His first action after arriving at the White House was to pardon around 1,500 people charged in connection with the 6 January ...

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The inauguration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro left his opponents to grapple with with conflicting feelings of hope ...

A total of 69 individuals in Venezuela are now targeted by EU sanctions, including an asset freeze and a ban on travel to the ...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is sworn in for a 3rd six-year term despite credible evidence of election loss.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by a deep economic and social crisis, ...

Venezuela's opposition said Thursday its leader Maria Corina Machado was freed after earlier being "taken away by force" by security agents when leaving a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in ...

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado was seen exiting an anti-government protest in Caracas on Thursday before her team reported her arrest by security forces. Machado emerged from months ...

Lebanon’s parliament elected its army chief, JOSEPH AOUN, as the country’s new head of state in a development that’s seen as a sign of Iran-backed group Hezbollah’s diminished influence in the country ...

Jimmy Carter’s funeral brings together 5 current and former US presidents to honor one of their own ...

Former President Jimmy Carter's casket departed the U.S. Capitol Thursday morning en route to the Washington National Cathedral, where he is being honored with the pageantry of a state funeral.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Raul Stolk, the managing director of Caracas Chronicles, which covers Venezuelan politics. Friday will see President Maduro sworn in despite disputed results.