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Venezuela-US conflict: US will govern Venezuela until proper transition, Trump declares | Highlights
World | Jan 04, 2026, 06:20 AM ISTVenezuela US tensions: US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife after carrying out major strikes in Caracas in the wee hours of Saturday in a feresh escalation between the two countries.
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Narco-trafficking case: Trump doubles bounty on Venezuelan President Maduro to $50 million
World | Aug 08, 2025, 07:36 AM ISTDespite international condemnation, including from the US, the EU and several Latin American nations, Maduro has managed to retain power. Many of these governments rejected the legitimacy of his 2024 re-election, denouncing it as fraudulent and recognising his rival as Venezuela’s rightful leader.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro survives apparent drone assassination attempt
News | Aug 06, 2018, 10:38 AM ISTVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro survives apparent drone assassination attempt
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Barack Obama to sign Venezuela sanctions bill
World | Dec 12, 2014, 06:23 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama plans to sign into law a bill expanding sanctions on Venezuelan officials accused of violently oppressing protests against the country's leftist government, the White House said on Thursday.The administration shares
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Two held for plot to kill Venezuelan president
World | Aug 27, 2013, 10:28 AM ISTCaracas: Two Colombians have confessed to plotting to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres said.The two suspects -- Victor Johan Gueche Mosquera, 22, and Erick Leonardo Huertas Rios, 18 -- are
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Maduro sworn in as acting Venezuelan president
World | Mar 09, 2013, 07:41 AM ISTCaracas, March 9: Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as acting president Friday despite the Opposition saying such a move was in violation of the country's constitution.Late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez named Maduro
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Chavez To Return To Cuba For Chemotherapy
World | Jul 16, 2011, 08:31 AM ISTCaracas, Venezuela, July 16: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Friday that he will return to Cuba to begin a new phase of cancer treatment that will include chemotherapy.Chavez said he was seeking legislative approval to
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Chavez Says Cancer Fight 'My Longest Walk'
World | Jul 12, 2011, 08:54 AM ISTCaracas, Venezuela, July 12: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez turned to philosophy and Twitter to describe his efforts to beat cancer on Monday, summoning the words of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.“I find myself before my highest
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Chavez's Cancer Revelation Rattles Venezuela
World | Jul 02, 2011, 09:49 PM ISTCaracas, July 02: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will meet with members of his Cabinet in Cuba to review government programs while recovering after surgery for a cancerous tumor.Chavez says he plans to meet
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Hugo Chavez Condemns Libya Airstrikes As 'Madness'
World | Mar 21, 2011, 08:59 AM ISTCaracas, Mar 21: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez condemned what he called "indiscriminate bombing" by the U.S. and its allies in Libya, saying Sunday that the assault is unjustified and will only unleash more bloodshed. Cuba's