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Venezuelan presidential crisis

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Venezuelan military defectors struggle to get by while Maduro holds onto power

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A year has passed since 1,400 soldiers defected from Venezuela’s military hoping for the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro. But Maduro is still firmly in control and some soldiers feel they gambled their careers away while they struggle to get by in neighboring Colombia.

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Maduro regime kills, tortures, with ‘minimal consequences,’ says opposition lawmaker

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From Colombia, Venezuelan defectors arm themselves to ‘liberate’ their homeland

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Cuban president fires back at Trump on Venezuela and sanctions

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Former chief of staff: Maduro is ‘focused on consolidating his power’

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What’s the best (and worst) possible outcome for Venezuela?

Currently, there’s a standoff about whether or not international aid should enter the country. The World speaks with Oliver Stuenkel, a professor of international relations at the Vargas Foundation in Brazil who’s been closely following the situation in Venezuela, about what’s next for the Latin American country, including the possibility of an American military intervention there. 

Chaos and stone throwing at the border.

Thousands mobilize, some soldiers defect, but Venezuelan aid push ends in chaos

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The aid the volunteers hoped to carry over the bridges has become a flashpoint in Venezuela’s political crisis. But the humanitarian aid plan was fraught with complications from the very beginning. 

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Stalled humanitarian aid to Venezuela ‘is a trap,’ says ex-Maduro staffer

Millions of dollars worth of food and medical supplies is stalled on the Venezuela-Colombia border. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro won’t let the aid in. A former chief of staff says there are “strings attached” to the aid.

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Photos: Protesters demonstrate against Maduro government

Supporters of the self-declared interim president, Juan Guaidó, staged smaller demonstrations on Wednesday while President Nicolás Maduro visited a military base in Caracas.

A blonde Lilian Tintori, speaks during a meeting with a banner in the background that reads: "Freedom for all the political prisoners in Venezuela." 

Venezuelan activist Lilian Tintori: ‘We don’t want confrontation. We want reconciliation.’

Lilian Tintori’s husband, Leopoldo López, the country’s most prominent political prisoner, is currently under house arrest, serving a 14-year sentence for “inciting violence” during mass protests back in 2014.