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Putin Backs Maduro, As Kremlin Critics Cheer U.S. Support For Venezuela's Opposition

4:55pm January 25, 2019

by Lucian Kim

President Vladimir Putin phoned Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro to express his support. But Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny called President Trump's decision to back Juan Guaidó "outstanding."

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Venezuela's sitting president, Nicolás Maduro, attends a ceremony Thursday in Caracas to mark the opening of the judicial year at the Supreme Court of Justice. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself the interim president, but Maduro has not

State Department Orders Some Diplomatic Staff Out Of Venezuela In Political Crisis

6:32pm January 24, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

U.S.-backed Juan Guaidó has declared himself president as he leads a high-stakes charge to end Nicolás Maduro's regime. Hitting back against U.S. support for Guaidó, Maduro ordered U.S. diplomats out.

Juan Guaidó, head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress, declares himself interim president of Venezuela during a rally against President Nicolás Maduro in the capital, Caracas, on Wednesday.

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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Guaidó Declares Himself President, With U.S. Backing

9:30pm January 23, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

President Trump recognized Juan Guaidó over Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's president as protesters flooded the streets. Maduro said U.S. diplomats had 72 hours to leave.

Fishermen wait to help people going to Colombia across the Arauca River near San Fernando de Apure in Venezuela in February 2017. More than 1 million Venezuelans are estimated to be living in Colombia.

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Fleeing Crisis, Some Venezuelans Are Recruited By Rebel Forces Fighting In Colombia

1:34pm January 18, 2019

by John Otis

Venezuelan migrants come into contact with Colombian guerrillas after crossing the river border. The migrants have turned up among captured and killed rebels, a Colombian military commander tells NPR.

A resident at the Mother Teresa of Calcutta senior home in Caracas. The people at the home were not reluctant to be photographed, says photojournalist Wil Riera: "They want to share their history, to have a voice."

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Photos: The Forgotten Old People Of Venezuela

7:00am January 13, 2019

by Gustavo Ocando Alex

In poignant and powerful photographs, Wil Riera draws attention to senior citizens in a country teetering on the brink.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Maduro starts his second term amid international denunciation of his victory and a devastating economic crisis.

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Venezuelan President Maduro Begins Second Term, As Millions Leave The Country

5:12pm January 10, 2019

by Francesca Paris

Migrants are fleeing hyperinflation and widespread hunger. More than a dozen governments in the Americas have rejected the legitimacy of Maduro's re-election.

People walk in front of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice, in Caracas. Venezuelan Justice Christian Zerpa left the country for the U.S., denouncing the re-election of President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuelan Supreme Court Judge Denounces Maduro Government, Flees To U.S.

5:09pm January 07, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Judge Christian Zerpa fled with his wife and daughter and denounced President Nicolás Maduro's re-election. Venezuela's highest court said Zerpa left to avoid an investigation into sexual misconduct.

Members of the Tovar family, recent Venezuelan immigrants in Trinidad. Eleven of them live in a cramped two-bedroom house in the Trinidadian town of Couva.

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Trinidad Faces Humanitarian Crisis As More Venezuelans Come For Refuge

9:50pm December 18, 2018

by John Otis

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have fled to the Caribbean country in recent years. Now Trinidad's government is adopting a harder line toward the newcomers.

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