South America

US Navy’s version of F-35 jet ‘ready for combat’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Navy's version of the F-35 stealth fighter jet is "ready for combat," officials…

Venezuela’s Guaido to meet Bolsonaro in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido is due to meet Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia…

China, Russia urge against military action in Venezuela

The Chinese and Russian foreign ministers voiced their opposition to military action in Venezuela on Wednesday, as President Nicolas Maduro…

Chaos turns to uncertainty at Venezuela border

by Esteban ROJAS Agence France Presse UREÑA, Venezuela (AFP) -- Bloody violence may have subsided for now at Venezuela's blockaded…

Venezuela’s Guaido and Pence agree to tighten noose on Maduro

by Hector Velasco Agence France Presse BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- US Vice President Mike Pence and Venezuela opposition leader Juan…

Venezuela border tensions turn violent amid aid distribution bid

President Nicolas Maduro's security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday on a crowd awaiting the distribution of humanitarian…

Venezuela’s Guaido defies travel ban as aid row turns deadly

by Rodrigo Almonacid with Esteban Rojas in Urena Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido claimed the military helped him defy a…

7.5 magnitude quake hits Ecuador; strong aftershocks reported

  (Eagle News) -- A magnitude 7.5 rocked Ecuador, 115 kilometers east southeast of the town of Palora in the…

Maduro shuts border with Brazil as Guaido goes in search of aid

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of Venezuela's border…

US aid for Venezuela lands in Curacao

WILLEMSTAD, CuracaoA plane carrying food and medical aid from the United States landed on the Caribbean island of Curacao Thursday en…

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