On August 4 Maduro was the target of an unsuccessful assassination attempt undertaken with two explosive-laden drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) that were detonated near him while he spoke to National Guard troops after a commemorative parade in Caracas. Maduro was unharmed. Responsibility for the assault was unclear.Only about 31 percent of eligib… Read More

They have hit the country’s already flailing economy. Millions of Venezuelans have fled, and half the country live in poverty.[150] The State Department also alleges that Maduro expelled authorized foreign companies from the mining sector to allow officials to exploit Venezuela's resources for their own gain, using unregulated miners under the co… Read More

Maduro's decree includes wider executive powers to control the budget, companies and the currency amid a severe economic crisis in the OPEC nation. ^The valleys and hill ranges of the northwest lie east of Lake Maracaibo and form, in part, a transitional upland zone between the Coastal and Andean mountains.Some of the problems go back a long time. … Read More

Stark irregularities and suppression efforts could plunge the country back into instability and economic decline.On the streets of some of Brazil’s biggest cities on Sunday night, many of Mr. Bolsonaro’s supporters responded to the results with claims of fraud — and then a swift exit.Mr. Bolsonaro’s broadsides against women, gay people, Br… Read More

They have hit the country’s already flailing economy. Millions of Venezuelans have fled, and half the country live in poverty."Many of us, even if we have university degrees, have to work in whatever we can to survive and to support our families who're still in Venezuela," she explains.Some of the problems go back a long time. However, it is Pres… Read More