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Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido speaks during a joint statement with Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Feb.28, 2019. Guaido met Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro, who recognizes Guaido and has taken a hard line against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Lucio Tavora)

Venezuela’s Guaido plans to go home despite safety concerns

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2019 file photo, Venezuela's self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido speaks during a meeting with university students at the Central University of Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelans abroad are already playing a key role in helping Guaido consolidate his position as the country's interim president. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Venezuela’s Juan Guaido says he will return to Caracas

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In this Feb. 11, 2019 photo, Venezuelan Diomira Becerra, left center, arrives with her 7-year-old daughter Hillary and her mother Betty Guerrero, for an interview at the entrance of the Simon Bolivar International Bridge, in La Parada, Colombia, near Cucuta. Becerra left Venezuela three years ago and has built a life for her family in the border city of Cucuta. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Next year in Caracas? Venezuelans hope exile will end soon

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and GISELA SALOMON - Associated Press

Supporters of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro raise their hands swearing allegiance to the fatherland during an &quot;anti-intervention&quot; march coinciding with the anniversary of the deadly 1989 social uprising against neoliberal measures known as the Caracazo, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

US seeks UN vote for new Venezuela election and needed aid

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Venezuela Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza shows picture he said represent opposition members initiating violence, during a meeting on Venezuela in the U.N. Security Council at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday Feb. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Diplomats shun Venezuelan envoy’s speech to UN rights body

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Maduro: Trump trying to start a war over oil in South America

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido speaks in front of the warehouse housing U.S. humanitarian aid destined for Venezuela, in Cucuta, Colombia, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Juan Guaido: Foreign intervention to remove Nicolas Maduro needed

By Frederic Puglie — Special to The Washington Times

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, is in the thick of fighting against
a former lawmaker, greets supporters during a vigil in honor of those who have been killed during clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 31, 2017. Many analysts believe Sunday's vote for a newly elected assembly that will rewrite Venezuelas constitution will catalyze yet more disturbances in a country that has seen four months of street protests in which at least 125 people have died. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (Associated Press)

Maria Corina Machado: ‘There’s no turning around’

By Frederic Puglie Special to The Washington Times - The Washington Times

U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams address a meeting on Venezuela in the U.N. Security Council at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday Feb. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

US seeks vote on UN resolution to allow aid into Venezuela

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Colombian police escort a Venezuelan soldier who defected at the Simon Bolivar international bridge, where Venezuelans tried to deliver humanitarian aid despite objections from President Nicolas Maduro, in Cucuta, Colombia, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Opposition leader Juan Guaido says the military is key to restoring democracy in Venezuela, although masses of soldiers appear to remain loyal to Maduro. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Attacked and powerless, Venezuela soldiers choose desertion

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

Colombian soldiers escort two Venezuelan National Guardsmen who deserted their post near the Simon Bolivar International Bridge, in La Parada, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

The Latest: Security Council sets open meeting on Venezuela

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Venezuelan migrants rest from clashing with Venezuelan National Guards blocking the Simon Bolivar International Bridge, in La Parada near Cucuta, Colombia, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. A U.S.-backed drive to deliver foreign aid to Venezuela on Saturday met strong resistance as troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro blocked the convoys at the border and fired tear gas on protesters. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

U.S. and Venezuela opposition to discuss ways to oust Nicolas Maduro

By Ben Fox - Associated Press

Venezuelan youth protest in front of a barricade demanding the National Guard reopen the border crossing in Urena, Venezuela, on the border with Colombia, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Pence in Colombia announces new sanctions on Maduro

By BEN FOX and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Univision’s Jorge Ramos shows a video he says his crew shot the previous day showing Venezuelan youth picking food scraps out of the back of a garbage truck in Caracas, during an interview at a hotel in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. According to Ramos, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro cut short an interview when he showed Maduro the same footage during the interview at Miraflores presidential palace, before leaving two hours later without having his crew's equipment returned. (AP Photo)

Journalist Jorge Ramos’ equipment seized at Maduro interview

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Justin Trudeau leads in China, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela clashes

By Barry Brown — Special to The Washington Times

Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido, Colombia's President Ivan Duque and Vice President Mike Pence, pose for a photo after a meeting of the Lima Group concerning Venezuela at the Foreign Ministry in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. Pence's appearance before the Lima Group comes two days after a U.S.-backed effort to deliver humanitarian across the border from Colombia ended in violence. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Mike Pence calls on nations to cut off Nicolas Maduro’s money

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Venezuelan demonstrators throw stones during clashes with authorities, at the border between Brazil and Venezuela, Saturday, Feb.23, 2019. Tensions are running high in the Brazilian border city of Pacaraima. Thousands remained at the city's international border crossing with Venezuela to demand the entry of food and medicine.(AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Maduro opponents boost military rhetoric in Venezuela crisis

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

Residents assess the damage a day after clashes between Bolivarian National Guards and anti-government protesters in Urena, Venezuela, near the border with Colombia, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. A U.S.-backed drive to deliver foreign aid to Venezuela on Saturday met strong resistance as Venezuelan troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro blocked the convoys at the border and fired tear gas on protesters. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

The Latest: China rebukes foreign opponents of Maduro

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Venezuelan demonstrators throw stones during clashes with authorities, at the border between Brazil and Venezuela, Saturday, Feb.23, 2019. Tensions are running high in the Brazilian border city of Pacaraima. Thousands remained at the city's international border crossing with Venezuela to demand the entry of food and medicine.(AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Pompeo pledges continued pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro

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Mike Pompeo says Nicolas Maduro’s days in power are numbered

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times