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Fuel Tankers Block Bridge at Border Crossing

Venezuelan ruler tries to keep out humanitarian aid

(Newser) - The Venezuelan military barricaded a bridge at a key border crossing with Colombia, issuing a challenge Wednesday to a US-backed effort by the opposition to bring humanitarian aid into a nation plagued by shortages of food and medicine, the AP reports. The Tienditas International Bridge was blocked the day before...

Court Bans Guaido From Leaving Venezuela

Maduro claims Trump has ordered a hit on him

(Newser) - Venezuela's Supreme Court barred opposition leader Juan Guaido from leaving the country Tuesday, a move certain to heighten tensions as the man challenging President Nicolas Maduro's claim to the presidency presses forward with establishing a transitional government and the US warns of "serious consequences" if he is...

Bolton's Notepad Suggests Military Move on Venezuela

'All options are on the table'

(Newser) - The White House says "all options are on the table" for Venezuela—apparently including the arrival of American troops to its neighbor. The words "Afghanistan -> welcome the talks" and "5,000 troops to Colombia" were seen scribbled on a yellow notepad in the hands of national...

New US Sanctions Put Pressure on Maduro

Trump administration hits state-owned oil company with sanctions

(Newser) - The Trump administration imposed sanctions Monday on the state-owned oil company of Venezuela, PDVSA, a potentially critical economic move aimed at increasing pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to cede power to the opposition, the AP reports. National security adviser John Bolton and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the measures against...

US Warns Venezuela of 'Significant Response'

Bolton says US will not accept violence or intimidation against Guaido, US diplomats

(Newser) - The US now considers Juan Guaido to be Venezuela's interim leader—and any "violence or intimidation" against him, or against American diplomats, will be met with a "significant response," John Bolton warned Sunday. The national security adviser tweeted that any such actions from Nicolas Maduro's...

As Saturday Deadline Drew Near, Venezuela Changed Its Mind

Nicolas Maduro backtracked on demand that US diplomats leave by Saturday night

(Newser) - Venezuela defused a potential showdown with the United States, suspending a demand that US diplomats leave the country as Washington called on the world to "pick a side" in the South American nation's fast-moving crisis. Socialist President Nicolas Maduro broke relations with the United States on Wednesday after...

It's High Noon at the UN Over Venezuela's 'Mafia State'

Mike Pompeo refuses to say 'what the US will do next'

(Newser) - The United States urged all nations Saturday to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido while Russia accused the Trump administration of attempting "to engineer a coup d'etat" against President Nicolas Maduro—a reflection of the world's deep divisions over the crisis in the embattled Latin American country,...

US Advises Americans to Leave Venezuela

Military backs embattled president, defying wishes of US

(Newser) - All Americans should "strongly consider departing" Venezuela, the US State Department said late Thursday as it ordered all non-emergency government staff to leave the country torn by a power struggle. "We are prepared to do the things we need to do to make sure we keep our people...

Russia Has a Warning for US About Venezuela

Military intervention would lead to 'catastrophic situation,' official says

(Newser) - After the US rejected Nicolas Maduro's demand that all American diplomats leave Venezuela, China—a Maduro ally— warned the US against getting involved in the country's crisis. Now another Maduro supporter has done the same: US military intervention in Venezuela would lead to a "catastrophic scenario" in...

US to Maduro: You're Not President, We're Staying

Pompeo says US will listen to rival president Guaido

(Newser) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US is going to ignore Nicolas Maduro's demand for all American diplomats to leave Venezuela within 72 hours—because the US no longer considers Maduro to be the president of Venezuela. Pompeo said in a statement after Maduro's ultimatum that the...

Maduro Breaks Relations With US: 'Get Out!'

Gives consular staff 72 hours to leave Venezuela

(Newser) - The US on Wednesday issued not one but three statements telling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down and recognizing Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president Wednesday amid mass anti-Maduro protests , as the country's interim leader. Maduro quickly responded in a speech from the balcony of Venezuela's...

US Issues 3 Statements Telling Maduro to Go
US Tells Maduro His Time Is Up
Jan 23, 2019 1:42 PM CST

US Tells Maduro His Time Is Up

Trump, Pence, Pompeo recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim leader

(Newser) - The Trump administration is calling—in triplicate—for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down. President Trump, Mike Pence, and Mike Pompeo all issued statements proclaiming that the US is recognizing Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim leader. Each of them said the US would take all diplomatic and economic...

Soldiers Attempt an Uprising in Venezuela

Attempted uprising triggers street protests

(Newser) - Venezuela plunged deeper into turmoil Monday as security forces put down a pre-dawn uprising by national guardsmen that triggered violent street protests, and the Supreme Court moved to undercut the opposition-controlled congress' defiant new leadership, the AP reports. Socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello said 27 guardsmen were arrested and more...

2 Former Major Leaguers Dead in Car Crash

Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in Venezuela

(Newser) - Baseball fans will likely recognize the names of two men killed in a car crash Thursday night in Venezuela: Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo. Valbuena, 33, played in the big leagues with multiple teams for 11 seasons, as recently as last season with the Los Angeles Angels, reports ESPN . Castillo,...

New Indignity in Venezuela: Dead Bodies Cost Too Much

Dying is a pricey affair

(Newser) - How bad is the economic situation in Venezuela? Even death is too expensive, or so reports Reuters in a look at how one 27-year-old had to resort to burying her father in an unmarked common grave. Angelica Vera knew a funeral was financially out of her reach and planned to...

US List of State Sponsors of Terror May Grow

Venezuela could be added over alleged ties to terrorist groups

(Newser) - The US list of state sponsors of terror may grow to five. The Trump administration is considering adding Venezuela to the list of countries providing "support for acts of international terrorism," already including Iran, Sudan, Syria, and North Korea, reports the Washington Post . The outlet notes the State...

In Venezuela, a Grim Fate for Vet School's Horses

3 found butchered in recent months amid high inflation, scarce food

(Newser) - Rafael Toro, a student at Venezuela's top veterinary school, suspected something was amiss when a beloved horse called Miss Congeniality didn't greet him at the fence one recent morning along with others in the campus' small herd. The bay-colored mare had earned her nickname for helping disabled students...

Bolton: These 3 Countries Are the 'Troika of Tyranny'

He slams leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela

(Newser) - More than 16 years after arguing that George W. Bush should add Cuba, Syria, and Libya to Iran, Iraq, and North Korea in the "Axis of Evil," John Bolton has coined a new term. In a policy speech at a conference in Miami, the national security adviser dubbed...

Suspect in Assassination Plot Dies a Mysterious Death

He dies in fall from intelligence agency window in Venezuela

(Newser) - Critics are accusing the Venezuelan regime of murdering a suspect in the drone assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro in August. Fernando Albán, a 56-year-old city councilor in Caracas, died in a fall from a 10th-floor window of the country's top intelligence agency on Monday, two days after...

Marco Rubio Goes After Celebrity Chef

Senator denounces Salt Bae for celebrating his lavish dinner for Venezuelan dictator

(Newser) - If people hadn't heard of the celebrity chef Salt Bae before now—he is Internet famous for his distinctive way of salting meat—a series of slams from Marco Rubio is helping change that. The Florida senator went after the Turkish chef, real name Nusret Gokce, because Salt Bae...

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