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US orders non-emergency staff to leave Venezuela amid political crisis; Mike Pompeo says Maduro responsible for diplomats' safety
• 6 years agoThe US state department in a notice said it had "ordered non-emergency US government employees to depart Venezuela". "The US government has limited ability to provide emergency services to US citizens in Venezuela," it said.
Crisis in Venezuela puts strain on ties with US: Washington issues security alert for diplomats in Caracas
Fp Staff • 6 years agoDonald Trump said that his administration will continue to hold the Maduro regime directly responsible for any threats it may pose to Venezuelan people. Maduro fired back and ordered American diplomats to get of the country within 72 hours.
Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro says he escaped drone 'assassination' attempt in Caracas; suspects arrested
• 7 years agoVenezuela president Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday he escaped an "assassination" attempt using an explosive-laden drone, after a live broadcast showed him looking confused when a bang went off during a Caracas military parade and dozens of soldiers scuttling for safety.
US imposes new sanctions on Venezuela following Nicolas Maduro's re-election; 14 countries recall ambassadors
Ians • 7 years agoVenezuela president Nicolas Maduro is facing an international backlash after winning his second six-year term in a landslide vote marred by an Opposition boycott.
Venezuela's Nicholas Maduro arrives in Cuba to meet new president Miguel Diaz-Canel, says wants to keep 'working together'
• 7 years agoVenezuelan president Nicolas Maduro arrived in Havana on Friday to meet with Cuba's new president and ratify his struggling nation's ties with one of its few remaining allies.
Venezuela violence: Vatican urges Nicholas Maduro to put new Constituent Assembly on hold
• 8 years agoThe Vatican on Friday urged Venezuela not to go ahead with installing a powerful new assembly sought by President Nicolas Maduro but challenged by his opponents.
Watch: Venezuela vote triggers deadly 'war' in the streets
• 8 years agoA wave of bloodshed swept Venezuela Sunday as troops cracked down on violent protests against elections to choose the members of a powerful assembly that President Nicolas Maduro has tasked with writing a new constitution.
Venezuela votes to determine public support for Nicholas Maduro's plan to rewrite Constitution
• 8 years agoMaduro supporters are boycotting the vote, and the National Electoral Council has refused to authorize it, so the outcome is not binding.
Venezuela unrest: Pope Francis urges end to violence, appeals for 'democratic solution'
• 8 years agoThe international community has called for mediation to solve the Venezuela crisis after Vatican-backed talks last year broke down.
Oil prices shoot up in Asia following unrest in Libya, hopes for output deal
• 9 years agoOil prices edged up in Asia on Monday as OPEC member Venezuela indicated a deal to limit output is close while fighting in Libya stopped it kickstarting exports, but gains were limited by ongoing worries about a supply glut.