Rappler's latest stories on Maduro
Venezuela top court strips Guaido of opposition party leadership
Guaido, who is recognized by the United States and some 60 other countries as the country's interim president, is the leader of the Popular Will party
UK court sides with Guaido in Venezuela gold dispute
The rival claims come two years after election results handing President Nicolas Maduro a victory sparked mass protests and a violent police crackdown
Venezuela's Maduro and Guaido agree to cooperate in virus fight
With help from the Pan American Health Organization, the two sides will coordinate efforts to seek financial resources to combat the pandemic
Venezuela's official virus data is 'absurd' – HRW and Johns Hopkins
President Nicolas Maduro's government reports 10 COVID-19 deaths out of 1,121 cases in a country of 30 million people
Venezuela charges Americans with terrorism, conspiracy
President Maduro accuses US President Donald Trump of being behind the invasion
Trump denies U.S. role in mysterious Venezuela sea invasion
President Nicolas Maduro appears on state television with the US passports of a pair he says belongs to US security forces
Venezuela arrests two Americans for failed 'invasion'
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro appears on state television to show the passports of Luke Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, and tells the Venezuelan military high command that the pair were members of the US security forces
EU backs U.S. plan for Venezuela transitional government
The proposed transitional government is made up of members from the parties of President Nicolas Maduro and his rival Juan Guaido
In Venezuela shift, U.S. asks Guaido to renounce power – for now
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that Nicolas Maduro and Juan Guaido should set up a transitional government to arrange elections in 6 to 12 months.
U.S. indicts Venezuela leader Maduro for 'narco-terrorism'
The State Department also announces a $15-million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
IMF rejects Venezuela request for billions in virus aid
The Washington-based International Monetary Fund indirectly cites a dispute over Nicolas Maduro's leadership in denying his petition
Brazil recalls 'all' diplomats, officials in Venezuela
It's the latest hardening of relations between Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and the government of radical leftist Maduro that he has branded a 'dictatorship'
Venezuela's Guaido defends sanctions against Maduro regime
Angry workers of state airline company confront the opposition leader, complaining of the US sanctions on the Venezuela flag carrier
U.S. warns Venezuela of consequences if Guaido harmed
Elliott Abrams, the US envoy leading the drive to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro, warns that the US was 'prepared' with unspecified actions if Guaido faces trouble
Venezuela's Guaido meets Trump but overshadowed by impeachment
Guaido enjoyed wide applause when Trump introduced him before Congress
Inviting rival to State of the Union, Trump vows to 'smash' Venezuela's Maduro
'Maduro is an illegitimate ruler, a tyrant who brutalizes his people,' Trump says
Guaido calls for 'great mobilization' ahead of Venezuela return
'There is only one option – to achieve free elections,' adds the Venezuelan opposition leader
Venezuela intelligence agents raid Guaido offices – opposition
Lawmaker Angel Torres says the agents 'abruptly entered' the offices, amid opposition fears they could plant false evidence
Pompeo urges end to 'tyranny' of Venezuela's Maduro
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to meet with Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido in Colombia
Maduro says still in control, open to talks with U.S. – report
'A relationship of respect and dialogue brings a win-win situation. A confrontational relationship brings a lose-lose situation,' says the Venezuelan President
Venezuela contact group recognizes Guaido as speaker
Guaido, whose claim to be acting president is recognized as legitimate by more than 50 countries, is re-elected speaker of the assembly on Sunday
Venezuela's 'acting president' confident of parliamentary reelection
Sunday's election comes after a tumultuous year in which Guaido declared himself acting president and at times seemed close to toppling socialist President Nicolas Maduro
EU extends sanctions against Venezuela for a year
An embargo on arms and equipment that could be used for political repression is extended to November 14 next year, along with asset freezes and travel bans on 25 senior members of the Maduro regime blamed for rights abuses
El Salvador expels Venezuela diplomats in challenge to Maduro
El Salvador under its new President Nayib Bukele is one of more than 50 countries declaring Nicolas Maduro's Venezuelan government illegitimate
Venezuela wins seat on U.N. rights council
(UPDATED) To applause in the chamber, Venezuela gets the nod in a vote by the UN General Assembly to choose 14 new members for the 47-member body based in Geneva
Top Venezuelan gov't official in North Korea – state media
Diosdado Cabello, the right-hand man of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is in North Korea leading a 'high-level delegation'
Putin urges dialogue between Venezuela's Maduro, opposition
Putin says, 'We believe that any refusal to have dialogue is irrational, harms the country, and only threatens the population's well-being'
Maduro-allied lawmakers return to Venezuela assembly
Socialist deputies chant pro-Maduro slogans as they take their seats in the legislature to a barrage of booing from the opposition
Venezuelan officials discussed Maduro exit behind his back – Bolton
Washington has been pressuring President Nicolas Maduro through sanctions to step down while publicly prodding members of his inner circle to cut their ties to him before it's too late
Venezuela's Maduro freezes talks with opposition after U.S. sanctions
Nicolas Maduro attributes the cancellation to 'the grave and brutal aggression' being 'continuously... carried out by the Trump administration against Venezuela'
U.S. warns off Venezuela allies China and Russia
(UPDATED) 'We are sending a signal to third parties that want to do business with the Maduro regime: Proceed with extreme caution,' says US National Security Advisor John Bolton
Venezuela government, opposition reopen Barbados talks
Crisis-wracked Venezuela has been mired in a political impasse since January when opposition leader Juan Guaido proclaimed himself acting president, quickly receiving the support of more than 50 countries
Venezuela limps back to normal after another blackout
(UPDATED) President Nicolas Maduro denounces what he says is a 'criminal attack against tranquility and peace of the homeland'
What happened when the U.N. reviewed Venezuela's human rights situation?
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dismisses the report as being 'fraught with false statements.' Will the same happen to the Philippines?
Maduro 'optimistic' after opposition talks resume in Barbados
'If you work with goodwill and there is no American interventionism, I am sure that we will reach an agreement,' says Maduro, who blames the United States for fanning the crisis
Guaido says talks with Venezuela government to resume, move to Barbados
(UPDATED) Maduro's Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez implicitly corroborates Juan Guaido's announcement by reproducing a Norwegian Foreign Ministry statement
U.S. slaps sanctions on son of Venezuelan leader Maduro
The US says that Nicolas Ernesto Maduro Guerra and others close to Maduro's regime help him 'maintain a stranglehold on the economy and suppress the people of Venezuela'
Venezuela says it thwarted 'coup' bid
The Venezuelan government claims the claiming the United States, Colombia and Chile colluded in a plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro
Venezuela's former spy chief says Maduro could yet fall
Figuera tells the Washington Post members of Maduro's family and his government are engaged in money laundering and corruption, and alleges Hezbollah cells are allowed to operate in Venezuela and raise funds
Thousands of Venezuelans cram border with Colombia
This comes after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the reopening of the Venezuelan border in the western state of Tachira
3.3 million people have fled Venezuela crisis – UN
Venezuela suffers from shortages of food and medicine amid a power struggle between President Nicolas Maduro and interim president Juan Guaido
Guaido renews call for Maduro resignation after Norway talks
Representatives of Guaido and Maduro met face-to-face in Oslo as part of talks mediated by Norway aimed at resolving the country's political deadlock
U.S. walks out of U.N. arms control body in Venezuela protest
'Whatever is discussed in there, whatever is decided, has absolutely no legitimacy because it is an illegitimate regime presiding over that body,' says US ambassador to the conference, Robert Wood
Norway pushes Venezuela mediation effort
The mediation bid comes after a months-long power struggle between opposition leader Juan Guaido and President Nicolas Maduro, amid sometimes deadly street clashes
Venezuela peace talks in Oslo provide glimmer of hope
It is the second time that such talks have been held in Oslo between Nicolas Maduro's regime and Juan Guaido's representatives, says Norway's NRK radio and television network
Mexico gives 'protection' to Venezuelan opposition lawmaker
Mexico says its embassy in Venezuela has taken in opposition deputy Franco Manuel Casella to provide him 'protection and safety'
Amnesty urges ICC to probe 'crimes against humanity' in Venezuela
Amnesty International believes Nicolas Maduro's government responded with "a systematic and widespread policy of repression" in late January during anti-government protests
U.S. police move to eject pro-Maduro activists from Venezuela embassy
The activists attempt to prevent the entry of the representative of opposition leader Juan Guaido
Caracas blasts Juan Guaido's courting of U.S. military
Vice President Delcy Rodriguez lambast the move by opposition leader Juan Guaido's representative in Washington, accusing him of paving the way for a US 'military intervention'
Venezuela detains Juan Guaido's deputy
Edgar Zambrano, Guaido's deputy as National Assembly speaker, is arrested by intelligence agents in Caracas for backing the failed April 30 uprising orchestrated by Juan Guaido
