Massive protests across Venezuela were called by the right-wing opposition, but also joined by dissident left organizations proclaiming a new current of "chavismo critico."
Russian counterinsurgency in Syria mirrors US-backed counterinsurgency in Yemen, betraying superpower rivalry and "cooperation" alike as inimical to the region's revolutions.
Representatives of Colombia's government and the rebel National Liberation Army met in Caracas to announce that they are opening formal peace negotiations.
Bolivia broached legislation that would impose criminal penalties for illict coca cultivation—just as the government has turned to Russia for military and anti-narcotics aid.
Venezuela's opposition Table for Democratic Unity (MUD) claimed success in its massive mobilization dubbed the "Toma de Caracas"—despite pre-emptive arrests of leaders.
Venezuelan investigative police raided the offices of the Trotskyist left-opposition organization Marea Socialista in Caracas on the orders of a local court.
As Venezuela lurches deeper into political crisis, President Maduro launches a new phase in his controversial "Operation Liberate the People" security program.
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro ordered creation of a "Special Military Zone" in the Orinoco Mineral Arc following reports of a massacre at a mining camp in the region.
With the right-wing opposition holding a razor-thin "supermajority" in Venezuela's new congress, three independent indigenous lawmakers will be in a decisive position.
Two nephews of the wife of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro were arrested by DEA agents in Haiti and flown to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.
Amnesty International called on Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro to halt an "escalating campaign of attacks and harassment against human rights activists."
Venezuela closed the Colombian border and declared a state of emergency along the frontier, accusing Bogotá of allowing the infiltration of right-wing paramilitaries.
