A longstanding border dispute between the two Latin American countries has reached new highs recently. Venezuela claims the oil-rich Essequibo…
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Lula warns Maduro as South America nervously eyes Guyana-Venezuela row
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged his counterpart Nicolas Maduro Saturday against escalating Venezuela’s border row with neighboring…
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Why does Venezuela claim a large part of Guyana?
Tensions have been rising between Guyana and Venezuela after Venezuela voted to annex the Essequibo region in a referendum. Could…
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Oil at the root of Guyana-Venezuela border row
The discovery of vast oil deposits is blamed for reigniting a decades-old territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that fast…
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Venezuela-Guyana crisis: Brazil’s Lula alarmed by tensions
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva said a war between Venezuela and Guyana over the oil-rich Essequibo region was “one…
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Brazil deploys troops to Venezuela border
Brazil has said that it is deploying troops along its border with Venezuela after the Venezuelans announced plans to incorporate…
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Venezuela, Guyana tensions rise over disputed oil-rich region
Tensions rose between Venezuela and Guyana Tuesday as Caracas proposed a bill to declare a Venezuelan province in a disputed…
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Ex-US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba
A former US diplomat who served as ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with working as an agent of the…
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Venezuela voters reject ICJ jurisdiction in Guyana dispute
Venezuela’s government pressed ahead with the non-binding referendum despite the UN’s top court urging restraint in a territorial dispute with…
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Paraguay official quits after deal with non-existent country
A senior government official in Paraguay, Arnaldo Chamorro, has quit after announcing he’d signed a deal with the fictional United…
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