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venezuela News of 12/13/19
Trump Administration Set To Triple Pro-Democracy Aid In Venezuela
(NEW YORK) — The Trump administration is more than tripling U.S. support for pro-democracy work in Venezuela and for the first time directly funding opposition leader Juan Guaidó as he attempts to set up a government to rival the ...
A Split Has Emerged In Venezuela’S Opposition Over Talks With Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A minority group of opposition parties in Venezuela agreed Monday to enter negotiations with President Nicolas Maduro’s government without the participation of U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó, ...
Washington Is Holding Secret Talks With One Of Venezuela’S Top Officials
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The U.S. has opened up secret communications with Venezuela’s socialist party boss as members of President Nicolás Maduro’s inner circle seek guarantees they won’t face retribution if they cede to ...
Artificial Intelligence Can Contribute To A Safer World
Matt Ocko Contributor Share on Twitter Matt Ocko is co-Managing Partner and co-founder of DCVC (Data Collective) . Alan Cohen Contributor Share on ...
Venezuela’S Capital Is In The Dark Again After A Massive Blackout
CARACAS, Venezuela — The lights went out across much of Venezuela Monday, reviving fears of the blackouts that plunged the country into chaos a few months ago as the government once again accused opponents of sabotaging the nation’s ...
Why A Venezuelan Oil Program Is Fueling Massive Street Protests In Haiti
For more than four months, Haitians have been taking to the streets to demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse amid allegations he embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars of government funds earmarked for badly needed social ...
Telegram’S Crypto Tokens Are (Kind Of) Going On Sale To The Public For The First Time
Telegram, the most hyped ICO in the history of ICOs, is finally making its tokens available to retail investors through a limited listing that will precede a full sale later this year — but there are a lot of catches. The messaging company, ...
After 4 Months, Venezuela Reopens Border Crossing With Colombia
CÚCUTA, Colombia — Thousands are crossing into Colombia to buy food and medicine after Venezuela’s embattled president reopened a border that had been shut for almost four months. Long lines of Venezuelans stood at two ...
Univision Says It Has Recovered The Confiscated Video Of An Interview With NicoláS Maduro
(CARACAS, Venezuela) — The Univision television network said Thursday that it has recovered the video of a contentious interview with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that was confiscated after he cut it short, angered by critical ...
23 Inmates Killed In Venezuelan Prison Uprising, Says Rights Group
(CARACAS, Venezuela) — A showdown between armed inmates and guards in an overcrowded cellblock of a Venezuelan jail Friday left at least 23 prisoners dead, a prisoner rights groups said. The clash started when inmates, many armed, refused to ...
Why Venezuela’S Government And Opposition Are Finally Coming To The Negotiating Table
Four months into the chaotic political stand-off between Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime and opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s attempted revolution , officials confirmed Thursday that representatives for both ...
Rationing Begins, As Cuba Braces For Economic Impact From Venezuela Crisis
Fallout from the power struggle in Venezuela can be felt far beyond its borders, perhaps nowhere more than in Cuba. The U.S. has said Havana’s support for strongman Nicolás Maduro is helping him stay in power in Caracas; as punishment, ...
Venezuelan Government Officials And Opposition Leaders Are Meeting In Norway For Talks
(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition traveled to Norway for talks on resolving the crisis in the South American country, officials said Wednesday, opening a new chapter in a political stalemate after ...
Venezuela’S Opposition Leader Guaidó Asks U.S. Military To Put More Pressure On Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Saturday said he’s instructed his political envoy in Washington to immediately open relations with the U.S. military in a bid to bring more pressure on President ...
A Venezuelan Opposition Figure Has Been Arrested After Taking Part In A Failed Uprising
The vice president of Venezuela’s opposition-run parliament was arrested by secret police in Caracas on Wednesday, the first arrest in an apparent crackdown on opposition leaders involved in a failed revolt against Nicolás Maduro last ...
How John Bolton Became Trump’S Attack Dog On Foreign Policy
The tip came in from Israeli intelligence: Iran was preparing to attack U.S. or allied forces in Iraq and Syria . U.S. military commanders’ responded by rushing a flotilla of American warships and bombers to the Persian Gulf — enough ...
Venezuelan Authorities Investigate Cause Of Helicopter Crash That Killed 7 Military Officers
(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Venezuelan authorities are investigating the cause of a helicopter crash that killed seven military officers while they were while heading to a state where President Nicolás Maduro was visiting troops. The crash ...
The Quick Read About… Venezuela’S Faltering Revolution
What Happened This Week: Self-proclaimed “interim president” Juan Guaido gambled this week to try to force the ouster of de facto Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, calling on the Venezuelan people to join him in mass protests and ...
In Venezuela, Uncle Sam Roots From The Sidelines
In the predawn hours of April 30, the contest for control of Venezuela once again appeared to be coming to a head. Juan Guaidó, the young reformer who claims the mantle of President, announced from inside a military base in the capital, ...
U.S. Military Intervention In Venezuela ‘Possible’ As Turmoil Continues
The U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said military intervention in Venezuela “is possible,” to support opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s attempts at an uprising against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s ...