Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González is rallying regional support for the opposition's claims that he won the July election against President Nicolás Maduro.

Complaints from detained opposition members and civil society leaders multiply on the eve of protests called against Nicolás Maduro, who will assume a third consecutive term this Friday. Venezuela is experiencing high tension on the day before the inauguration of Nicolás Maduro.

He has not explained how he plans to return or wrest power from Maduro, who has put out an order for his arrest and whose party controls all institutions, including the military. The Venezuelan ...

The governor of Puerto Rico requested that President-elect Donald Trump take a stand against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s threats to invade the U.S. island territory. Maduro made the ...

Authorities in Venezuela have released a prominent human rights advocate from detention, just days after President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term amid a crackdown on dissenting ...

On Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for his third six-year term, defying critics in the international community who say his victory in July’s election was illegitimate.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro waves after being sworn in for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)(Matias Delacroix / AP) Despite ...

The governor of Puerto Rico pleaded for President-elect Trump to intervene after Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro threatened to invade the U.S. island territory. In a letter addressed to Trump ...

Admitting Maduro's objections would be tantamount to conceding that Bolsonaro was not wrong. Hence, the TSE will also refrain from sending any observers to the Venezuelan process.

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During his speech, Maduro talked about the number of alleged mercenaries detained in Venezuela for trying to undermine his government, saying they numbered more than 150, came from 25 countries.