Socialist hardliner aims gun on Guaidó march in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Socialist hardliners in Venezuela opened fire during a march headed by Juan Guaidó, injuring a...
AP Interview: Venezuela’s Guaidó extols Trump alliance
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opposition leader Juan Guaidó said Friday that he trusts U.S. President Donald Trump’s “firm a...
Ending Putin’s support of Venezuela no easy feat for US
MOSCOW (AP) — In October 2016, the head of Russia’s largest oil company traveled to the birthplace of Hugo Chávez, in th...
US border clampdown forces Venezuelan teen into Mexico alone
In this Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 photo provided by attorney Jodi Goodwin, a Venezuelan teenager named Branyerly stands on a...
US sanctions Russian oil trading firm for role in Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration imposed sanctions Tuesday on the trading unit of Russian state-controlled oil...
Denouncing US, Venezuelan troops, militias stage drills
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's armed forces and civilian militias took the streets in cities, beaches and border regions on Saturday for drills orde...
Venezuelan opposition head meets Trump in show of US support
WASHINGTON — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Wednesday scored a long-sought meeting with President Donald Trump, a high point on an intern...
Venezuela opposition leader attends State of the Union
WASHINGTON — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó drew a standing ovation from Republicans and Democrats in a rare moment of political unity as Pr...
AP exclusive: Law firm dumps Maduro official amid outcry
BOGOTA, Colombia — A U.S. law firm that was hired for $12.5 million by a top official in Nicolás Maduro's government has decided to dump the controver...
Ally of Venezuela’s Maduro hires DC lobbyist to build ties
MIAMI — An ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has agreed to spend $12.5 million to hire a lawyer and Washington lobbyist to ease U.S. sanctio...
Spain-Venezuela encounter by tarmac unleashes speculation
MADRID — A secretive meeting this week by the tarmac of Madrid's international airport between two prominent officials from Spain and Venezuela trigge...
Guaidó seeks EU sanctions for Venezuela, meeting with Trump
BRUSSELS — Venezuela’s opposition leader said Wednesday that he wants the European Union to broaden sanctions against members of the Venezuelan govern...
Venezuela’s would-be congress leader shrugs off accusations
CARACAS, Venezuela — The would-be new leader of Venezuela's congress dug in Monday against accusations that he facilitated a takeover of the country's...
AP Explains: Venezuela crisis deepens with congress takeover
MIAMI — Allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro attempted to orchestrate a takeover of the opposition-controlled congress Sunday as opposition l...
AP Exclusive: Trump ally may have broken Venezuela sanctions
MIAMI — Erik Prince, a major Republican donor and founder of controversial security firm Blackwater, has been referred to the U.S. Treasury Department...
Miami ballet school a haven for Venezuelan dancing diaspora
MIAMI — Lusian Hernandez’s eyes watered when she recalled receiving a free pair of pointe shoes after arriving in Miami on a dance scholarship as her ...
Buzz over Venezuela’s Guaido fades as Maduro holds firm
CARACAS, Venezuela — Tour operator Alejandro Palacios joined hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans protesting in the streets early this year, wanting t...
Die-hard Venezuelan soccer fans defy political divide
Venezuela is the only South American country where baseball and not soccer is the No. 1 sport. Still, a group of fans calling themselves the “Red Demo...
Maduro’s foes balk at UN-backed deal to rebuild power grid
MIAMI — A proposal to rebuild Venezuela’s collapsed power grid with the help of the United Nations is proving a political hot potato for Nicolás Madur...
Venezuela’s Guaidó urges nation back into the streets
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has seen an ally forced from office and protests rattle leaders across Latin America in recen...
Spain says ex-Venezuelan spy chief wanted by US is missing
MADRID — Spanish police said Wednesday they have been unable to locate a Venezuelan former spymaster wanted by the United States for extradition on ch...
Venezuelans charting escape selling off past at flea markets
CARACAS, Venezuela — Having decided it's time to abandon her crisis-torn homeland, Yenika Calderon spreads out her worldly possessions in the middle o...
Venezuela migrant help promised as region struggles to cope
BRUSSELS — Governments, aid agencies and charity groups vowed Tuesday to boost their efforts to help Venezuelans fleeing their crisis-wracked country,...
Venezuelans buy gas with cigarettes to battle inflation
CARACAS, Venezuela — Motorists in socialist Venezuela have long enjoyed the world's cheapest gasoline, with fuel so heavily subsidized that a full tan...