BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s “days in power are about to end” because of growing international and domestic pressure on his “mafioso” government and increasing desertions by his military troops, Colombian President Iván Duque said Sunday. “Maduro is facing his last days, whether that’s one month or two, or one week, or one day,”…
Eight tons of gold are missing from the Central Bank in Caracas, apparently taken out on President Maduro’s orders. It’s not the first case, gold is missing: Last year, 23 tons were shipped to Turkey. It is unclear whether supplies were bought for the country or whether it was set aside for personal use. Source:…
A demonstrator holds a Venezuelan flag on the bridge in Urena, Venezuela, on the border with Colombia. The UN Security Council has rejected rival resolutions on the crisis in Venezuela presented by the United States and Russia. The United States supports opposition leader Juan Guaido, while Russia backs leftist President Nicolas Maduro, who has been…
The military is preparing to enforce border closures to prevent aid from entering Venezuela. Soldiers have remained loyal to President Nicolas Maduro, despite efforts from Juan Guaido to bring the army to his side. Venezuela’s military is “on alert” against any border violations as it remains loyal to acting President Nicolas Maduro, Defense Minister Vladimir…
HAVANA – Cuba denied on Tuesday it has security forces in Venezuela and charged the statements were part of an orchestrated campaign of lies paving the way for military intervention in the South American country. U.S. President Donald Trump and members of the administration have charged that Cuba’s security forces and military control Venezuela’s and…
EAPPI activists in Hebron . (photo credit: YOU TUBE SCREENSHOT) The World Council of Churches sent foreign nationals to pose as tourists to gather information about IDF operations and training in Jerusalem and Hebron, according to reports. According to reports, the WCC-funded program was called the program the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel…
Top Latin America adviser claims ‘there is not a single scenario’ in which Maduro and his ‘cronies’ are able to retain power ‘The question is no longer if Maduro accepts this or not, it’s how long it will take him to accept it,’ Mauricio Claver-Carone said. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Donald Trump’s top Latin America…
Groups document surge in number of Venezuelans crossing into Colombia in January, with locals ramping up efforts to help. Venezuelans try to catch a ride at a Red Cross checkpoint [Dylan Baddour/Al Jazeera] Pamplona, Colombia – Up to 50 Venezuelans sleep in what used to be 55-year-old Marta Duke’s dining room every night. Forty sleep in…
Caracas — Europe has now joined the movement against embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, which continues to grow outside the South American nation. Inside the country, millions of Catholics have also joined the push for change, led by their church. In January, bishops called Maduro’s presidency illegitimate. CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has visited a parish…
Venezuela’s self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido has granted an interview to FRANCE 24. “We’re dealing with a dictatorship here that is malicious and lacks all scruples. But we are a sovereign state and I as acting president of the Republic of Venezuela will use all means at my disposal to put an end to this,…