Venezuela

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...
23:01 28 February 2022

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...
21:59 21 February 2022

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...
5:01 19 February 2022

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...
17:23 18 February 2022

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...
16:14 18 February 2022

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...
20:44 15 February 2022

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...
21:37 5 February 2022

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...
3:07 5 February 2022

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...
22:56 30 January 2022

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...
18:15 27 January 2022

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...
23:48 23 January 2022

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...
20:05 22 January 2022

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...
0:50 7 January 2022

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...
17:10 6 January 2022

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...
20:08 30 December 2022

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 ...
15:44 25 December 2021

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...
5:01 23 December 2021

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...
17:44 17 December 2021

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...
5:09 4 December 2021

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...
5:46 15 November 2021

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...
11:41 13 November 2021

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...
5:02 8 November 2021

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,...
16:35 29 October 2021

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...
1:33 26 October 2021