White House orders military to focus on enforcing ‘quarantine’ of Venezuela oil
Donald Trump has privately pressured the country’s president Nicolás Maduro to flee
Nicolás Maduro
US pursuing another oil tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, official says
Latest incident involves ‘a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion’
US forces seize second vessel off Venezuelan coast as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro
Move comes days after announcement of blockade on sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of Venezuela
US strike on alleged drug boat kills four as Trump claims Venezuela ‘took all of our oil’
Latest attack in Pacific brings death toll to 99 since US began campaign in September
Donald Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela
Move ratchets up pressure on Caracas amid a US military buildup in the region and the threat of land strikes
Venezuela’s Machado is backing Trump against Maduro - allies say they’ve tried everything else
Opposition leader who won Nobel Peace Prize is running out of alternatives for overthrowing Maduro
Why is Latin America shifting hard right?
Chile looks set to elect its most right-wing president since Pinochet on Sunday, reflecting a broader regional swing away from leftist governments
US issues new sanctions targeting Venezuela oil sector and Maduro’s family
The Trump administration is seeking the legal authority to seize the oil from the tanker that US forces boarded
US preparing to intercept more Venezuelan ships, say sources
Russia and Belarus contact president Nicolás Maduro, raising possibility that he will seek refuge abroad
Nobel Peace Prize winner urges world to cut flow of money to Venezuela’s repressive regime
María Corina Machado gives tacit endorsement to US pressure on country’s authoritarian president Nicolás Maduro
US forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast, escalating pressure from Trump on Maduro
Official says US conducted ‘judicial enforcement action on a stateless vessel’ that was last docked in country
Nobel Peace Prize winner’s daughter accepts award on her behalf
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s speech was delivered at Oslo ceremony by her daughter
What’s behind Trump’s power play in the Caribbean?
As drug-cartel operations, migration and China reshape the region, the US is pushing a revived Monroe Doctrine for the 21st century
Is Trump starting a war with Venezuela?
In the News podcast: US says attacks on boats is part of war on drugs
Trump may find momentum of US military build-up targeting Venezuela hard to resist
US president spoke to Maduro and demanded he resign immediately but Venezuelan leader refused, the Miami Herald reports
Deported Venezuelans desperate to be reunited with their children
Across the US, a growing number of Venezuelan children whose parents were deported back to their home country have been left behind
Venezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Trump orders airspace closed
Move follows warning from US aviation regulator of ‘potentially hazardous situation’ when flying over Venezuela
Trump floats Venezuela talks as US labels Maduro a terrorist
Terror designation may expand legal case for more aggressive action as US masses military in Caribbean after months of deadly boat strikes
How the ‘heavy metal’ fall of a 1980s dictator shapes Donald Trump’s Venezuela policy now
Toppling Panama’s leader more than 30 years ago looks easier than ousting Nicolás Maduro today
Pentagon’s biggest warship enters Latin American waters amid rising US-Venezuela tensions
USS Gerald R Ford’s arrival is largest US military presence in region since 1989 Panama invasion
Venezuela braces for possible US strike amid military decay and internal dissent
Regime forces focus not on defence but on quashing dissent, analysts and opposition figures say
UN experts say US strikes against Venezuela in international waters amount to ‘extrajudicial executions’
Venezuelan foreign minister says experts ‘corroborate what we have been denouncing’
Venezuela says 11 killed in US boat strike were not gang members
Trump administration has provided scant information about strike
US pushing African countries to take in Venezuelan deportees, Nigeria says
‘We have enough problems of our own,’ says foreign minister after US president states hope for ‘safe, third-country agreements’
Maduro sweeps Venezuelan regional vote marked by low turnout
Main opposition leaders called for voters to abstain from vote in protest at official result of last year’s presidential election
‘Our country is deeply divided, but Adriana’s death has created closeness’: How anger over girl’s drowning has united rivals in Guyana
Initial police mishandling of case and claims of cover-up reveal mistrust towards political and law enforcement systems
Venezuela’s opposition supporters conflicted after Maduro is sworn in
Inauguration to third six-year term leaves opponents with mixed feelings amid overwhelming evidence contradicting Maduro’s victory claim in presidential election
Venezuela opposition hold street protests ahead of Maduro inauguration
President due to be sworn in for third consecutive term after disputed election
Spain at loggerheads with former colonies going into Hispanic Day celebrations
Disputes mar Madrid’s relations with Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico
The Week That Was at the UN General Assembly: Jennifer Bray’s New York diary
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
Spain and US deny Venezuela’s claims of plot to kill Maduro
Accusation comes amid diplomatic dispute between Caracas and Madrid
Spain says Venezuelan ‘brothers’ welcome as opposition leader arrives requesting asylum
Edmundo González flees Venezuela after running against Nicolás Maduro in July elections
Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo González vows to ‘continue the fight’ from Spain
Former presidential candidate goes into exile after hiding for a month in wake of election that voting data indicates he won
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González ‘leaves country for Spain’
Presidential candidate who ran against Nicolas Maduro in July elections claimed political asylum, vice president says
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