Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third presidential term in what the country’s opposition movement has decried as “coup d’etat”, culminating more than five months of dispute over last summer’s contested election. The ceremony ...

The announcement walks back previous promises by Venezuela’s opposition that González would travel to the country on Friday to take control from Maduro. In a video message posted to her 8.7 million followers on Instagram, Machado said she was in ...

Two U.S. citizens have been arrested in Venezuela, part of a group of seven who President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday branded as "mercenaries," in the latest roundup ahead of the embattled leader's expected inauguration to a new term later this week.

The United States offered a $25 million (£20 million) reward for information leading to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro on Friday, as the Venezuelan dictator was sworn in for a third term.