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Machado aides escape Venezuela after 15-month siege at Argentina's Embassy

07-05-2025 12:15 Five top aides of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado escape country after the US helped them foil a siege of Argentina's Embassy in Caracas.

Argentina's Embassy in Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition figures 'rescued' from Argentina's Embassy, says US

06-05-2025 22:34 Argentina's government confirms United States has successfully rescued of five Venezuelan opposition figures who had been sheltered in its Embassy at Caracas since March 2024.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

El Salvador becoming 'black hole' for US deportees, critics fear

17-04-2025 17:22 Notorious CECOT prison is becoming a dangerous destination that Trump has been utilizing for his mistreatment of US deportees.

EMBASSY SCANDAL IN CARACAS

The year-long stand-off between five prisoners in a mansion and Maduro's regime

21-03-2025 10:20 Members of Venezuela’s opposition are trapped in Argentina's Embassy in Caracas, living on rainwater and sardines, as government forces stand watch.

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina designates Tren de Aragua as ‘terrorist’ group

25-02-2025 17:46 Argentina’s government has added Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua to its official register of groups “linked to acts of terrorism,” following in the footsteps of the United States.

Diplomatic row

Venezuelan opposition pleads for assistance for asylum seekers

19-02-2025 22:51 Opposition leaders call on diplomatic community to raise voice against "siege" at Argentina's Embassy in Caracas.

GEOPOLITICS

Trump flashes newfound imperialist streak in White House return

06-02-2025 13:09 US presient's surprise proposition to take control of the Gaza Strip is just the latest signal that his new foreign policy doctrine revolves around expanding the US footprint across the globe.

US-VENEZUELA RELATIONS

Has Trump changed tack on Venezuela and Maduro?

03-02-2025 09:34 US President Donald Trump may be adjusting the hard-line approach he adopted toward Caracas during his first term.

NEW ERA IN AMERICA

Trump on Latin America: 'We don’t need them – they need us'

22-01-2025 11:10 US president's remarks indicate his forthright approach to future policy; Trump insists he will regain control of Panama Canal, sends troops to Mexican border, but Marco Rubio’s eye will remain on wider region.

In focus: Venezuela

What next for Venezuela? Maduro critics fear widening crackdown

13-01-2025 08:31 Critics warn of "Nicaragua-isation of Venezuela," with "no space at all for any kind of dissent."

PROFILE

María Corina Machado: the face and fire of Venezuela's opposition

13-01-2025 05:56 María Corina Machado has become the face of Venezuela's opposition after being barred from challenging sitting-president Nicolás Maduro in last year's elections.

BILATERAL SPAT

Maduro brands Milei a 'Nazi, Zionist and social sadist'

11-01-2025 10:00 Nicolás Maduro branded his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei a "Nazi, Zionist and social sadist" on Friday as he was sworn-in as Venezuela's leader for a third term.

Crisis in Venezuela

Maduro sworn in for third term as opponents condemn 'coup'

11-01-2025 09:48 Nicolás Maduro's inauguration on Friday for a third term as Venezuela's president drew widespread admonishment from countries that have accused him of stealing the July election.

Political crisis in Venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro sworn in for third presidential term

10-01-2025 12:17 Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third six-year term in office, dealing a blow to opposition's dream of change.

Political crisis in Venezuela

Brief arrest rocks Venezuela as Maduro targets opposition

10-01-2025 08:48 Though she was released within two hours, the reported arrest of María Corina Machado on Thursday marks a significant escalation by Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela.

Political crisis in Venezuela

Maduro to take presidential oath despite domestic, global outcry

10-01-2025 08:40 President Nicolás Maduro due to be sworn in for a third consecutive term, despite multiple countries recognising opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as legitimate president-elect following disputed elections past July.

Political crisis in Venezuela

Venezuela opposition claims Machado briefly detained in Caracas protest

09-01-2025 16:44 Venezuela pro-democracy figurehead María Corina Machado emerged from months of hiding to lead a mass protest in Caracas Thursday, before conflicting claims that she was briefly detained by state security agents.

PROTESTS IN VENEZUELA

'Venezuela will be free': anti-Maduro protests roil Caracas

09-01-2025 15:17 Opponents of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro take to the streets in a last-ditch protest against his swearing-in for a third six-year term as president.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Bullrich warns U-20 football team ‘could get kidnapped’ in Venezuela

08-01-2025 17:41 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich calls on CONMEBOL to strip hosts Venezuela of the tournament and says Argentina won’t send under-20 football team due to “kidnapping” fears.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela's 'colectivos' ready to pounce as opposition plans protest

08-01-2025 11:46 Venezuela's 'colectivos,' groups of armed civilian volunteers accused of committing violence on behalf of the Maduro regime, to clampdown on opposition protests.

PROFILE

Nicolás Maduro: 11 years of clinging to power

08-01-2025 10:52 A look at key events since Nicolás Maduro took office as Venezuela’s president in 2013.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuelan opposition leader González Urrutia says son-in-law detained

07-01-2025 16:51 Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law was "kidnapped" by "hooded men"

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Caracas vows to arrest opposition leader if 'sets foot' in Venezuela

06-01-2025 16:56 Edmundo González Urrutia meets with US President Joe Biden at the White House, as Caracas cuts ties with Paraguay and vows to arrest opposition leader should he set foot in Venezuela.

OPPOSITION LEADER IN BUENOS AIRES

Milei meets Venezuelan opposition leader González Urrutia

04-01-2025 13:00 Opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia meets with President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada amid ongoing crisis in Venezuela.

BILATERAL TENSIONS

Exiled Venezuelan opposition candidate set to meet Milei

02-01-2025 22:18 Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who insists he beat President Nicolás Maduro in the country's July vote, is travelling to Buenos Aires from exile in Madrid for a Saturday meeting with Argentina's Javier Milei.

LATIN AMERICA

Argentina takes Venezuela to International Criminal Court

02-01-2025 17:10 Diplomatic dispute over arrest of Argentine gendarme Nahuel Agustín Gallo and “terrorism” charges escalates as Milei takes Maduro to International Criminal Court.

UNREST IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela opposition urges protests against Maduro's inauguration

01-01-2025 07:42 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia call for street protests in January, when President Nicolás Maduro is scheduled to be sworn in for a third term after his disputed re-election.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Maduro opponents trapped in Embassy again accuse government of 'siege'

28-12-2024 15:20 Five Venezuelan opposition leaders seeking asylum in Argentina's Embassy in Caracas slam "siege" of diplomatic building and complain they have been without electricity for 35 days.

DETAINED ARGENTINE IN VENEZUELA

Arrested Border Guard charged with 'terrorism' in Venezuela

27-12-2024 13:47 The arrest of Argentine gendarme Nahuel Agustín Gallo in Venezuela has sparked diplomatic tensions between Argentina and Venezuela. Gallo faces prosecution for terrorism, while Argentine President Javier Milei has condemned the arrest as a form of kidnapping.

Latin America

Venezuela releases teenagers arrested in post-election protests

25-12-2024 15:58 Venezuelan authorities announced the release of all teenagers imprisoned during protests against President Nicolás Maduro's disputed re-election, yet over 1,800 political prisoners still remain incarcerated.

Maduro clampdown in Venezuela

Colombia offers to safeguard Maduro foes as stand-off deepens

19-12-2024 08:33 Colombia offers to take custody of Argentina’s Embassy in Caracas, where six of opposition leader María Corina Machado’s aides have been sheltering since March.

BILATERAL ROW

Milei slams ‘dictator’ Maduro, demands release of detainee

17-12-2024 22:59 President Javier Milei on Tuesday demands immediate release of detained Argentine Border Guard officer from "criminal dictator" Nicolás Maduro's regime.

BILATERAL TENSIONS

Government demands action over Venezuela’s ‘unjustified’ detentions

16-12-2024 15:13 Argentina’s government criticises Venezuela over “arbitrary” and “unjustified” detention of Gendarmerie (Border Guard) first corporal Nahuel Agustín Gallo on alleged espionage claims.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Argentina demands Maduro grant safe passsage to asylum seekers

09-12-2024 12:24 Argentina calls on Venezuelan government to release six opposition leaders who are sheltering from authorities at its Embassy in Caracas.

EMBASSY ROW ESCALATES

Argentina denounces Maduro government at ICC over embassy ‘siege’

03-12-2024 22:14 Mario Oyarzábal, Argentina’s representative to the International Criminal Court (ICC), denounces Venezuelan government over inhumane “siege” of its Embassy in Caracas, where six opposition leaders are sheltering from authorities.

'Pepe' Mujica interview

Mujica: Left’s return to power in Uruguay is ‘a farewell prize’

29-11-2024 11:40 José ‘Pepe’ Mujica is perhaps the most famous Uruguayan in the world, but that doesn't faze him. “I'm not a phenomenon; I'm an ordinary guy with some eccentricities,” says the 89-year-old former president.

ANGER IN CARACAS

Anger in Caracas as G7 backs Venezuelan opposition candidate

27-11-2024 22:04 Edmundo González Urrutia announces that he intends to travel to Caracas on January 10 to take office as president of Venezuela.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Maduro purges Venezuelan rivals with wave of repression

26-11-2024 19:52 Venezuela's opposition movement has been gravely weakened following Nicolás Maduro's controversial re-election on July 28, leading to the flight of around 100 leaders and activists. Key figures, such as Edmundo González and María Corina Machado, face threats and repression from security forces targeting dissent.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Venezuela denies ‘besieging’ Argentina’s Embassy in Caracas

25-11-2024 20:43 Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello denies government is besieging Argentina’s Embassy in Caracas.

Crisis in Venezeula

Venezuela opposition calls for mass anti-Maduro protest on December 1

25-11-2024 11:08 Venezuelan opposition leaders, led by María Corina Machado, called Saturday for mass protests on December 1 against President Nicolás Maduro's contested re-election.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Italy recognises Venezuelan opposition candidate as 'president-elect'

20-11-2024 20:42 From Buenos Aires, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni formally recognises Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the president-elect of troubled nation, following in footsteps of the United States.

WORLD CUP QUALIFERS

Argentina beat Peru in Buenos Aires as Uruguay hold Brazil

20-11-2024 10:40 Argentina secured a 1-0 win over Peru with a stunning Lautaro Martínez volley to remain top of the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying standings going into the New Year.

Murder in Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition activist allegedly 'murdered' in custody, claims party

28-10-2024 11:49 Venezuelan activist Edwin Santos found dead after being abducted and detained by "state security forces," alleges main opposition party. Body found near bridge that had been a large focus of his advocacy.

WORLD

Venezuela's Maduro hails 'indestructible ties' with Russia

23-10-2024 15:50 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday hailed "indestructible ties" with Russia during a meeting with Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a BRICS summit.

Crisis in Venezuela

Venezuela election fallout traps migrants in passport limbo

17-10-2024 08:34 Venezeulans living abroad are unable to re-enter the country after Maduro invoked a new rule preventing citizens from entering with an expired passport unless they hold another nationality.

Turmoil in Venezuela

Maduro claims Machado has fled Venezuela after months in hiding

15-10-2024 15:06 Following Venezuela's disputed presidential election in July, María Corina Machado has been in hiding. On Monday President Nicolás Maduro claimed that the opposition leader had fled the country.

COURT ROW

Government files habeas corpus against Venezuela's arrest warrant for Milei

11-10-2024 13:17 Officials in Argentina file pre-emptive habeas corpus writ before the federal courts in response to the issuing of international arrest warrant by Venezuela against President Javier Milei and several members of his government.

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

Argentina held by Venezuela in World Cup 2026 qualifiers

10-10-2024 22:56 Venezuela held Argentina to a 1-1 draw at home on Thursday in the ninth round of South America's World Cup 2026 qualifiers.

ENERGY & GAS

Bolivia natural gas shortage sends economy teetering

09-10-2024 13:57 Bolivia's once powerful natural gas industry is now on the verge of collapse as a result of a lack of investment and maintenance. The fall of the state-supported industry has sent shockwaves through Bolivia's economy.

FOOTBALL

Scaloni worried hurricane will complicate travel to Venezuela

09-10-2024 09:46 US authorities have not authorised flights due to the hurricane, perhaps complicating Argentina's preparations for their clash with Venezuela on Thursday.

News of venezuela

Machado aides escape Venezuela after 15-month siege at Argentina's Embassy

Venezuelan opposition figures 'rescued' from Argentina's Embassy, says US

El Salvador becoming 'black hole' for US deportees, critics fear

The year-long stand-off between five prisoners in a mansion and Maduro's regime

Argentina designates Tren de Aragua as ‘terrorist’ group

Venezuelan opposition pleads for assistance for asylum seekers

Trump flashes newfound imperialist streak in White House return

Has Trump changed tack on Venezuela and Maduro?

Trump on Latin America: 'We don’t need them – they need us'

What next for Venezuela? Maduro critics fear widening crackdown

María Corina Machado: the face and fire of Venezuela's opposition

Maduro brands Milei a 'Nazi, Zionist and social sadist'

Maduro sworn in for third term as opponents condemn 'coup'

Venezuela's Maduro sworn in for third presidential term

Brief arrest rocks Venezuela as Maduro targets opposition

Maduro to take presidential oath despite domestic, global outcry

Venezuela opposition claims Machado briefly detained in Caracas protest

'Venezuela will be free': anti-Maduro protests roil Caracas

Bullrich warns U-20 football team ‘could get kidnapped’ in Venezuela

Venezuela's 'colectivos' ready to pounce as opposition plans protest

Nicolás Maduro: 11 years of clinging to power

Venezuelan opposition leader González Urrutia says son-in-law detained

Caracas vows to arrest opposition leader if 'sets foot' in Venezuela

Milei meets Venezuelan opposition leader González Urrutia

Exiled Venezuelan opposition candidate set to meet Milei

Argentina takes Venezuela to International Criminal Court

Venezuela opposition urges protests against Maduro's inauguration

Maduro opponents trapped in Embassy again accuse government of 'siege'

Arrested Border Guard charged with 'terrorism' in Venezuela

Venezuela releases teenagers arrested in post-election protests

Colombia offers to safeguard Maduro foes as stand-off deepens

Milei slams ‘dictator’ Maduro, demands release of detainee

Government demands action over Venezuela’s ‘unjustified’ detentions

Argentina demands Maduro grant safe passsage to asylum seekers

Argentina denounces Maduro government at ICC over embassy ‘siege’

Mujica: Left’s return to power in Uruguay is ‘a farewell prize’

Anger in Caracas as G7 backs Venezuelan opposition candidate

Maduro purges Venezuelan rivals with wave of repression

Venezuela denies ‘besieging’ Argentina’s Embassy in Caracas

Venezuela opposition calls for mass anti-Maduro protest on December 1

Italy recognises Venezuelan opposition candidate as 'president-elect'

Argentina beat Peru in Buenos Aires as Uruguay hold Brazil

Venezuelan opposition activist allegedly 'murdered' in custody, claims party

Venezuela's Maduro hails 'indestructible ties' with Russia

Venezuela election fallout traps migrants in passport limbo

Maduro claims Machado has fled Venezuela after months in hiding

Government files habeas corpus against Venezuela's arrest warrant for Milei

Argentina held by Venezuela in World Cup 2026 qualifiers

Bolivia natural gas shortage sends economy teetering

Scaloni worried hurricane will complicate travel to Venezuela

Argentina’s spies expose alleged Russian disinformation group

South American giants ignite Club World Cup

Córdoba nurse given life sentence for murder of five newborn babies

Milei authorises sale of semi-automatic and assault weapons to civilians

'We will return,' Fernández de Kirchner tells crowd in Plaza de Mayo

ARCA impide traer un lavarropa o una heladera de Chile, pero ahora se podrá regresar en un auto importado

“Profunda preocupación” del establishment ante el desgaste de la Justicia por el caso Cristina Kirchner

Por decreto, el Gobierno de Milei habilitó la compra y tenencia de armas semiautomáticas para civiles

Cristina Kirchner, del "luche y vuelve" al "luche y se van"

Con tobillera y sin balcón, las duras condiciones que la justicia le impuso a Cristina Kirchner