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Venezuela, US reach prisoner swap deal as tensions ease

Ten prisoners arrive back in the US, Maduro ally returns to Venezuela after US President Joe Biden grants him clemency.

Al Jazeera

U.S. Releases Alex Saab, a Close Ally of Venezuela's Maduro, in Swap for Jailed Americans

A news dispatch reported that, in exchange, Venezuela will free some, if not all 10 U.S. citizens still imprisoned in Venezuela

Latin Times

Venezuela, Guyana Agree Not To 'Use Force' To Settle Land Dispute

Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and Guyana's Irfaan Ali shook hands after a two-hour meeting on the Caribbean island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Latin Times

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Venezuela, Guyana Leaders Meet To 'De-escalate' Tensions

The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana met Thursday in the Caribbean for talks that analysts said could "de-escalate" tensions but would do little to resolve their countries' long-standing -- and now reheating -- territorial dispute.

International Business Times

Guyana, Venezuela, 11bn barrels of oil – and six centuries of colonial conflict

Maduro’s annexation threat is only the latest move on a chessboard stretching back to the 15th century. The outcome could reverberate throughout Latin America and the Caribbean

The Guardian - UK

Guyana, Venezuela Presidents To Meet Thursday On Border Row

Tension has soared over Essequibo, which has historically been controlled by Guyana, since Maduro's government held a controversial referendum last weekend in which 95 percent of voters supported declaring Venezuela its rightful owner, according to official results.

Latin Times

Guyana agreed to talks with Venezuela over territorial dispute under pressure from Brazil, others

The government of Guyana, under pressure from neighboring Brazil and a Caribbean trading bloc, has agreed to join bilateral talks with Venezuela over an escalating territorial dispute

The Independent UK

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Guyana, Venezuela Presidents To Meet Thursday On Border Row

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, will meet Thursday on their countries' growing dispute over the oil-rich region of Essequibo, amid mounting international warnings against escalating the row.

International Business Times

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 Guyana, as South American leaders nervously monitored the deepening dispute.

International Business Times

UN takes no immediate action at emergency meeting on Guyana-Venezuela dispute over oil-rich region

The United Nations Security Council took no immediate action at a closed emergency meeting requested by Guyana following Venezuela’s recent referendum claiming the vast oil- and mineral-rich Essequibo region that makes up a large part of its neighbor

The Independent UK

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 worsened as Guyana started granting licenses to multinationals to exploit crude in waters claimed by both countries.

International Business Times

Calls Mount For Calm As Guyana-Venezuela Border Tensions Soar

The United States, through National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, urged the sides to find a diplomatic solution to the territorial dispute, saying "we don't want to see this come to blows."

Latin Times

Venezuela-Guyana Tensions Escalate Over Essequibo With U.S. Involved in Military Drills

The U.S. Army carried out a joint aerial exercise with Guyana. Washington reiterated its support for the country

Latin Times

Venezuela-Guyana Tensions Soar, US Mounts Military Exercises

The United States announced joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday as soaring tensions over a contested oil-rich region with neighbor Venezuela prompted the UN Security Council to call an urgent meeting.

International Business Times

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Latin Times

Guyana Army Helicopter Missing Near Tense Border With Venezuela

The long-running dispute over Essequibo, which comprises some two-thirds of Guyanese territory, has intensified since ExxonMobil discovered oil there in 2015.

International Business Times

Venezuela, Guyana Open 'Communication Channels' As Border Tension Mounts

Guyana and Venezuela agreed Wednesday to "keep the communication channels open" in a fast-worsening feud over a disputed, oil-rich region as Brazil reinforced troops on its northern border with the neighbors.

The Guardian - AU

Venezuela orders state companies to exploit oil and gas mines in Guyana territory

Order from president Nicolás Maduro comes after referendum on whether Venezuela should claim sovereignty over the region

France 24

Venezuela opposition leader Machado: 'The Maduro regime is in its weakest position ever'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said that Sunday's referendum in Venezuela over the status of the disputed region of Essequibo was "absolutely not" the success proclaimed by the Maduro regime. According to electoral authorities, 95 percent of voters approved of Venezuela's claim to…

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International Business Times

Guyana 'Vigilant' After Venezuelans Vote On Fate Of Border Region

Guyana said Monday it would remain "vigilant" after Venezuelans voted overwhelmingly in favor of claiming an oil-rich border region that makes up more than two-thirds of its territory.

France 24

Essequibo referendum: Is Venezuela about to seize part of Guyana?

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is organising a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to create a new state in the Essequibo territory, an area currently under the control of neighbouring Guyana. Does Caracas have the means for its territorial ambitions, or is it just political grandstanding?

Latin Times

Venezuela's Referendum to Annex Over Half of Guyana's Territory, Explained

Even though the voting is not binding, tensions are running high between the countries given the rhetoric by Maduro's government

International Business Times

Venezuela To Hold Referendum Over Essequibo Land Dispute With Guyana

Venezuela on Sunday will hold a referendum that it hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighboring Guyana.

Latin Times

Venezuela To Vote On Oil-rich Region Controlled By Guyana

A decades-old dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo territory reaches a new, potentially escalatory chapter on Sunday as Venezuela holds a referendum regarding the Guyana-controlled region.

International Business Times

Venezuela To Vote On Oil-Rich Region Controlled By Guyana

"The Venezuelan sun rises in Essequibo," "Essequibo belongs to Guyana" — the opposing camps' slogans say it all.

The Independent UK

DEA agent leaked secret information about Maduro ally targeted by US, prosecutor says

Prosecutors played wiretaps in federal court in New York showing a federal narcotics agent leaked sensitive case information about one of Washington’s top criminal targets in Venezuela — Alex Saab

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