Venezuela
Thousands are starting protests against Venezuela’s president and a dispute between US and Russia
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Thousands of protesters in Venezuela began a street protest on Wednesday in an effort to force left-wing President Nicolas Maduro to resign as tension between Russia and the...
Venezuela says it faces a small group of “traitors” trying to carry out a...
VENEZUELA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Venezuela's government faces a small group of "traitorous militiamen" trying to stage a coup, Venezuelan Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said on Twitter on Tuesday.
A Reuters reporter saw opposition leader...
Gas fired at Venezuelan opposition leader during rally in front of air base
VENEZUELA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Venezuelan security forces fired tear gas at opposition leader Juan Guido on Tuesday while gathering with men in uniform outside an air force base in Caracas, a Reuters witness...
US faces a “Syrian scenario” in Cuba and Venezuela
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- President Nicholas Maduro’s overthrow would be a great success for the Donald Trump administration on the eve of a new US presidential election, but Russia's support for the...
US sanctions led to the death of 40 thousand Venezuelans: study
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Approximately 40,000 Venezuelans died in less than two years as a result of the introduction of US sanctions against Venezuela, aimed at changing the political regime there, according...
US “seriously considering military intervention in Venezuela”
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- At a closed-door roundtable on April 10 by the think-tank of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies on Foreign Policy (CSIS), a military intervention in Venezuela...
Guaido accused the Maduro administration of the genocide of 7 million Venezuelans
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday accused the administration of President Nicolas Maduro of the genocide of the population, leading to the death of 7 million people....
First aid shipment from the Red Cross arrived in Venezuela
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The first batch of humanitarian aid from the International Committee of the Red Cross was delivered to Venezuela on Tuesday, said the president of the Venezuelan branch of...
China criticizes Pompeo’s “lies” on Venezuela
CHINA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- China on Monday criticized US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for accusing Beijing of prolonging the crisis in Venezuela, describing his remarks as "lies."
Beijing is one of Venezuela's most...
US plans to set up a $ 10 billion aid fund for Venezuela
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The United States and other countries, including France, are seeking to create a $ 10 billion aid fund that will be available to the next Venezuelan authorities to...
Pompeo begins tour of Latin America as Venezuela’s crisis escalates
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a three-day trip on Friday to visit Chile, Paraguay and Peru, a fast-growing country in an area that has raised China's...
Maduro: US “compared me to Hitler,” but “Fascists are in the North”
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Responding to US Vice President Mike Pence who compared him to Adolf Hitler, Nicolas Maduro lashed out at US support for invasions and coups, denouncing the "800 military...
Guido confirms that he is making “very secret” contacts with military personnel in the...
VENEZUELA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guido, who is recognized by more than 50 countries as acting president, said on Tuesday he was "very confidential" with military personnel in his country,...
US will allocate 60 million dollars for humanitarian aid to Venezuela
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The United States is allocating another $ 60 million in humanitarian aid to Venezuela, said US Vice President Mike Pence.
"Today, the United States announces the allocation of another...
Venezuela accuses US of blocking the work of the country’s mission to the UN
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The US authorities are hindering the work of the Permanent Mission of Venezuela at the UN headquarters in New York, thereby violating its international obligations as host countries,...
US resumed oil supplies from Venezuela
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Deliveries of Venezuelan oil in the United States for the week ending April 5 totaled 139,000 barrels per day, while the previous three weeks the indicator was at...
Venezuela will leave the Organization of American States
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The Venezuelan government leaves the Organization of American States (OAS) after the decision of the OAS Permanent Council to recognize the representative of opposition leader Juan Guaido, the...
Iran’s Mahan Air launches direct flights to Venezuela
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Iran's private carrier, Iran's Mahan Air, launched military transfers to Middle Eastern war zones on Monday for direct flights to Venezuela, at a time when Tehran is expressing...
Russia and Venezuela have signed 11 strategic agreements
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Venezuela and Russia signed 11 strategic agreements within the framework of the Russia-Venezuela High-Level Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) work, said Ricardo Jose Menendez Prieto, vice-president for planning, Minister of...
US extended sanctions for trading Venezuelan oil
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The United States imposed sanctions against 34 vessels and two companies that are involved in transporting Venezuelan oil to Cuba, the US Treasury said in a statement.
"Today, the...