Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been arrested, internet broadcaster VPI TV said on Thursday, citing opposition staffer Magalli Meda. Machado was "violently intercepted" leaving a march,

Venezuela is set to inaugurate a head of state on Friday – but there are still two men claiming to be the nation’s rightful president.

MIAMI - As Venezuela approaches January 10, a pivotal day in its history, tensions are mounting over a disputed presidential election, systemic human rights violations and dueling presidential inaugurations. Here's a breakdown of the situation: On July 28, 2024, a presidential election was held marred by allegations of fraud and irregularities.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela opposition leader Machado is arrested while leaving an anti-government protest, her aides say.

Venezuela is meant to inaugurate its next president Jan. 10. But with a contested election, who exactly will take power?

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday will face more international rebuke than at any time in his 12 years in power.

Guyana’s government says it will seek help from the United Nations’ top court to deter plans by neighboring Venezuela to elect a governor to rule its western Essequibo region, an area rich in resource

Edmundo Gonzalez, who represented Venezuela's main opposition coalition in the July presidential election, addresses a gathering of supporters outside of the Organization of American States, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Syria had experienced 13 years of civil war and splintered into religious and ethnic factions before the regime fell. While Venezuela’s situation differs in many respects from that of Syria, the repressive regime in Caracas shares allies with Assad’s ousted government and, like his, is loathed by most citizens.

When dictatorships collapse, global shock waves ensue. Recall early in 2010, when Arab and African dictators and military strongmen seemed happily entrenched in power, only to collapse like dominoes after the dismantling of the regime of Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Edmundo González, recognized by the U.S. as Venezuela’s president-elect, is on a mission to bolster global support before autocrat Nicolás Maduro is sworn in this week.