Venezuela Political Crisis

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  "Gunboat Diplomacy Is Back": Ex-Envoy Warns Of Global Fallout After US' Venezuela Power Grab

  India's former Ambassador to Venezuela, YK Sinha, has likened the reported US assault on Caracas and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro to "a bygone era of gunboat diplomacy".

• U.S. Ends Sanctions on Venezuelan Official Who Broke With Maduro

  American officials have promised sanctions relief for people associated with Maduro who help remove him from power.

• Venezuela's Failed Uprising: How a Deal to Oust Maduro Unraveled

  The overthrow that sputtered began when opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido tried to spark an uprising in Caracas this week.

• Guaido’s High-Risk Gamble Flops as Maduro Keeps Grip on Military

  Bolton insisted that it wasn’t a coup d’etat because Maduro had stolen last year’s election.

• Oil Rises to Highest This Year as OPEC Curbs Stoke Optimism

  Oil has rallied around 36 percent this year due to the effectiveness of the Saudi Arabian-led production cuts.

• Venezuelans Protest Power Cuts That Put Maduro in a Bind

  Weeks of power cuts have increased instability in Venezuela.

• Venezuela's Maduro Asks Cabinet Ministers to Offer Resignations

  Maduro is facing international pressure to step down amid one of the worst economic and political crises in recent times.

• Venezuela Plunges Into Darkness, and Leaders See a Conspiracy

  Traffic snarled across the capital and the subway closed, forcing commuters to trek home by foot.

• U.S. Seeks UN Security Council Vote on New Venezuela Resolution

  Moscow and Washington have been circulating rival resolutions on the Venezuelan crisis to a divided Security Council.

• Guaido's Safety Is at Risk in Return to Venezuela, U.S. Envoy Warns

  Guaido was in Colombia for a meeting of the Lima Group of nations after a weekend of violent border clashes.

• Maduro's Troops Kill 2 as Opposition Tries to Open Borders

  President Maduro said the aid effort by opposition supporters is a pretext for a U.S. intervention.

• As Gasoline Pumps Run Dry, Venezuelans Resort to Plastic Jugs

  Before President Trump slapped new measures on Venezuela, almost two-thirds of the country’s gasoline imports were from the U.S.

• Trump Demands End to Maduro Regime in Broad Attack on Socialism

  U.S. recognized Guaido and is pushing Venezuela’s military to get behind him as part of international efforts to force out Maduro.

• Venezuela Oil Output to Plunge by Year-End, U.S. Envoy Predicts

  Venezuela’s oil production already has dropped from 3 million to 1 million barrels a day as the country’s economy collapses.

• IEA Says Venezuela Crisis Risks Disrupting Global Crude Market

  Venezuela’s crisis risks disrupting global crude markets as the type of oil pumped by the OPEC member becomes increasingly scarce.