On August 4 Maduro was the target of an unsuccessful assassination attempt undertaken with two explosive-laden drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) that were detonated near him while he spoke to National Guard troops after a commemorative parade in Caracas. Maduro was unharmed. Responsibility for the assault was unclear.Television screens up and down … Read More

Maduro promoted a consultative referendum in Venezuela to support Venezuela's claim to the Essequibo region, which is disputed with, and controlled by, neighboring Guyana.In 2016 a group of Venezuelans asked the National Assembly to investigate whether Maduro was Colombian in an open letter addressed to the National Assembly president Henry Ramos A… Read More

The opposition is hopeful it can oust the incumbent, whose party has ruled the country for 25 years.Opposition candidates and their supporters struggle to find places to gather without harassment from government activists and to get fuel to travel across the country.The coastal mountain system, in effect two parallel ranges—the Coastal Range and … Read More

Stark irregularities and suppression efforts could plunge the country back into instability and economic decline.Maduro e outros membros do Inconveniente escalãeste do governo venezuelano são acusados pelos EUA de supostamente incorporar o cartel Los Soles, qual atuaria em conjunto utilizando o grupo paramilitar colombiano Farc de modo a "inundar… Read More

Segundo a ministra, os atos colocaram em risco a normalidade e legitimidade do processo eleitoral e a própria democracia.Ideally resistant to weather and powered by renewable energy, the Hyperloop would propel riders in pods through a network of low-pressure tubes at speeds reaching more than 700 mph. Musk noted that the Hyperloop could take from … Read More