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Vice President Mike Pence speaks to the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump threatens Cuba as US supports Venezuela uprising

By MATTHEW LEE and BEN FOX - Associated Press

Venezuela's self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido, holding megaphone, and opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, top right, stand before supporters in Altamira Plaza in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Guaidó and Lopez took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Key events leading toward uprising in Venezuela

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Defected members of the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard and soldiers stand in formation at the Simon Bolivar International Bridge in La Parada near Cucuta, Colombia, Tuesday, April 30, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid&#243; took to the streets in Caracas with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Maduro denounces ‘coup’ in Venezuela, claims military support

By Lauren Toms, David R. Sands and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, chairs a Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Venezuela’s political crisis exposes policy divisions in EU

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

An opponent to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro returns a tear gas canister to soldiers who launched it at a small group of civilians and rebel troops gathered outside La Carlota air base in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid&#243; took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s Juan Guaido takes to the streets in military uprising

By Scott Smith and Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

Venezuela's opposition leader and self proclaimed president Juan Guaido, greets the crowd during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 27, 2019. The Trump administration has added Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza to a Treasury Department sanctions target list as it increases pressure on Guaido's opponent, embattled President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

The Latest: Guaido calls for more street protests Wednesday

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Venezuelans chant as they watch televised news from their country at the El Arepazo Doral Venezuelan restaurant, Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Doral, Fla. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday in a bold and risky attempt to lead a military uprising and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Exiles living in Florida cheer uprising attempt in Venezuela

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON - Associated Press

An opponent to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro returns a tear gas canister to soldiers who launched it at a small group of civilians and rebel troops gathered outside La Carlota air base in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid&#243; took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Maduro’s government calls video prelude to a coup

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Opponents to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro face off with Bolivarian National Guards in armored vehicles who are loyal to the president, during an attempted military uprising in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Opposition leader Juan Guaido took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed troops in a call for the military to rise up and oust Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Latest: Cuba rejects Trump’s threat over Venezuela

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A supporter of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro, holds a sign that reads in Spanish &quot;OAS Hypocrites, Criminals&quot; during a government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 27, 2019. The Trump administration has added Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza to a Treasury Department sanctions target list as it increases pressure on embattled President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelan government denounces regional OAS forum

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

Venezuelan man starts new life in Utah, seeks asylum

By ASHLEY IMLAY - Associated Press

Supporters of Venezuela's opposition leader and self proclaimed president Juan Guaido, hold sign against President Nicolas Maduro as they cheer during a rally in Maracay, Venezuela, Friday, April 26, 2019. The Trump administration has added Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza to a Treasury Department sanctions target list as it increases pressure on Guaido's opponent, embattled President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

US adds Venezuela foreign minister to sanctions target list

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

US man released after 5 years in Venezuelan jails

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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez speaks during a press conference in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 25, 2019. Cuba urged the United States government to show concrete evidence of its alleged participation in sending military forces to support President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, at the same time he called on the international community to act to stop the hostile policy against the Caribbean nation. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba challenges US to provide proof of Venezuela charges

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Officials: 25 Venezuelans believed missing after boat sinks

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ and SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin prepares to place a sign against Juan Guiado, opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela, outside the shuttered Venezuelan Embassy, Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in Washington. Activists have been staging a round-the-clock vigil inside the embassy, occupying it to prevent the Guiado opposition from taking over the building. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

US official condemns sit-in protest at Venezuelan Embassy

By LUIS ALONSO LUGO - Associated Press

Venezuelan opposition envoy addresses OAS

By LUIS ALONSO LUGO - Associated Press

A fisherman walks on the Malecon seawall where an oil tanker can be see in the background in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Washington has sanctioned Venezuela’s oil industry and shipping companies that move Venezuelan oil to Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba tells officials to reduce electricity consumption

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Russia's ambassador to Venezuela, Vladimir Zaemskiy, gives an interview in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. As Venezuela’s reliance on Russia grows amid the country’s unfolding crisis, Vladimir Putin’s point man in Caracas is pushing back on the U.S. revival of a doctrine used for generations to justify military interventions in the region. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Putin envoy in Caracas rejects US revival of Monroe Doctrine

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2019, file photo, national security adviser John Bolton speaks to the Venezuelan American community in Miami. The Trump administration is poised to step up pressure on Cuba by allowing lawsuits against foreign companies doing business in properties seized from Americans after the island’s 1959 revolution. The move marks a change in more than two decades of U.S. policy on Cuba. It could deal a severe blow to Cuba’s efforts to draw foreign investment, and spawn international trade disputes between the U.S. and Europe. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

The Latest: US sanctions on Venezuelan bank aimed at Maduro

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