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Venezuela slams Trump for suggesting military intervention to oust Maduro
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 4 (ANI): Venezuela on Sunday slammed United States President Donald Trump for saying that US military intervention was under consideration to oust the President Nicolas Maduro regime.
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Maduro calls for early Parliamentary elections in Venezuela
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 3 (ANI): Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday (local time) called for early Parliamentary elections in the country, which was earlier slated to be held in 2020.
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'Announce elections by Sunday': France issues ultimatum to Maduro
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], Feb 3 (ANI): France has issued an ultimatum to embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, stating that it would recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim President if fresh Presidential elections are not announced by Sunday night.
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Venezuela's coup 'made in Washington': Cuba
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], Feb 3 (ANI): Cuba has accused the United States of plotting a 'coup' in Venezuela against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, calling for mobilisation to "stop the imperialist intervention in Latin America".
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Guaido determined to implement democracy in Venezuela, while Maduro clings
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 2 (ANI): Self-proclaimed interim President of Venezuela Juan Guaido on Saturday said that democracy is one of the five principles that he will implement in his country to seek immediate relief to the ongoing political and humanitarian crisis in the South American nat
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Venezuelan crisis: Guaido considers accepting US military support
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 1 (ANI): Venezuelan self-declared interim President Juan Guaido has denied ruling out accepting military support from the United States amid the ongoing political crisis, stating that the Venezuelan citizens want an end President Nicolas Maduro's dictatorship wi
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3 more Journalists detained amid political crisis in Venezuela
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela] Jan 31 (ANI): Venezuelan authorities have detained three journalists and a driver of the Spanish news agency EFE, covering the ongoing country's political crisis and US-backed efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro. The arrests come after two Chilean reporters were d
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Russia offers to mediate in Venezuelan crisis
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 31 (ANI): Russia has offered to mediate in talks between the embattled President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and opposition leader Juan Guaido to find a way out of the political impasse gripping the South American country.
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Protests in Venezuela a 'fight for freedom', says Trump
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 31 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke with Venezuela's self-declared interim President Juan Guaido to "congratulate him on his historic assumption of the presidency" and termed the fresh wave of protests in the country as a "fight for freedom". Read More
Maduro ready to hold talks with Opposition
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Jan 31 (ANI): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said he is ready to hold talks with the US-backed opposition in the presence of international mediators, while also accusing Washington of plotting his assassination.
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Maduro accuses US of resorting to 'psychological warfare'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Jan 30 (ANI): Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused the United States of resorting to "psychological warfare" after US National Security Advisor John Bolton was seen holding a notepad with "5,000 troops to Colombia" written on it.
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Ties with Russia not affected by US sanctions: Maduro
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Jan 30 (ANI): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that US sanctions on the state-controlled oil company PDVSA do not threaten the close ties his country shares with Russia.
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