Venezuela

Venezuela denied a group of MEPs entry into the country on Sunday, claiming they had “conspiratorial motives” for their visit to Caracas. The four MEPs detained where flying into the Venezuelan capital to meet with opposition...

When Juan Guaidó declared himself Venezuela’s interim president last month, he appeared to leapfrog a generation of rival opposition leaders and offer a dramatic way past the infighting and tactical differences that had hobbled previous efforts to unseat Nicolás Maduro....

European countries including Spain, France, the UK, Germany, Sweden and Denmark have recognised Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela in a coordinated move made after a deadline for Nicolás Maduro to call presidential elections expired. “Given that we’ve got...

The politician spearheading efforts to force Nicolás Maduro from power has vowed to step up his “fight for freedom” amid reports Venezuelan special forces had visited his home in the capital Caracas. Addressing a packed theatre at the...

Venezuela’s self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido has been slapped with a travel ban and had his bank accounts frozen. The action, imposed by Venezuela’s Supreme Court, intensifies a struggle for power in the South American republic. Guaido...

US National Security Advisor John Bolton has stirred speculation after observers noticed “5,000 troops to Colombia” scrawled on his notepad. Accidental or not, it sends a signal to Venezuela’s leadership. The United States appeared to issue...

Two years ago, shoppers in Venezuela would pay fruit sellers like José Pacheco with boxfuls of 100 bolívar notes – then the currency’s highest denomination. Now, thanks to rampant hyperinflation, even those are useless. “It’s crazy to accept...

Distraught families are demanding information from the Venezuelan authorities about how at least 78 people died in a fire while they were locked in police cells. Police fired teargas as relatives clashed with police outside the...