Venezuela’s regime has distributed weapons to state workers and militias, potentially aiming to expand the country’s civilian army while exposing his waning influence over the colectivos, once the primary political-military force supporting his government.

Venezuela is a part of BRICS and the path to join this association is being cleared, President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro said.

Maduro was sworn in for a highly contested third term on January 10 after claiming victory in the July vote, which the opposition says its candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won.

The free-speech advocate was among several activists detained ahead of President Nicolas Maduro’s swearing-in last week.

On Saturday, the U.S. men’s national team will face Venezuela in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The friendly is an opportunity for the United States to build positive momentum under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

The first thing greeting me as I disembarked from my flight in Caracas was a wanted poster for one Edmundo González Urrutia. The reward was $100,000. Not

Dismantling this regime will require strategic sanctions and diplomatic pressure,' a former Venezuelan intelligence official said.

Maduro took office last week for a third consecutive term. Now, he’s consolidating his position as dictator Nicolás Maduro has now been in power in Venezuela since 2013 – gradually usurping power over the past twelve years until becoming a full dictator.

Venezuela’s broken democracy and economic hardships stand as a masterclass in institutional failure. How can the country move forward?

Since we have to diversify trade and economic relations today, Belarus seeks footholds all over the world. Products worth billions of U.S. dollars, which are made not only in Belarus but in many countries,

Venezuela is part of BRICS, and the path to join this association is being cleared, President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro said.

Venezuela boasts of having the largest oil reserves on the planet, and a massive exodus of its people means that there are almost eight million fewer mouths to feed, but still some five million Venezuelans are going hungry in the country,