In tricky strategy, U.S. says Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro lost election but isn’t recognizing his opponent as the new president. Aug. 13, 2024 The popular former lawmaker, whom the ...

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third presidential term in what the country’s opposition movement has decried as “coup d’etat,” culminating more than five months of dispute over ...

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration ...

Two U.S. citizens have been arrested in Venezuela on charges that remain unclear, but which President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday claimed were related to the intent to “practice terrorism.” ...

The government of Nicolás Maduro will take in Venezuelans who are deported by the United States, President Donald Trump said Saturday, potentially clearing the way for hundreds of thousands of ...

Donald Trump’s second presidency has come with a surprising, but much-needed twist: making the Western Hemisphere a top ...

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is sworn in by President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez for a third six-year term, in Caracas, Venezuela January 10, 2025.

President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning ahead of the inauguration of contested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who took up the top job for a third term on Friday. Despite significant ...

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolás Maduro extended his increasingly repressive rule over Venezuela until 2031 when he was sworn in Friday, despite credible evidence that his opponent won ...