
Venezuela's Maduro Faces His Toughest Challenger Yet
With international support, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó might be the most serious challenger that the country's president has faced.
With international support, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó might be the most serious challenger that the country's president has faced.
The White House hasn't detailed what a U.S. intervention could look like, but President Trump has previously considered a military option.
According to Venezuela's defense ministry, a "small group" of national guardsmen tried to stage an uprising early Monday morning.
The U.S. and several other countries have declared Maduro's presidency illegitimate.
It's one of several measures Nicolás Maduro's government introduced to help tackle Venezuela's massive inflation problem.
Brazil is home to one of Earth's most important carbon sinks, and President Jair Bolsonaro seems to be taking steps to develop that land.
Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as the country's next president on Tuesday.
The funding will go toward providing food, medicine and other help to Venezuelans.
The number of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia alone is more than 1 million.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to issue the new sanctions.
Brazil's newly-elected president Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly praised the country's authoritarian past.
Heading into the election, polls showed Jair Bolsonaro held a 12 point lead over his opponent, Fernando Haddad.
The lawsuit relates to a new set of embassy house rules that Assange claims violates his rights.
Fernando Albán was jailed Friday by Venezuelan officials who allege he was part of an attempt to kill the country's president.
The economy's downturn is closely tied to its dependency on oil exports.
Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he won't accept the results of Brazil's upcoming election if he doesn't win.
The pontiff defrocked 88-year-old Rev. Fernando Karadima of Chile, who was found guilty by a Vatican court of sexually abusing minors.
The DOJ says Petrobras violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which bars companies from bribing foreign officials.
Leaders from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Canada signed a joint statement asking the ICC to probe possible crimes against humanity.
Venezuela's economy has been spiraling downward and millions of people have fled the country.
The Trump administration announced the additional sanctions on Tuesday.
That means a total of seven bishops in the country have stepped down this year during an investigation into widespread sexual abuse in the church.
The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime published the report on Wednesday.
Fernando Haddad will take his place on the ballot.
The plans to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro reportedly leaked, leading to arrests.
Inflation, drought and a massive sell-off of Argentine assets have added to the country's worsening economic crisis.
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights published a report that said the Nicaraguan government is using violence to repress protests.
Officials from Peru and Ecuador are scheduled to meet counterparts in Colombia to discuss the growing migrant crisis.
It's part of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's "formula" to help his country's economy.
Despite being in jail since April, Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reportedly leads election polls.