Latin America

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pictured in March, said he plans to tell his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, that Moscow must stop meddling in the Venezuelan crisis.

Pompeo Says U.S. Prepared To Offer Guaidó 'Full Range Of Options' To Oust Maduro

5:53pm May 05, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The options available to the Venezuelan opposition leader include, "diplomatic options, political options" and "ultimately a set of options that would involve use of U.S. military," Pompeo said.

Politics & Government

U.S. Directs Blame At Cuba For Guaidó's Failed Military Uprising In Venezuela

7:52am May 05, 2019

by Philip Reeves

The Trump administration is blaming Cuba for propping up Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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Guaidó Calls For Military To Oust Maduro

5:28pm May 04, 2019

In Venezuela, tensions reached fever pitch this week when opposition leader Juan Guaidó called for the military to oust President Nicolás Maduro.

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What's Next For U.S. Involvement In Venezuela?

7:57am May 04, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Fernando Cutz, a Latin American expert with the Wilson Center, about the U.S.'s role in Venezuela.

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An anti-government protester walks near a bus that was set on fire by other protesters during clashes between rebel and loyalist soldiers in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday.

Opinion: Venezuela's Guaidó Is On A Long-Haul Mission. Are His U.S. Backers?

6:14pm May 02, 2019

by Tim Padgett

Juan Guaidó is 0-for-3 in his attempts to incite a military uprising in Venezuela, but the opposition's broader effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro is still alive, writes WLRN's Tim Padgett.

Gusmary Añez sits in a tent with two of her children. She and her husband, along with their four children, had been sleeping outdoors in Maicao, a Colombian town near the Venezuelan border. Now they live in one of 60 tents at the camp that house more tha

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Venezuelans Find Temporary Lifeline At Colombia's First Border Tent Camp

4:55pm May 02, 2019

by John Otis

The United Nations refugee agency set up a facility in Maicao near the Venezuelan border, providing help for more than 300 migrants. The facility aims to expand to meet the growing need.

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An anti-government protester calls for help as she and another woman help a fellow demonstrator who has been overcome by tear gas during clashes with security forces, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday.

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Pro-Maduro Court Orders Arrest Of Prominent Opposition Leader Leopoldo López

4:12pm May 02, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

López had escaped house arrest after two years and has been living at the Spanish embassy in Caracas. President Nicolás Maduro's military forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators

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The Southwest Key Casa Padre Facility, formerly a Walmart, stands in Brownsville, southern Texas, in June 2018. The facility cares for migrant children.

Third Child Dies In U.S. Government Custody Since December

2:26pm May 02, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died at a hospital in Texas. Guatemala's government said he had an infection in the frontal lobe of his brain.

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Venezuelans Show Up In The Thousands To Protest Against Maduro

7:07am May 02, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Thousands of protesters rallied in Venezuela after the country's opposition leader Juan Guaido called on his supporters to return to the streets to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

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Gauging U.S. Options In Venezuela

5:12am May 02, 2019

Rachel Martin speaks with retired Adm. James Stavridis about American options in Venezuela. Stavridis served as commander of U.S. Southern Command, which covers Latin America.