Venezuela

President Nicolas Maduro emerged unscathed after blasts interrupted his televised address. But now, the focus is turning to who was responsible — and how hard the authoritarian regime will retaliate.

Venezuela's latest vote will worsen its crisis as it consolidates its socialist authoritarian system. But Washington is not well-positioned to lead the charge to stop it, writes Ted Piccone.

The executive order meant to prevent the country's leaders from liquidating assets follows an election that returned Nicolás Maduro to power amid an opposition boycott and accusations of fraud.

NPR's Philip Reeves, reporting from Caracas, says many voting stations around the capital were nearly empty despite the government's claim of a nearly 50 percent turnout.

Earlier this week, 26-year-old Joshua Holt, who has been jailed in the South American country since 2016, uploaded a video to Facebook expressing fear that fellow inmates were trying to kill him.

The country's economic crisis has an unexpected effect: Employees are either quitting or regularly skipping work.

The fire at a jail in Valencia killed 68 people. Venezuela's attorney general now says inmates who were apparently angry about an inspection are believed to have set the fire.

The city of Elorza is selling its own bills featuring the image of an independence leader from the area. Venezuela's national currency has lost the vast majority of its value in just the last year.