The Latest Breaking News from Nicolas Maduro

The latest rejection comes as Venezuela's opposition backed outside calls for the results of last week's disputed presidential vote to be published, as the Pope said Venezuelans must "seek the truth" and warned against further violence.

The European Union has heaped further international pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, joining Washington and South American nations in refusing to recognise the win he has claimed in recent elections marked by fraud allegations.

Opposition caravan departs from Machado's headquarters in Caracas, sparking tensions over election results and upcoming protests.

Venezuela is bracing for more protests after the country's election authority ratified the victory of President Nicolas Maduro despite credible claims that he lost last Sunday's election. Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and Uruguay joined the United States and Peru on Friday in recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as…

Fear has cast a pall over the vast shantytown of Petare, a tangle of houses clinging to a hillside in eastern Caracas, where residents dread violent repression if they take part in opposition protests against Nicolas Maduro's disputed election win.

Venezuela on Friday was bracing for weekend protests, both from the opposition which disputes Nicolas Maduro's reelection, and the president's supporters, whom he has called to participate in the "mother of all marches" to back his win.

Maduro has launched crackdown against opposition following election

He also said he will seek help from China and Russia to assess the country's "biosafety system."

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