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News Articles: Venezuela

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on Jan. 28, in Washington, DC.

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  • News

Trump ends extension of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants

The move to revoke the extension of temporary protected status would make hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans eligible for deportation.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrive at the National Assembly for his swearing-in ceremony for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025

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  • Latin America

Venezuela's Maduro begins new term as US raises arrest bounty

The US announces an increased $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelas President Maduro on day he's sworn in for a third term.

January 10, 2025
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By:
  • Manuel Rueda
Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, center right, and Argentine President Javier Milei hold hands from the government house balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo González embarks on international tour

González, who the United States recognized as the winner of last year's presidential election in Venezuela, kicked off an international tour on Saturday that will take him to Washington.

January 05, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Half of the world's population lives in countries where elections took place this year. But only around half of those elections were in countries where they could be viewed as free and fair.

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  • Perspective

History has never ended, but are we at a crossroads again?

Oxford professor Ben Ansell says we are witnessing a battle between nationalism and liberalism that will write our own time indelibly into the history books of tomorrow.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Ben Ansell
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a Venezuelan flag during a rally in Caracas on August 28, 2024.

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  • News

Venezuela's opposition leader says Maduro is 'weaker than ever'

From hiding, María Corina Machado says she'll continue to fight for Venezuelan democracy.

November 29, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Alejandra Marquez Janse,
  • and 1 more
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez waves to supporters during a political event at a square in the Hatillo municipality of Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela's opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat

Venezuela's former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July's presidential election.

September 19, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro brandishes a sword as his new Cabinet takes the oath of office, at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 28.

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  • Latin America

The U.S. has seized Venezuelan President Maduro's plane

The Justice Department alleges the Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft was purchased in Florida by the Venezuelan leader's associates through a shell company in violation of sanctions and export controls.

September 02, 2024
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By:
  • Jackie Northam and
  • Alex Leff
Venezuelan nationals protest against the official results that declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the July presidential election, in Mexico City, on Saturday.

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  • World

Venezuelans around the world demonstrate to defend opposition’s victory claim

Venezuelans took to the streets of Tokyo, Sydney, Mexico City and other cities to defend the opposition's claim to victory over President Nicolás Maduro in last month’s disputed presidential election.

August 18, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Front row, from left: Venezuela's attorney general, Tarek William Saab; President Nicolás Maduro; Supreme Court President Caryslia Rodríguez; National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez; and the president of the National Electoral Council, Elvis Amoroso. They are attending a ceremony in the Supreme Court building in Caracas on Jan. 31.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Want to reform the Supreme Court? These strongmen can show a thing or two

The champions of U.S. Supreme Court reform should first consider the record of nations that wound up packing and purging their judiciaries.

August 13, 2024
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By:
  • Mac Margolis
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González attends a meeting with women from different sectors of society, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

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  • World

U.S. recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader as winner of contested election

The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the opposition candidate Edmundo González “won the most votes” in the Venezuelan election.

August 01, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
Consuelo Marquez holds a Venezuelan flag in front of police blocking demonstrations against the official election results declaring President Nicolás Maduro's reelection, the day after the vote in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday.

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  • Latin America

Protesters take to the streets in Venezuela over contested presidential election

Venezuela’s electoral authorities made it official: Socialist President Nicolás Maduro will be in office for another six years. Opposition leaders are crying foul as protests break out.

July 29, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn and
  • John Otis
Residents and community organizers take the street in the La Vega neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday morning to show support for opposition candidate Edmundo Gónzalez, going door to door to explain the ballot.

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  • Latin America

Hope was in the air for Venezuela's election, but it ended in dispute and uncertainty

Here are photos from the energized campaigns leading up to Sunday's Venezuelan election. Now, with both sides claiming victory, there's a sense of uncertainty.

July 29, 2024
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By:
  • Lexi Parra
A Venezuelan living in Brasilia, Brazil, with his face painted in the colors of his nation's flag, gathers with fellow Venezuelans on the day of their nation's presidential election, Sunday, July 28, 2024.

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  • World

Venezuelans anxiously await results of an election that could end one-party rule

The results are not yet in. But if challenger Edmundo González beats president Nicolás Maduro, it could have ripple effects throughout the Americas.

July 28, 2024
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By:
  • Joshua Goodman and
  • Regina Garcia Cano
Residents and community organizers take the street Wednesday to show support for opposition candidate in Venezuela's presidential election, Edmundo Gónzalez Urrutia, in the neighborhood of La Vega, in Venezuela's capital of Caracas.

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  • Latin America

What to know about Venezuela's election, as Maduro faces stiff opposition

Venezuela is holding a presidential election on Sunday that could bring dramatic change to the nation, if the opposition candidate can really knock out longtime President Nicolás Maduro.

July 26, 2024
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By:
  • John Otis and
  • Carrie Kahn
Argentina players Angel di Maria (left), Lionel Messi (second from left), and Nicolas Otamendi (third from left) celebrate with the trophy after defeating Colombia in the Copa America final soccer match in Miami Gardens, Fla., early Monday, July 15, 2024.

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  • Sports

Copa América update: Copa complete!

Follow along with GPB Sports for daily updates on the international soccer tournament, which held two of its many games in Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

July 15, 2024
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By:
  • Jon Nelson
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