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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro took to Twitter, on Monday to ask him to start a dialogue between the two countries.

Maduro reaches out to Trump on Twitter

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro took to the US president's favourite medium, Twitter, on Monday…

February 20, 2018
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference with international media correspondents at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on February 15, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Venezuela’s Maduro to attend Americas summit, defying host Peru

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday he will attend a summit of Western Hemisphere nations in April despite…

February 19, 2018
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A reveller holds a poster of former Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that reads: "Lula is innocent” during carnival festivities in Brasilia, Brazil, Feb. 11, 2018. | Photo: Reuters

Lula Was Framed by Odebrecht's False Evidence says Report

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was framed. This is the word from Brazilian digital newspaper…

February 16, 2018
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President Nicolás Maduro has been accused of dragging Venezuela towards authoritarian rule by rigging elections and censoring his political opponents and critics since he came into power in 2013.

'Lima Group' slams Venezuela's President Maduro

LIMA, Peru, Feb 14, The controversial Lima Group, made up of governments opposed to the Venezuelan administration, on…

February 14, 2018
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European and Mercosur Negotiators Agree to Meet

Brussels, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) Negotiating groups of the European Union (EU) and Market of the South (Mercosur)…

February 11, 2018
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Members of the Fuerza Civil (Civil Force) police patrol during a media presentation in Monterrey, Mexico. Dec. 17, 2014. | Photo: Reuters

Mexico Arrests Ex-Head of Elite Unit Over Forced Disappearances

A former high level police officer from the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz was arrested Wednesday over charges…

February 8, 2018
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is seen during a joint news conference at San Martin Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina February 4, 2018 | Photo: Reuters

US Threatens to Ban Venezuelan Oil

BUENOS AIRES, FEBRUARY 5, 2018 - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is threatening to ban the import…

February 5, 2018
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Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza has denounced the political fence kept by the Trump administration against Venezuela and Cuba.

Venezuela: Hostility of US against Cuba and Venezuela Denounced

Havana, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced the political fence kept by the…

February 1, 2018
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An appeals court ruling against Lula may disqualify this popular former Brazilian president from running again in October 2018. Supporters vehemently maintain his innocence. Credit: Reuters

Presidential Corruption Verdict Shows Just How Flawed Brazil’s Justice System Is

On January 24, a Brazilian appeals court upheld a criminal conviction against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da…

January 31, 2018
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Former Brazillian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

BrazilÂ´s Trial Causes Patrolling, Fences and Snipers

Brasilia, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) The trial, in the second instance, of Brazilian Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva…

January 23, 2018
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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives at Federal Justice, with senator Gleisi Hoffmann (R) for a testimony in Curitiba, Brazil, May 10, 2017. | Photo: REUTERS

Brazilian Prosecutor Say He 'Sees No Reason' to Detain Lula as Former President Pledges to Clear His Name

Brazilian prosecutor Mauricio Gotardo Gerum has affirmed that he "sees no reason" to request the provisional detainment of…

January 22, 2018
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