Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused US National Security Advisor John Bolton of preparing a plot to murder him, and also has called out Colombian leader Ivan Duque as Bolton’s accomplice. “John Bolton is leading the plan to unleash violence and conduct a coup to introduce a transitional government” in Venezuela, Maduro said at a press-conference, which was broadcast live on his Facebook... 

The Bank of England (BoE) is refusing to release around $550 million in gold owned by Venezuela back to the country over the UK regulator’s claim of growing uncertainty about Caracas’s intentions for the 14 tons of gold bars. British officials are insisting that measures aimed at preventing money-laundering are taken, The Times reports. The Venezuelan government is reportedly expected to provide... 

A 2.4 kg chicken is worth 14,600,000 bolivars, or $2.22. Inflation in communist Venezuela this year could top one million percent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts. This gallery puts the buying power of today’s bolivar into perspective. A kilogram of meat costs 9,500,000 bolivars, or the equivalent of $1.45. Hyperinflation destroys purchasing power of money and encourages hoarding... 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been targeted in an attempted attack during a televised public address, officials confirm. Several explosives-laden drones detonated as he was speaking at a military ceremony. Venezuela’s Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez has confirmed that an attack on Maduro took place at the event. Several drones rigged with explosives went off close to the presidential... 

Venezuela is facing one of the worst hyperinflationary crises in modern history, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It expects the country’s economy to contract by 18 percent this year amid falling oil production – the third consecutive year of double-digit declines, and three points worse than projected in May. “We are projecting a surge in inflation to 1,000,000 percent by... 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday called US Vice President Mike Pence a “poisonous viper” and vowed to defeat what he called Washington’s attempts to force him from power. Maduro’s lash-out at the US Vice President came in response to his call for Latin America to isolate Venezuela. Pence, who arrived in Ecuador on Wednesday as part of a tour of South America,... 

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has announced that he will take up arms and start a war if he loses the May 20 election to opposition rival Henri Falcón—who, he said, wants to sell the country out to “the gringos [whites] and Europeans.” Maduro made the announced in a campaign speech this week, accusing Falcón, of wanting to sell the country out to “the gringos.” Maduro said the opposition’s... 

The black Caribbean island state of Trinidad and Tobago has deported 82 Venezuelan invaders pretending to be refugees back home after refusing to even consider their patently bogus claims of “asylum”—contrary to many white nations which have foolishly believed such nonsense. A report in the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian newspaper revealed that the government simply threw the invaders on an airplane... 

Venezuelan prisoners are eating rats and pigeons as a means of survival as food supplies continue to dissipate in the failed socialist state, according to a report published this weekend. El Nuevo Herald reports that a group of prisoners at the Vista Hermosa (Beautiful View) prison in Bolivar state have turned to eating such creatures simply to sustain themselves. One inmate, 41-year-old Alejandro... 

A new video shows Venezuelans competing with dogs to eat from trash in the middle of the street. Shot near Banesto Bank in Valencia, the third largest city in Venezuela, the clip shows people picking through garbage in the hope of finding scraps of food. One man is seen shooing away children and dogs as he eats the scraps there and then, while others attempt to fill up a plastic bag. Highlighting... 

After successfully launching the ‘petro,’ Venezuela is now on its way to becoming the world’s first country with two national cryptocurrencies, reports TV news network Globovision. The channel quotes Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, who made the announcement during his meeting with members of the party Patria Para Todos (PPT). The new virtual token, dubbed ‘petro oro’, will be backed... 

Venezuela has defaulted on its £45billion debt after missing interest payments sparking fears investors could seize the country’s oil as payment. Caracas faced the first of what could be a cascade of defaults on its enormous foreign debt Tuesday as financial experts Standard and Poor’s declared the crisis-torn South American country in ‘selective default’. S&P’s... 

Venezuela’s passage of a new law threatening up to 20 years in prison for “inciting hatred” is generating concerns about a growing crackdown on dissent. The powerful, pro-government Constituent Assembly approved the measure Wednesday. Assembly leader Delcy Rodriguez said it represented “a constructive law for peaceful coexistence” and an antidote to “the intolerances, the hatreds that... 

The Venezuelan army must be ready “to defend every inch of the territory,” President Nicolas Maduro said after a verbal clash with Donald Trump and the introduction of new US travel restrictions. Meeting with the Venezuelan army’s top brass during drills near the city of Maracay, Maduro urged the country’s military to be on standby. “We have been shamelessly threatened... 

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened military intervention in Venezuela, a surprise escalation of Washington’s response to Venezuela’s political crisis that Caracas disparaged as “craziness.” Venezuela has appeared to slide toward a more volatile stage of unrest in recent days, with anti-government forces looting weapons from a military base after a new legislative body usurped...