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  • After riots, looting, and arson during cost-of-living protests, over 1,800 people were arrested throughout France.
  • Authorities have detained a number of people in connection with a deadly stampede in Kolkata, in eastern India.
  • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
  • Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
  • The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
  • Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
  • On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.

Tag: Nicolas Maduro

May 11, 2019

In Venezuela, Guaido Remains Free Amid...

Venezuela, opposition leader Juan Guaido remains free while several of his allied lawmakers face possible criminal prosecution after a failed attempt to force socialist President Nicolas Maduro from office. Dozens of countries, including the United States, view Maduro’s 2018 re-election as illegitimate and have recognized Guaido as Venezuela’s leader. Brian Padden reports on concerns for the opposition leader’s safety as Maduro seeks to reassert his authority by cracking down on opponents

May 2, 2019

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Venezuela’s Maduro Urges Military to Oppose ‘Coup Plotters’ and other news around the World

May 1, 2019

Venezuelan Embassy in DC Embroiled in...

The power struggle for control of Venezuela is also playing out at the country’s official mission in Washington

April 30, 2019

Russian Helicopters to Boost Venezuela’s Maduro

Russia is getting ready to set up a helicopter maintenance base in Venezuela. The move is yet another sign that Russia continues to pile economic, political and military support for the government of embattled leader Nicolas Maduro. Ricardo Marquina visited the helicopter factory where Russian officials showcased the aircraft and other equipment destined for Moscow’s allies in Venezuela

April 24, 2019

UN Secretary-General Meets Foreign Minister of...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Jorge Arreaza, Minister of the People’s Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Despite US Pressure and Sanctions, No...

Three months after the U.S. intensified efforts to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the autocratic socialist leader remains in power

April 6, 2019

Venezuelans Risk Their Lives Daily to...

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, warned that Venezuelans who cross the border into Colombia face a very dangerous situation since Venezuela closed its borders with Brazil and Colombia on February 23

April 4, 2019

Is Venezuela Turning into a Proxy...

In the last few months, the Trump administration has been expressing confidence that the Maduro regime in Venezuela is collapsing. But with the increasing Russian military presence in the South American nation, experts say the crisis could drag on and turn into a proxy conflict between Washington and Moscow, potentially forcing President Trump to go beyond diplomatic and economic sanctions

March 22, 2019

Venezuelan Hospitals Reach Catastrophic Breaking Point

The crumbling health system in Venezuela is worsening every week. After a nationwide electrical shutdown cut power for many days, major hospitals in Caracas continue to face serious problems, including a lack of running water, supply shortages and enough staff to operate properly

February 28, 2019

Press Groups Denounce Venezuelan Authorities for...

Numerous media organizations working in Venezuela have denounced authorities for harassing, bullying and even confiscating the equipment of journalists as they cover the ongoing crisis in that South American country

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