Nicolás Maduro

Move ratchets up pressure on Caracas amid a US military buildup in the region and the threat of land strikes

Opposition leader who won Nobel Peace Prize is running out of alternatives for overthrowing Maduro

Chile looks set to elect its most right-wing president since Pinochet on Sunday, reflecting a broader regional swing away from leftist governments

The Trump administration is seeking the legal authority to seize the oil from the tanker that US forces boarded

Russia and Belarus contact president Nicolás Maduro, raising possibility that he will seek refuge abroad

María Corina Machado gives tacit endorsement to US pressure on country’s authoritarian president Nicolás Maduro

Official says US conducted ‘judicial enforcement action on a stateless vessel’ that was last docked in country

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s speech was delivered at Oslo ceremony by her daughter

As drug-cartel operations, migration and China reshape the region, the US is pushing a revived Monroe Doctrine for the 21st century

In the News podcast: US says attacks on boats is part of war on drugs

US president spoke to Maduro and demanded he resign immediately but Venezuelan leader refused, the Miami Herald reports

Across the US, a growing number of Venezuelan children whose parents were deported back to their home country have been left behind

Move follows warning from US aviation regulator of ‘potentially hazardous situation’ when flying over Venezuela

Terror designation may expand legal case for more aggressive action as US masses military in Caribbean after months of deadly boat strikes

Toppling Panama’s leader more than 30 years ago looks easier than ousting Nicolás Maduro today

USS Gerald R Ford’s arrival is largest US military presence in region since 1989 Panama invasion

Regime forces focus not on defence but on quashing dissent, analysts and opposition figures say

Venezuelan foreign minister says experts ‘corroborate what we have been denouncing’

Trump administration has provided scant information about strike

‘We have enough problems of our own,’ says foreign minister after US president states hope for ‘safe, third-country agreements’

Main opposition leaders called for voters to abstain from vote in protest at official result of last year’s presidential election

Initial police mishandling of case and claims of cover-up reveal mistrust towards political and law enforcement systems

Inauguration to third six-year term leaves opponents with mixed feelings amid overwhelming evidence contradicting Maduro’s victory claim in presidential election

President due to be sworn in for third consecutive term after disputed election

Disputes mar Madrid’s relations with Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico

Micheal D Higgins, Simon Harris and Micheál Martin make headlines with comments on homelessness and immigration, Israel and Iran, a trip to Washington and time spent with Meryl Streep

Accusation comes amid diplomatic dispute between Caracas and Madrid

Edmundo González flees Venezuela after running against Nicolás Maduro in July elections

Former presidential candidate goes into exile after hiding for a month in wake of election that voting data indicates he won

Presidential candidate who ran against Nicolas Maduro in July elections claimed political asylum, vice president says

President has deployed a well-oiled machine of state control following his disputed re-election amid a muted international response

Opposition leader Machado calls for international verification of election Maduro claims to have won

President blames Musk for being a driving force behind protests and dissent following the recent disputed election

The electorate needs to cast a cold eye on the political promises of those who, until recently, were cheerleaders for corrupt Venuezuelan presidents Maduro and Chávez

President says more than 2,000 people have been arrested in the days since the July 28th vote

President pledges ‘maximum punishment’ with hundreds arrested for ‘crimes’ during protests

There are few means to pressure Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorial regime that is once again ramping up domestic repression

World should acknowledge Edmundo González’s ‘overwhelming’ victory in presidential election, top US official tells Organization of American States

Nicolás Maduro declared winner, but opposition claims candidate won more than twice as many votes

The Venezuelan president has shown his willingness to face down domestic protests and there are risks attached to steps foreign powers could take