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Rival demonstrations in Caracas as Venezuelan opposition leaders speak out

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been detained in Caracas after joining a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, according to her team. Maduro is scheduled to be inaugurated for a third term on Friday,

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Chaos and an abduction in Caracas as Canada recognizes Venezuelan opposition

Canada today recognized Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the legitimate winner of the July 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, one day before Nicolas Maduro is due to be sworn in. Mass protests in the country saw the opposition leader emerge from hiding,

AFP on MSN · 4h

Venezuela's opposition claims pro-democracy figurehead briefly detained in Caracas protest

The protests were aimed at veteran leader Nicolas Maduro who expected to be sworn in for a third six-year term on Friday despite a disputed election

Radio France Internationale · 3h

Venezuela opposition claims elusive leader briefly detained in Caracas protest

Venezuela pro-democracy figurehead Maria Corina Machado was briefly detained by security forces Thursday after emerging from months of hiding to lead a protest in Caracas, defiantly promising after

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election, says that his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Venezuela’s capital.

Barron's · 9h

Pro-Maduro Supporters Stage Counter Protest Against Opposition

Supporters of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro government take part in a demonstration on the eve of the presidential inauguration in Caracas. Venezuela is on tenterhooks facing demonstrations called by both the opposition and government supporters a day before President Nicolas Maduro is due to be sworn in for a third consecutive term and despite multiple countries recognizing opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the legitimate president-elect following elections past July.

Reuters on MSN · 11h

Venezuelan opposition protests ahead of Maduro's inauguration

Supporters of the Venezuelan opposition took to the streets of Caracas on Thursday (January 9), ahead of the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term.

Fear on streets of Caracas

CNN on MSN · 23h

Fear on the streets of Caracas as Maduro’s inauguration looms

If you need one word to describe Venezuela these days, it would be fearful.” That’s what one Latin American diplomat told CNN this week, reflecting on the strange atmosphere in the country.

Associated Press · 3h

Drones light up the sky above Caracas, showing face of Venezuela’s Maduro ahead of inauguration

Venezuela's government displayed President Nicolás Maduro's face and other national symbols in a drone show at a Caracas military air base.

U.S. News & World Report · 17h

As Maduro Inauguration Looms, Venezuela Opposition Plan Street Protests

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during a meeting of leaders of the member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America and the Treaty of Commerce and Promotion (ALBA-TCP),

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Opositora María Corina Machado aparece en Caracas tras meses en clandestinidad para protestar ante investidura de Maduro

CARACAS (AP) — Opositora María Corina Machado aparece en Caracas tras meses en clandestinidad para protestar ante investidura de Maduro.

Venezuelan opposition leader who claims he won presidential election says son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas.

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Urgent call to protect political asylees in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas

express our grave concern for the safety and other basic rights of the six members of the opposition party Vente Venezuela who have sought asylum in the Argentinian embassy in Caracas, as well as ...

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US condemns Maduro's refusal to grant safe passage to individuals sheltered in Argentine embassy in Caracas

In August, Brazil accepted Argentina's request to guard the diplomatic compound in Caracas after Maduro's government expelled its diplomats following Venezuela's July presidential election.

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Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law was kidnapped in Caracas

CARACAS. Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election, said Tuesday that his son ...