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Police in Colombia arrest suspect in attempted assassination of Spanish politician

News Desk18th January 202424th January 2024

18th January 202424th January 2024653

Police in Colombia said on Wednesday that they had detained a Venezuelan suspected of being involved in the attempted assassination of Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a co-founder of Spain’s

Spain registers record asylum requests, yet grants far fewer than EU average

News Desk20th June 202328th June 2023

20th June 202328th June 20231077

Spain received a record number of claims for refugee status and international protection last year, but the government rejects far more applications than the European

Pressure mounts after deadly Venezuela border clashes

AFP24th February 201925th February 2019

24th February 201925th February 20191444

International pressure mounted against Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro on Sunday, with Washington vowing to ‘take action’ after opposition efforts to bring humanitarian aid into the

Venezuela’s military ‘on alert’

AFP20th February 201922nd February 2019

20th February 201922nd February 20191577

Venezuela’s military has said it is on alert at its frontiers following threats by US President Donald Trump, and it has suspended air and sea links

Spain, UK now also recognise Guaido as Venezuela leader

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies4th February 20195th February 2019

4th February 20195th February 20191405

Spain, Britain and France, alongside other EU nations, have now also recognised Venezuela’s opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country’s interim leader, after President Nicolas Maduro defiantly rejected an

Maduro rejects European ultimatum on elections

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies4th February 20195th February 2019

4th February 20195th February 20191598

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro rejected Sunday an ultimatum by European countries to call snap elections after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself the Latin American

Spain demands ‘immediate’ release of journalists held in Venezuela

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies31st January 20191st February 2019

31st January 20191st February 20191241

Spain has demanded the immediate release of journalists working for the Spanish news agency EFE who were arrested in Venezuela as part of a crackdown

Pope Francis fears of Venezuela ‘bloodbath’

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies28th January 201930th January 2019

28th January 201930th January 20191466

Venezuela’s self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido has called for two new protests, in an effort to push the military to turn against leader Nicolas Maduro as

Venezuela’s Maduro rejects call for elections

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies27th January 201928th January 2019

27th January 201928th January 20191505

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has rejected a European ultimatum that he call elections as opposition rival Juan Guaido stepped up appeals to the military to

EU nations give ultimatum to Venezuela’s Maduro

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies26th January 201927th January 2019

26th January 201927th January 20191782

Spain, France, the UK and Germany put embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on notice ahead of an UN Security Council meeting on Saturday, saying they would

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