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Maduro Declares Christmas Will Be in October

It's not the first time Venezuelan leader has done that

(Newser) - Amid ongoing fallout from Venezuela's contested July presidential election, the country's authoritarian leader made what the Guardian refers to as a "curious announcement" during his weekly television show Monday. "September smells like Christmas!" he said (to, per CNN , the "apparent delight" of his audience)....

US Government Seizes Maduro's Plane

Feds say it was illegally smuggled out of US

(Newser) - The US government has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, citing violations of sanctions and export control laws, the Justice Department said Monday. US officials allege that the aircraft was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the US, the AP reports. The plane...

Five-Time Olympian Is Found Dead in Las Vegas

Police say former Venezuelan cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos appears to have choked on food

(Newser) - A five-time Olympian cyclist and one of the most famous athletes in her native Venezuela has died in Las Vegas at age 50, reports the Guardian . An investigation is continuing, but police suspect Daniela Larreal Chirinos choked to death on food in her apartment. Co-workers reported her missing when she...

US Is Reportedly Offering Venezuela's Maduro a Deal

Wall Street Journal reports he's being offered amnesty if he cedes power

(Newser) - The US wants Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro out of power so much that it's offering him amnesty on narco-terrorism charges, reports the Wall Street Journal . The deal would involve pardons from Justice Department charges for strongman Maduro and top allies, according to the newspaper. The offer comes in the...

Maduro Bans X for 10 Days
Maduro Bans X for 10 Days
Aug 9, 2024 4:42 AM CDT

Maduro Bans X for 10 Days

He accuses Musk of inciting 'civil war'

(Newser) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, accusing Elon Musk of inciting "civil war," has banned X in the country for 10 days. In a speech Thursday, the Venezuelan leader said he signed a resolution from the national communications regulator "to take social network X, formerly known as Twitter, out...

Maduro Vowed 'No Mercy,' Then Aid Worker Disappeared

AP highlights Edni López's detainment amid wave of human right abuses in Venezuela

(Newser) - The last time anyone heard from Edni López was Sunday. The 33-year-old political science professor and award-winning poet was preparing to board a flight from Venezuela to Argentina to visit a friend when she texted from the airport that something was wrong with her passport. "It's showing...

US Recognizes Opposition Candidate as Winner in Venezuela

Diplomatic efforts to get vote tallies released are increasing

(Newser) - The US government on Thursday recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of the South American country's presidential election, discrediting the results announced by electoral authorities who declared President Nicolás Maduro the victor, the AP reports. "Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to...

Musk Accepts Maduro's Challenge to a Fight

'If I win, he resigns as dictator of Venezuela. If he wins, I give him a free ride to Mars'

(Newser) - While it's probably no likelier to happen than the proposed cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk has accepted a challenge from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. After Musk attacked Maduro over the country's disputed election in dozens of posts on X, the Venezuelan leader issued the challenge to...

Maduro Makes Slight Concession to Demands for Transparency

But observers are crying foul on his request for an election audit from Venezuela's high court

(Newser) - President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday asked Venezuela's high court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory , drawing criticism from foreign observers who said the court is too close to the government to produce an independent review, the AP reports....

Venezuela's Opposition Candidate to Maduro: No, You Lost

Edmundo Gonzalez says he has proof he won, plans peaceful protest for Tuesday morning

(Newser) - Thousands of Venezuelans angry about Sunday's presidential election marched to the country's presidential palace to protest the official results, which declared President Nicolás Maduro had been reelected despite the opposition also declaring a landslide win . The opposition claims fraud by Maduro's side—the National Electoral Council...

Opposition Declares Victory After Maduro Declared Winner in Venezuela

US has 'serious concerns' about election results

(Newser) - Venezuela's opposition and President Nicolas Maduro's government were locked in a high-stakes standoff after each side claimed victory in Sunday's presidential vote, which millions in the long-suffering nation saw as their best shot to end 25 years of single-party rule, the AP reports. Several foreign governments, including...

She Is Venezuela's 'Symbol of Resistance'

Maria Corina Machado rallies the Maduro opposition ahead of Sunday's vote in Venezuela

(Newser) - Maria Corina Machado has hiked overpasses, walked highways, ridden motorcycles, sought shelter in supporters' homes, and seen her closest collaborators detained and persecuted as she has crisscrossed Venezuela. The ruling party has blocked Machado from running in Sunday's hotly contested presidential election, but fueled by that ban, she has...

Venezuela's Maduro Is Atop the Ballot—13 Times

President will be very easy to find as critics cry foul in this month's election

(Newser) - When Venezuelans vote in their presidential election later this month, they will find it easy to spot incumbent Nicolas Maduro on the ballot. His name and photo is the first one in the first row—as well as the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth,...

Venezuela Just Said Goodbye to Its Last Glacier

Humboldt Peak, which melted more quickly than anticipated, has been reclassified as an ice field

(Newser) - At one point, Venezuela claimed six glaciers, all located in the Sierra Nevada de Merida mountain range. By 2011, five of those glaciers had vanished, leaving just the Humboldt glacier, aka La Corona. Now, Venezuela has exactly zero glaciers, after Humboldt was reclassified as an ice field due to a...

Gold Mine Collapse Kills at Least 14

There are fears the death toll could rise in Venezuela tragedy

(Newser) - The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped, the AP reports. Bolivar state Gov. Angel Marcano told local reporters that...

Venezuela to UN Rights Agency: You Have 72 Hours to Get Out

Agency had criticized arrest of prominent human rights lawyer

(Newser) - After the United Nations human rights agency expressed concern about the arrest of a prominent human rights advocate, Nicolas Maduro's government ordered the agency's office in Venezuela's capital to close and said its 13 staff members had 72 hours to get out of the country. Foreign Affairs...

Acclaimed Rapper Who Fell From Window Was Murdered
Acclaimed Rapper Who Fell
From Window Was Murdered
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Dec 30, 2023 4:25 PM CST

Acclaimed Rapper Who Fell From Window Was Murdered

Venezuela's attorney general says Canserbero's former manager confessed to the crime

(Newser) - In its October 2023 ranking of the top 50 greatest rappers in Spanish of all time, Rolling Stone gave the top slot to Canserbero, a Venezuelan rapper who died at age 26 in 2015. His name is back in the headlines, this time because his former manager has admitted killing...

Venezuela Hands Over 'Fat Leonard' in Prisoner Swap

Former defense contractor is central figure in massive Pentagon bribery scandal

(Newser) - This file is updated throughout with new details. The US freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the extradition of a fugitive defense contractor known as "Fat Leonard," who is at...

US Is Resuming Direct Deportation of Venezuelan Migrants

Administration announces resumption of direct deportation flights

(Newser) - The Biden administration will resume deporting Venezuelan migrants, the largest single group encountered at the US-Mexico border last month, back to their economically troubled country as their arrivals continue to grow. US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, speaking in Mexico City Thursday, cited the new measure as one of the...

Massive Operation Clears Out Prison Run by Inmates

Venezuela's Tocoron prison had its own zoo, nightclub

(Newser) - Venezuela's government has congratulated security forces on clearing out a "center of conspiracy and crime"—the notorious Tocoron prison. The BBC reports that 11,000 security personnel took part in the clearing of the prison, which had been run by inmates for years and functioned more as...

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