas Maduro News

Edmundo Gonzalez, who competed against incumbent Nicolas Maduro in July’s presidential elections, says masked men abducted his son-in-law in Caracas. Edmundo Gonzalez, the leader of Venezuela’s political opposition,…

Venezuela’s opposition leader says son-in-law has been abducted

the son-in-law of exiled Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González has been kidnapped. “Rafael was on his way to my seven and six-year-old grandchildren’s school in Caracas to drop…