Venezuela has long claimed the land, which it argues was within its borders during the Spanish colonial period. It dismisses an 1899 ruling by international arbitrators that set the current ...

Venezuela has claimed Essequibo as its own for decades, arguing that it was within its borders during the Spanish colonial period.

Venezuela has always considered Essequibo as its own because the region was within its boundaries during the Spanish colonial period.

Venezuela’s ruling coalition, led by President Nicolas Maduro, ... an oil-rich region that Caracas disputes with Guyana in a colonial-era dispute. ...

A movement started by Hugo Chávez, promising power to the people, became an authoritarian regime, one that opponents say just stole an election. By Julie Turkewitz A generation ago, a charismatic ...

Venezuela insists the region belongs to it because Essequibo was within its boundaries during the Spanish colonial period. Venezuela rejects the border that international arbitrators drew in 1899 ...

President Trump said Wednesday that he’s canceling a Biden-era economic reprieve for Venezuela — a move that will cause Caracas to lose roughly 34% of its oil export market.

Venezuela now faces a period of turmoil as the Maduro administration seeks to cement its hold on power and the opposition lobbies the international community for support.

Essequibo was within Venezuela's boundaries during the Spanish colonial period, and Caracas has long disputed the border decided by international arbitrators in 1899 when Guyana was still a ...

Venezuela has long claimed the land, which it argues was within its borders during the Spanish colonial period. It dismisses an 1899 ruling by international arbitrators that set the current ...

Venezuelans on Sunday for the first time elected a governor and other lawmakers for Essequibo, an oil-rich region that Venezuela has laid claim to even though it is widely recognized as being part ...