Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado leaves hideout and joins anti-government protests, risking arrest

Venezuela's political newcomer Edmundo González says it's his turn to rule

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Edmundo González has become a beacon of hope for millions of Venezuelans. They want to call him president. He believes he won that office at the ballot box last year. The government of President Nicolás Maduro says he did not. The stakes for Friday’s...

What to know about Venezuela's upcoming presidential inauguration

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The next presidential term in Venezuela is set to begin Friday, when the ruling party-controlled congress hosts a swearing-in ceremony for President Nicolás Maduro, despite serious doubts about the validity of last year’s official election results. ...

Venezuelan opposition leader urges supporters to demonstrate to force Maduro to leave office

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Sunday urged supporters to demonstrate across the country, saying in a video message that President Nicolás Maduro will not step down on his own and they “must make him leave.” Machado instructed...

Venezuelan opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving Argentine diplomatic compound

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela's attorney general said Friday an opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital, Caracas, where he had sheltered for nine months to avoid arrest. Attorney General Tarek William Saab said in a...

Venezuelan opposition member leaves Argentine diplomatic compound after sheltering for 9 months

MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the six members of Venezuela’s political opposition who have been sheltering for nine months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital, Caracas, abandoned the premises Thursday. Two people familiar with the situation at the facility confirmed...

Canada imposes economic sanctions on 5 Venezuelan officials, including the high court president

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Canada imposed economic sanctions on Tuesday on five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the country’s high court, accusing them of engaging in electoral fraud during the disputed July presidential election. Both Venezuela’s incumbent President...

Venezuelan opposition leaders receive the European Union’s top human rights honor

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Union's legislature on Tuesday celebrated the bravery and staunch resistance of Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia while awarding them the EU’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize. ...

Argentina accuses Venezuela of harassing opposition members sheltering at its embassy in Caracas

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Argentina's government on Wednesday accused its Venezuelan counterpart of continually harassing six members of the political opposition who have been sheltering for months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital, Caracas. It also urged the...

Venezuela's opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition

MADRID (AP) — Venezuela’s political opposition on Tuesday signaled a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long insisted would come next month when the new presidential term is set to begin. The change came as the faction’s candidate in the...