The Latest Breaking News from Nicolás Maduro

Neighboring countries mediate Venezuela's election crisis, urging transparency and legal avenues for resolution.

Under collectivism, "a man must be prepared to break every moral rule," F.A. Hayek observed in 1944.

Venezuela's attorney general, Tarek Saab, announced a new criminal probe against opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and leader Maria Corina Machado after they posted a letter urging the country's security forces to "stand by the people" protesting President Nicolás Maduro's contested victory in the July 28 presidential election.

Edmundo González and María Corina Machado call on officials to ‘join the side of the people’ after Maduro enforces post-election crackdown

Pre-election polls put the new Venezuelan exodus in between 4 and 11 million people. More than 7 million have already left the country

Ivan Duque said on X that "Edmundo González is the president elected by the people" and that their verdict "must be respected"

He also said he was the victim of a "cyberfascist" coup attempt and claimed Elon Musk belongs to a satanic cult

Attempts to get Nicolás Maduro back to the negotiating table highlight the influence of a younger generation of voters, says journalist Jordana Timerman

Decision to raise threat level not triggered by any specific issue or ideology but by general increase in polarisation ‘across all ideological spectrums’