News of venezuela

Opposition demands Maduro’s arrest as he confirms CELAC attendance

19-01-2023 14:54 Key figures in Juntos por el Cambio call for Venezuelan “dictator” to be arrested if he sets foot in Argentina for upcoming CELAC summit; US President Joe Biden to skip event in Buenos Aires.

'We were robbed of Miss Universe,' complains Maduro after US wins crown

17-01-2023 13:03 Nicolás Maduro said on Monday that Venezuela was "robbed" of the Miss Universe crown, adding to the criticism from several contestants following the victory of the United States' R'Bonney Gabriel.

Decision on future of Venezuela's opposition 'government' postponed

29-12-2022 14:14 Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó puts off decision on whether his "interim government" should be dissolved.

Venezuela’s nine-cent bonds lure a distressed-debt veteran

28-12-2022 14:16 Trader raising money to buy defaulted Venezuelan bonds amid signs of easing tensions between President Nicolás Maduro, the political opposition and the United States.

Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas wins 2022 Cervantes Prize

10-11-2022 18:45 Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas celebrated with most prestigious award in Spanish literature, announced this Thursday in Madrid by Spain’s Minister of Culture, Miquel Iceta.

Colombia leader in rift-healing visit to Venezuela after nine-year pause

02-11-2022 13:13 Meeting in Caracas between Colombia's Gustavo Petro and Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro marks a watershed warming between the once-estranged neighbours.

Venezuela rejects UN report alleging crimes against humanity

26-09-2022 21:31 UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela said last week that military and state intelligence services were part of a scheme "supported by senior authorities" to stifle opposition dissent.

UN committee releases damning report on human rights abuses in Venezuela

24-09-2022 08:00 Human rights watchdogs call for increased international pressure on government in Caracas following damning United Nations report; Pressure grows on Argentina to revise relations with Maduro administration.

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Argentina’s ambassador in Venezuela slams ‘hijacking’ of aircraft by courts

17-08-2022 17:48 “There is a feeling of injustice in the Venezuelan people," declares Oscar Laborde, Buenos Aires’ envoy in Caracas, prompting opposition criticism.

Venezuela and Colombia name ambassadors in step toward normalisation

12-08-2022 21:56 Venezuela and Colombia both named new ambassadors to the other country on Thursday, a first step in normalising diplomatic relations after the recent inauguration of Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

Crypto crash be damned, some workers still choose digital pay

21-07-2022 14:41 Despite crypto instability, being paid in digital currency is the preference of many remote workers in Argentina, Latin America and the rest of the world.

AMIA commemoration sounds new alert over Iranian plane

20-07-2022 12:40 Ceremony marking the 28th anniversary of the terrorist attack is dominated by a Jewish community deploring impunity alongside its grief, minimal government presence.

Paraguay president: Crew member of grounded plane ‘changed face’ in Cuba

01-07-2022 15:21 Mario Abdo Benítez claims that “large number” of Venezuelan-Iranian crew of plane grounded at Ezeiza International Airport have “links to international terrorism.”

Maduro: US delegation arrives in Venezuela to discuss 'bilateral agenda'

28-06-2022 09:20 Delegation from the United States arrives in Venezuela for talks, extending discussions between Caracas and Washington initiated in March.

Government denies detained Iranian flight crew are linked to Al Quds

15-06-2022 16:09 Argentina's government on Wednesday rejected reports that one of the 19 crew members of the Venezuelan cargo plane detained at Ezeiza International Airport belonged to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Al Quds forces.

Remainder of crew of grounded plane prevented from leaving country

14-06-2022 18:00 The Venezuelan crew of a cargo plane grounded outside Buenos Aires since last week may not leave Argentina, a judge ruled Tuesday after their hotel was raided in a probe into possible Iran terror links.

Never a peak period for summits

09-06-2022 23:10 While it is rarely a good idea to draw conclusions on anything still in progress, the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles looked to have been strangled at birth.

Biden faces discord at Americas summit

09-06-2022 23:04 US President Joe Biden faced open criticism Thursday at the Summit of the Americas, along with complaints about foreign pressure by Brazil's far-right leader.

Mexico boycott clouds Biden's regional Americas' summit

06-06-2022 14:47 Biden is expected to make announcements at the summit on economic cooperation and fighting Covid-19 and climate change, but attendance row ensures key regional summit begins under a cloud.

Mexican president tells Biden he will skip Summit of the Americas

06-06-2022 13:45 Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms he will not attend Summit of the Americas in the United States, due to Washington's failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic.