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Disappointed Venezuelans lose patience with Guaido as Maduro hangs on

Angus Berwick and Mircely Guanipa, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 02 08:16 AM

CARACAS/PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela - Four days before Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido launched a military uprising in a bid to oust President Nicolas Maduro, he told supporters at a rally outside the capital, Caracas: "In the next few days, we'll decide our destiny." Read more »

Venezuela's Maduro says authorities foiled opposition coup plot

Reuters
Posted at Jun 27 07:48 AM

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday security forces had foiled an opposition coup attempt that included plans to assassinate him and other top political figures and install a jailed former military officer as president. Read more »

Venezuela's Guaido defends planned talks with Maduro representatives

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 27 07:55 AM

BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Sunday defended his decision to send delegates to Oslo for talks with representatives of President Nicolas Maduro's government, warning that critics of the move risk becoming accomplices of his rival's "dictatorship." Read more »

Russian army helping Venezuela amid US 'threats': Moscow's ambassador

Thibaut Marchand, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 25 01:44 PM

MOSCOW - Russian troops in Venezuela are helping President Nicolas Maduro's embattled regime prepare in the face of the "threat of the use of force" by the US, Moscow's ambassador to Caracas told AFP Friday. Read more »

China sends 71 tons of medical aid to Venezuela

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 11:53 AM

CARACAS - A second airplane from China carrying medical supplies including medicine arrived in Venezuela on Monday as part of a "humanitarian technical" cooperation agreement between President Nicolas Maduro's government and the Asian powerhouse. Read more »

Backers 'failed to follow through' in abortive Venezuela uprising: Guaido

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 08:01 AM

Juan Guaido, recognized as interim president by more than 50 countries, said it was "obvious today, there is widespread discontent from which the armed forces aren't immune." Read more »

Cracks appear in US bipartisan unity on Venezuela

Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters
Posted at May 03 02:40 PM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's tough approach to Venezuela has won broad support from both Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress, but this rare display of bipartisan consensus is starting to show signs of strain as the crisis in the OPEC nation drags on. Read more »

Rival protests grip Venezuela after Guaido’s failed effort to beckon military

Nicholas Casey, The New York Times
Posted at May 02 07:44 AM

There were reports late in the day that armed pro-government forces used live fire against some protesters in Altamira, part of a Caracas area where the opposition is strong. The extent of injuries was not immediately clear, but at least one journalist was struck by shotgun pellets. Read more »

US military action in Venezuela ‘possible’, says Pompeo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 11:49 PM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the administration of President Trump was prepared to take military action to stem the crisis in Venezuela. Read more »

Russia calls US claim it told Venezuela's Maduro not to flee part of 'information war'

Reuters
Posted at May 01 06:45 PM

MOSCOW - Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday rejected a suggestion by Washington that it had persuaded Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro not to flee in the face of street protests, calling the assertion part of an information war. Read more »

Venezuela's Guaido calls for 'largest march in history' in uprising effort

Luc Cohen and Angus Berwick, Reuters
Posted at May 01 01:40 PM

CARACAS - Venezuelans were expected to take to the streets on Wednesday for what opposition leader Juan Guaido pledged would be the "largest march" in the country's history, a day after he called for the military to oust President Nicolas Maduro. Read more »

Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid 'attempted coup'

Alexander Martinez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 08:10 AM

CARACAS, Venezuela - Demonstrators clashed with police on the streets of the Venezuelan capital Tuesday, spurred by opposition leader Juan Guaido's call on the military to rise up against President Nicolas Maduro, whose government said it was putting down an attempted coup. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: APRIL 30, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 12:25 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Ouster call in Venezuela

Fernando Llano, AP
Posted at Apr 30 11:13 PM

Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido stands with an unidentified military officer who is helping to lead a military uprising, as they talk to the press and supporters in Caracas, Venezuela on Tuesday.  Read more »

US says ‘fully supports’ Venezuelan people's ‘quest for freedom’

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 10:21 PM

Trump's administration has been waging a mounting pressure campaign to oust Maduro and install Guaido, who is recognized as acting president by more than 50 countries. Read more »

How the world is reacting to Venezuela ‘coup bid’

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 10:04 PM

Venezuela was plunged into heightened chaos on Tuesday after self-proclaimed leader Juan Guaido said he had the support of troops to oust President Nicolas Maduro, while the government denounced an attempted coup. Read more »

Venezuela’s Guaido says troops join him to oust Maduro; gov’t says it is in control

Angus Berwick and Vivian Sequera, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 30 10:17 PM

Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido said he had begun the "final phase" of his plan to oust President Maduro, calling on Venezuelans and the military to back him to end Maduro's "usurpation." Read more »

Venezuela's Guaido stripped of immunity, can face prosecution: official

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 11:28 AM

Venezuelan lawmakers loyal to President Nicolas Maduro stripped opposition leader Juan Guaido's immunity Tuesday -- and authorized the high court to criminally prosecute him for proclaiming himself the crisis-hit country's ruler. Read more »

Despair, anger as Venezuelans endure paralyzing blackout

Alexander Martinez and Esteban Rojas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 08:08 AM

CARACAS - Venezuelans wavered between despair and rage Wednesday as they endured a third day of a near-nationwide blackout that has paralyzed their country -- the second such outage this month. Read more »

Trump tells Russia 'to get out' of Venezuela

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 02:09 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump demanded Wednesday that Russia drop support for Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro after Moscow deployed troops and equipment to bolster the hard-left government. Read more »