Venezuela

More than half the Venezuelan population say they can’t afford to buy food, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on the regime to allow aid to reach those in need.

Britain has become the latest European country to declare it will recognise the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president – unless fair, democratic elections are announced in the next eight days, an ultimatum rejected by the Venezuelan Foreign Minister.

Venezuela’s president was in the middle of his speech at a military commemoration in Caracas when two explosions were heard, causing soldiers to scatter. The government lost little time in describing the incident as an attack involving explosive drones. But firefighters said gas canisters had exploded in a nearby apartment. Meanwhile many of the culprits…

Eighty protesters have now died in months of violent clashes with police. Today the UN has urged Venezuela’s President to uphold the rule of law and the right of people to protest. Along with the crackdown on protests, the economic situation is getting worse.  And it’s Venezuela’s most vulnerable who are suffering most, as Guillermo…

Mark Weisbrot, an economist who co-wrote Oliver Stone’s documentary ‘South of the Border’, which explored political movements across south America, says millions of Venezuelans received healthcare and education for the first time under Hugo Chavez. Venezuela enjoyed a decade of economic progress under Hugo Chavez.