Nicolás Maduro vows to ‘pulverise’ challenge to his rule after disputed Venezuela election | Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has vowed to “crush” the latest challenge to his rule and told the military he is “ready to do anything” to defend his “revolution” amid growing criticism of the crackdown that followed last week’s election results. Maduro has said more than 2,000 people have been arrested in the days since the […]
Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election
As thousands of people demonstrated across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez announced Monday that his campaign has evidence that he won the country’s disputed election in which electoral authorities certified President Nicolas Maduro as the winner. Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado told reporters they had more than 70 percent of the tallies from […]
Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China
Philippine naval forces transported food and other supplies to hotly contested shallow waters in the South China Sea that are occupied and heavily guarded by Beijing’s military, but there were no reports of clashes, Philippine officials said Saturday. The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said in a statement that it was the Philippine government’s […]