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Immigrants disappear from US detainee tracking system after deportation flights
Read full article: Immigrants disappear from US detainee tracking system after deportation flightsWeekend flights by U.S. immigration authorities set off a frantic scramble among terrified families after hundreds of immigrants disappeared from the government's online locator for detainees.
Venezuelan opposition leader urges supporters to demonstrate to force Maduro to leave office
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition leader urges supporters to demonstrate to force Maduro to leave officeVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has urged supporters to demonstrate across the country, telling them in a video message that President Nicolรกs Maduro will not step down on his own and they โmust make him leave.โ.
Venezuelan government, allies and other groups propose more than 20 dates for presidential election
Read full article: Venezuelan government, allies and other groups propose more than 20 dates for presidential electionA proposal meant to guide electoral authorities in setting the date for Venezuelaโs presidential election includes more than 20 potential options ranging from as soon as the last week of March through early December.
UN takes no immediate action at emergency meeting on Guyana-Venezuela dispute over oil-rich region
Read full article: UN takes no immediate action at emergency meeting on Guyana-Venezuela dispute over oil-rich regionThe United Nations Security Council took no immediate action at a closed emergency meeting requested by Guyana following Venezuelaโs recent referendum claiming the vast oil- and mineral-rich Essequibo region that makes up a large part of its neighbor.
Venezuela and opposition reach deal on electoral conditions. They plan to sign Tuesday in Barbados
Read full article: Venezuela and opposition reach deal on electoral conditions. They plan to sign Tuesday in BarbadosVenezuelaโs government and opposition have reached an agreement on new electoral conditions that once signed Tuesday in Barbados will trigger relief from the U.S. government on energy sanctions it imposed on President Nicolรกs Maduroโs government.
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Venezuela gov't, opposition pledge to address people's needs
Read full article: Venezuela gov't, opposition pledge to address people's needsRepresentatives of Venezuelaโs government and opposition say they have agreed to find ways to deal with the pressing needs of Venezuelans, especially in combatting the coronavirus pandemic.
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AP EXCLUSIVE: Maduro ally presses for dialogue with Biden
Read full article: AP EXCLUSIVE: Maduro ally presses for dialogue with BidenNational Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez gives an interview at Congress in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Itโs unclear if the Biden administration will accept the overture or continue with the hardline policy of regime change it inherits. Past attempts at government dialogue with the opposition have failed to end the countryโs stalemate and Maduro has tightened his grip on power. As National Assembly president, Rodriguez is second in the line of presidential succession, behind his younger sister, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. Analysts say Biden has limited options to undo crippling oil sanctions imposed as part of Trumpโs โmaximum pressureโ campaign.
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AP EXCLUSIVE: Maduro ally presses for dialogue with Biden
Read full article: AP EXCLUSIVE: Maduro ally presses for dialogue with BidenNational Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez gives an interview at Congress in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Itโs unclear if the Biden administration will accept the overture or continue with the hardline policy of regime change it inherits. Past attempts at government dialogue with the opposition have failed to end the countryโs stalemate and Maduro has tightened his grip on power. As National Assembly president, Rodriguez is second in the line of presidential succession, behind his younger sister, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. Analysts say Biden has limited options to undo crippling oil sanctions imposed as part of Trumpโs โmaximum pressureโ campaign.
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Venezuela's socialists take control of once-defiant congress
Read full article: Venezuela's socialists take control of once-defiant congressThe ruling socialist party assumed the leadership of Venezuela's congress on Tuesday, the last institution in the country it didn't already control. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)CARACAS โ Parading giant portraits of Hugo Chavez and independence hero Simon Bolivar, allies of President Nicolas Maduro retook control of Venezuela's congress Tuesday, the last institution in the country it didnโt already control. โThey are trying to annihilate Venezuelaโs democratic force,โ Guaidรณ said in his online address, which was overshadowed by the governmentโs celebratory session in the legislature downtown. Rodriguez emphasized that urgent work would be needed to mitigate the fallout from U.S. sanctions, which have exacerbated Venezuela's many homespun economic problems. He also reiterated a desire for dialogue with the opposition at the same time that Maduro and others have threatened arrest for Guaidรณ.