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Venezuela

President Maduro agrees to talks with Venezuelan opposition

Nicolas Maduro, has confirmed that his government will take part in talks with the country’s opposition.

13/09/2017

World News

Pope Francis suffers minor injury in Colombia

Pope Francis suffered a slight facial injuries after stumbling in the popemobile on last day of visit to Colombia

10/09/2017

Venezuela

Maduro ready 'to be a dictator' to help Venezuela

Venezuela continues to reel under a political and economic crisis but President Nicholas Maduro shows no sign of changing course. Maduro says he's willing to be a dictator if it will help turn the country around.

10/09/2017

Venezuela

Caracas summons ambassadors over 'meddling'

Venezuela summons four European ambassadors in diplomatic protest over 'interfering in its affairs'

05/09/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela seeks to prosecute opposition for backing US sanctions

National Constitutional Assembly accuses opposition politicians of being "traitors"

30/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela accuses opposition for US sanctions

Delcy Rodriguez backs her president and accuses venezuelan opposition groups for US sanctions

29/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela holds military exercises after US threat

Venezuela is holding two days of nationwide armed forces exercises and has called on civilians to join reserve units to defend against a possible attack by the US.

27/08/2017

Venezuela

US imposes new sanctions on Venezuela

US President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping new sanctions on Venezuela.

25/08/2017

Venezuela

Maduro to use Interpol to pursue Ortega

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro seeks cross-border arrest of his fugitive ex-attorney general, Luisa Ortega

23/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela's new constituent assembly votes to take parliament's powers

Venezuela's controversial new pro government constituant assembly votes to assume the powers of the opposition led parliament.

19/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela's former chief prosecutor accused of corruption

Luisa Ortega Diaz, an outspoken opponent of Maduro, denied claims that she was part of an "extortion gang".

17/08/2017

Venezuela

Maduro orders military exercises in Venezuela in response to Trump comments

Seeking to capitalise on the White House's threat of military intervention in Venezuela, the country's president has urged supporters to fight back against 'Yankee imperialist boot'.

14/08/2017

Colombia

Peace is possible in Venezuela says Pence

14/08/2017

Venezuela

Trump threatens Venezuela with "military option" in response to the country's growing unrest

US President Donald Trump has threatened military intervention in Venezuela, a surprise escalation in Washington's response to the country's political crisis.

12/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro pushes for talks with President Trump

The Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he wants a meeting with US President Donald Trump

11/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela's economic reality

Soaring inflation, food and medicine shortages - Venezuelan's face a daily struggle to provide for their families

10/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela eyetwitness: 'The policeman pointed his gun and shot me'

A protester and a journalist give Euronews their accounts of violence committed by security forces.

09/08/2017

World News

Venezuela the new "dictatorship"

Neighbouring countries reject Venezuela's new all-powerful assembly calling it a "dictatorship"

09/08/2017

World News

Venezuela's constiuent assembly takes over parliament

Opposition lawmakers were prevented from entering Venezuala's parliamentary buildings when members of the rival constituent assembly took over the chamber

08/08/2017

Venezuela

UN condemns Venezuela's "widspread and systematic" violence against protesters

In the wake of the last month's controversial Constituent Assembly elections, UN accuses the Venezuelan goverment of human rights violations

08/08/2017