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The vanishing of Nicolás Maduro: how the former dictator is being erased from Venezuela

Billboards are being painted over and former allies seem eager to forget the man they once glorified

The Guardian - US

‘Spooks hotel’: inside the five-star nerve centre of the US takeover of Venezuela

Diplomats, businessmen and US marines mingle at the JW Marriott hotel in Caracas as deals are done and the country’s resources divvied up

The Guardian - US

Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodríguez For Now Managing To Walk Fine Line Between Demands From U.S. and Regime Loyalists

Experts say interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez is navigating U.S. pressure while maintaining support from Maduro loyalists and the military after Maduro's capture.

International Business Times

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Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodríguez For Now Managing To Walk Fine Line Between Demands From U.S. and Regime Loyalists

Experts say interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez is navigating U.S. pressure while maintaining support from Maduro loyalists and the military after Maduro's capture.

Latin Times

Can Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez become a Latin American Deng Xiaoping?

Maduro’s Sorbonne-educated successor is talking up an era of ‘reform and opening up’ modelled on China’s post-Mao boom

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s Plan for Venezuelan Oil Raises Prospects of Paramilitary Violence

Latin America has lots of experience with private military contractors protecting foreign companies in lawless conflict zones. It seldom goes well.

Texas Observer

Will Trump Face Consequences for Venezuela Attack? International Law Experts Explain Why He Won't

International law experts say Trump's Venezuela attack violated UN charter, but US veto power on Security Council means he'll face no sanctions despite committing crime of aggression.

International Business Times UK

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Airstrikes, helicopters and a snatch squad with a blowtorch: how the US raid on Caracas unfolded

Some suspected the attacks on Venezuela were coming, but the shock was still real and no one knows what will happen next

The Guardian - UK

Venezuela’s top opposition leader claims ‘new era’ is coming despite lack of clear plan

María Corina Machado pens a ‘freedom manifesto’ as plan to force Nicolás Maduro from power remains unclear

The Guardian - US

US will label supposed Venezuelan drug cartel ‘headed by Maduro’ as terrorist organization

Experts believe decision is designed to pressure Venezuela’s leader into stepping down with threat of military force

The Guardian - US

Venezuela on edge over Trump regime change whispers: ‘If it does happen we are ready’

Allies of President Nicolás Maduro vow to resist any military intervention but experts suspect Venezuela’s leaders were rattled by Trump’s decision to bomb Iran

The Guardian - US

How Significant is the U.S. Attack On The Venezuelan Drug Boat? Experts Weigh In

The U.S. military carried out a strike on an alleged drug vessel travelling from Venezuela to the United States on Tuesday. hile Trump hailed the strike as a victory against drug trafficking, analysts say the move is unlikely to hinder the narcotics trade and represents a significant violation of international…

Latin Times

Misinformation on 'Tren de Aragua' Gang Traced to Organization Led by Newly-Appointed Trump Official

InSight Crime found that the Department of Defense's Joseph Humire tracked Tren de Aragua's activity in his previous role and fabricated news citing nonexistent local news articles

Latin Times

Trump's Tren de Aragua Crackdown Takes a Leaf Out Of South America's Political Playbook

South American countries have used the Tren de Aragua as a political tool to criticize urban insecurity, stigmatize Venezuelan migrants, and justify anti-immigration policies.

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International Business Times

Has Trump Changed Tack On Venezuela?

Within his first two weeks in office, US President Donald Trump sent an emissary to arch-rival Venezuela, an apparent about-turn from the hard-line approach he adopted toward Caracas during his first term.

International Business Times

Venezuela's 'Colectivos' Ready To Pounce As Opposition Plans Protest

Venezuela's "colectivos," groups of armed civilian volunteers accused of committing violence on behalf of Nicolas Maduro's pariah regime, are poised to pounce on opposition protests called for the eve of the president's swearing-in ceremony.

The Guardian - US

Is it game over for Venezuela’s opposition as Maduro clings to power?

Opposition leaders are adamant their campaign to remove Maduro is very much alive – even as their candidate widely believed to have won the vote has gone into exile in Spain

The Guardian - UK

Anti-Maduro campaign ‘stronger than ever’ after Venezuelan election, says Machado

Opposition leader María Corina Machado said exile of key figure Edmundo González ‘changes absolutely nothing’

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The Independent UK

An aid worker's airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election

A Venezuelan aid worker’s arrest while catching an international flight has cast a spotlight on the climate of fear and repression engulfing the South American nation in the wake of its disputed presidential election

The Guardian - US

Could Venezuela’s softly-spoken opposition newcomer end 25 years of Chavismo?

Hopes rise that Edmundo González Urrutia can beat Nicolas Maduro on 28 July and lead the country out of a wretched decade

The Guardian - US

Brazil and Colombia voice concern as Venezuela bans opposition candidate

Nations respond to strongman Nicolás Maduro blocking María Corina Machado and now Corina Yoris from running against him

The Guardian - US

Hope and doubt among Venezuelan refugees with country at fork in road

Election results elsewhere have boosted Nicolás Maduro but humanitarian crisis is far from over

Axios

U.S. no longer recognizes Guaidó as Venezuela's president, Biden official confirms

Opposition lawmakers voted to dissolve Guaidó's "interim presidency" after four years.

The Guardian - US

Family fights to free beloved US lawyer imprisoned in Venezuela while on vacation

Family of Eyvin Hernandez, a Los Angeles public defender, calls for Biden to help facilitate his return: ‘He is more valuable to the world being free’

The Independent UK

AP Exclusive: Venezuela jails 3 Americans amid US outreach

Three Americans were quietly jailed in Venezuela earlier this year for allegedly trying to enter the country illegally and now face long prison sentences in the politically turbulent nation, The Associated Press has learned

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