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President Nicolas Maduro. (Matias Delacroix/Getty Images)

Maduro ‘optimistic’ after opposition talks resume in Barbados

Delegations from both sides arrived in Barbados Monday morning to revive discussions, after a previous round in Norway petered out

On Sunday Guaido also announced that he would push for Caracas to rejoin the Inter-American Defense Treaty, which Venezuela left in 2012. (Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

Guaido says talks with Venezuela govt to resume, move to Barbados

​Dialogue between Venezuela’s opposition and President Maduro’s government will resume in Barbados, self-declared interim president Juan Guaido said

Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido. (Federico Parra/AFP)

Guaido rules out new Venezuela talks for now

Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido says there are no plans to re-open talks with the ‘murderous dictatorship’ of President Nicolas Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (Reuters)

Venezuela’s former spy chief says Maduro could yet fall

The Venezuelan president could still lose power as the country is still going through an economic crisis

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido. (Ivan Alvarado/Reuters)

Venezuela’s Guaido says Norway talks to continue

Delegations representing the Venezuelan rivals met face-to-face in Oslo for the first time this week in a process begun two weeks ago

?Venezuela will prosecute seven lawmakers who backed last week’s failed uprising orchestrated by opposition leader Juan Guaido. (Carlos Garcia Rawlins)

Venezuela to prosecute lawmakers who backed failed uprising

​Venezuela will prosecute seven lawmakers who backed last week’s failed uprising orchestrated by opposition leader Juan Guaido

Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido. (Federico Parra/AFP)

Backers ‘failed to follow through’ in abortive uprising — Venezuelan opp leader

Juan Guaido said it was "obvious today, there is widespread discontent from which the armed forces aren’t immune."

On Sunday Guaido also announced that he would push for Caracas to rejoin the Inter-American Defense Treaty, which Venezuela left in 2012. (Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

Venezuela’s Guaido makes new bid to rally military support

​Opposition leader Juan Guaido will make a fresh bid on Saturday to rally Venezuela’s armed forces behind him with protests at military bases

A soldier gestures while riding on top of a car with fellow soldiers and supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido (not pictured) during anti-government protests, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Reuters/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez)

Venezuela opposition leader calls for massive May Day protest

Tensions in Venezuela have been ratcheted up after Juan Guaido announced on January 23 that he was the acting president under the constitution.

With inequality framed as a key trigger for the worldwide unrest comes the circulation of literature breaking down the disparities between rich and poor — in Chile and Lebanon, they are frighteningly high.  (Reuters/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez)

Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid ‘attempted coup’

Venezuelan self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido said on Tuesday that troops had joined his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro

President Nicolas Maduro is embroiled in a power struggle with Juan Guaido, the man the United States and scores of other countries recognize as Venezuela’s legitimate interim ruler. (AFP)

How the world is reacting to Venezuela ‘coup bid

The world is giving its reaction to the attempted coup in Venezuela

Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido. (Federico Parra/AFP)

Venezuela says ‘attempted coup’ under way

Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido says that troops have joined his campaign to oust President Maduro

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The art of hollow gestures

Magashulian diplomacy appears to be a finely tuned art of hollow grand gestures

(Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

Guaido urges Europe to tighten sanctions on Maduro regime

Guaido, who declared himself president in January, strongly condemned the decision by President Maduro to expel the German ambassador to Caracas

Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido. (Federico Parra/AFP)

Guaido ramps up pressure after deadly Venezuela border clashes

Humanitarian aid, much of it from the United States, has become the centrepiece of the standoff between Maduro and Guaido

Guaido, recognised by some 50 countries, has offered amnesty to military personnel who dump Maduro. (Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

Venezuela opposition prepares protest, presses for aid to be let in

Opposition leader and self declared president Juan Guaido will lead a rally in Caracas but demonstrations have been called all over the country

Claiming his legitimacy from the Constitution, the 35-year-old National Assembly leader stunned the world when he proclaimed himself interim president on January 23. (Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

Guaido boosted by Europe backing in Venezuela standoff

Britain, France and Spain were among 16 EU nations to side with Guaido, following in the footsteps of key regional powers and the United States

Opposition leader Juan Guaido. (Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

Spain, UK recognise Guaido as Venezuela leader

​Spain and Britain on Monday became the latest nations to recognise Venezuela’s opposition chief Juan Guaido as interim leader

Bolivarian National Police officers stand guard in front Universidad Central de Venezuela during opposition protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela on January 30. (Marcelo Perez Del Carpio/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Venezuela teeters on the brink of collapse – just as Zimbabwe does

The parallels with another country in crisis — Zimbabwe — helps to explain why Venezuela is collapsing

Maduro has been in charge since 2013 but his re-election in May was branded illegitimate by the European Union, United States and the Organisation of American States. (Reuters)

Maduro ready for talks with opposition, early parliamentary polls

Last week Venezuela was plunged into uncertainty when the US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó proclaimed himself ‘acting president’