Colombia’s Petro on US threats and whether he fears Maduro’s fate
Colombia’s president responds to US pressure and what it means for sovereignty and stability in Latin America.

Colombia’s president responds to US pressure and what it means for sovereignty and stability in Latin America.


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The US bombed Venezuela and abducted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Here’s how regime change unfolded overnight.

Video shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arriving at the Drug Enforcement Agency detention centre in New York.

US President Donald Trump says Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado lacks the respect to run the country.

The US has announced it has captured Nicolas Maduro. Al Jazeera takes a look at his political career

Trump says the US carried out strikes on Venezuela and captured its leader, in a breach of international law.

Low-flying aircraft was seen over Venezuela’s capital, Caracas on Saturday as multiple explosions were heard.

Explosions and smoke were reported across Venezuela’s capital Caracas, amid spiralling tensions with the US.
Revelations about Trump’s use of the blood thinner emerge during a newspaper interview.

The US says a search is underway for survivors after it bombed what it said was a suspected drug trafficking convoy.
Venezuela is the latest country to be hit by US strikes as the Trump administration ramps up military interventions.