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Venezuela’s Maduro declared winner of presidential election, opposition claims irregularities
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won re-election with 51.2% of the vote on Sunday, according to the electoral council, following a campaign marred by claims of opposition intimidation and fears of fraud. Opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, who had been leading in independent polls, won 44.2% of the vote.
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Nation on the brink as huge ‘victory’ declared
A highly controversial leader accused of locking up critics sent a very clear and threatening message to his country as tensions erupted in the street.
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Choreographed celebrations in Venezuela as Maduro claims win
Maduro's supporters are jubilant but the opposition is demanding proof of the voting numbers.
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As Venezuela courts chaos, some of Maduro's allies demand receipts of election win
Historic allies and enemies alike refuse to take victory claims in Venezuela at face value
By Evan Dyer
Latest Americas
US recognizes opposition candidate González as winner of Venezuela's presidential vote
Building on widespread sentiment and the incumbent Nicolás Maduro's refusal to provide transparent voting data, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said it "is clear" that opposition candidate Edmundo González won Sunday's Venezuelan presidential election, despite Maduro claiming he had secured 90% of the votes.
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Nicolás Maduro vows to ‘pulverise’ challenge to his rule after disputed Venezuela election
Maduro told troops he is ‘willing to do anything’ to protect his ‘revolution’ amid growing criticism of crackdown on opposition
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Opposition leaders targeted by investigation amid Venezuela protest crackdown
Venezuela's attorney general, Tarek Saab, announced a new criminal probe against opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and leader Maria Corina Machado after they posted a letter urging the country's security forces to "stand by the people" protesting President Nicolás Maduro's contested victory at July 28's presidential election.
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'I've been living in fear:' Venezuela uses social media to crush dissent over disputed election
Protesters describe hiding phones, deleting online activity after government claims 2,400 arrests
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Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on
Opposition leader María Corina Machado joined thousands of demonstrators in the capital Caracas.
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Kidnapping, capture, cover-up? Cremated body baffles Mexican officials in ‘El Mayo’ arrest
Mexican officials are demanding answers from investigators in the case of a politician whose killing appears tied to the capture of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.
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Nicolás Maduro jet seized by US authorities and flown to Florida
Move is apparent escalation of pressure on Venezuelan leader over heavily contested claim of victory in July poll
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Arrest warrant issued for Western-backed Maduro rival
Venezuela’s Edmundo Gonzalez has been accused of several crimes, including incitement to disobey the law
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Canada still hasn't recognized the likely winner of Venezuela's election — Venezuelans want to know why
The Trudeau government — quick to recognize Juan Guaido in 2019 — has reacted differently this time
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A Venezuelan Gang Is Expanding Its Deadly Reach to the U.S.
Founded in a prison, Tren de Aragua involvement is suspected in 100 U.S. cases, bringing its violent brand of robbery and drug trafficking north.
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How Brazilian lawmakers won extra powers to waste money
Congress’s capture of the budget is making Brazil less governable
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‘It’s guerrilla warfare’: Brazil fire teams fight Amazon blazes – and the arsonists who start them
Firefighters and police in Rondônia battle fires intensified by both the climate crisis and a criminal assault on the rainforest.
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Kenya to send 600 more police officers to Haiti
This will bring the Kenyan contingent helping Haitian police fight gangs up to 1,000.
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UN extends Kenya-led security mission in Haiti amid rising hunger, violence
The UN extended its authorization of a multinational policing mission in Haiti led by Kenya on Monday amid reports of thousands of deaths due to gang violence this year and rising levels of acute hunger in the country. The transitional council governing Haiti said that a chronic lack of funding has hobbled the mission so far and called for the force to be transitioned into a UN peacekeeping mission, a plan the body sidestepped in its adopted text after opposition by China and Russia.
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Mexico mayor murdered days after taking office amid surge of cartel violence
The mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos, was brutally murdered less than a week after taking office, in the latest wave of violence targeting Mexican politicians. Arcos's death comes amid a surge in cartel-related violence in Guerrero, one of Mexico's most violent states, as authorities vow to bring justice and address the country’s deep-rooted security crisis.
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