Search results for ‘venezuela’
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Labour MP Chris Williamson: “Government’s decision to recognise Juan Guaidó is a democratic outrage”
Jon Snow is joined by the Labour MP Chris Williamson, who like Jeremy Corbyn, has supported the Chavez and Maduro governments in Venezuela.
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President Maduro given eight-day ultimatum
Britain has become the latest European country to declare it will recognise the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president – unless fair, democratic elections are announced in the next eight days, an ultimatum rejected by the Venezuelan Foreign Minister.
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Former Chavez adviser Eva Golinger: ‘It’s no surprise to me that Maduro is digging in deeper’
Tonight Venezuela still has two presidents. Opposition leader Juan Guaido, backed by the US, who declared himself interim president earlier this week, has called for further protests and for the military to join him. The embattled President Nicholas Maduro, backed by the Russians, said he would defeat what he described as a coup to install a puppet…
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America’s long history of meddling in other countries’ elections
As the FBI investigates claims that Russian meddling helped Donald Trump become president, FactCheck looks at America’s own track record of interfering with democratic elections.
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FactCheck: has Trump kept his big campaign promises?
It’s a year since Trump’s election. FactCheck looks at how he’s getting on with the wall, the “Muslim ban”, the “greatest jobs president” and more…
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Philip Hammond’s attack on Labour over ‘market economics’
The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has defended the “market economy”, saying it has brought people out of poverty. In media interviews and his speech to Conservative conference, Mr Hammond repeatedly accused the Labour Party of posing a threat to this economic model. The chancellor even appeared to compare Labour’s policies to countries like North Korea and…
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Jeremy Corbyn asked: ‘Is Labour the nasty party?’
Jeremy Corbyn discusses Brexit, PFI, anti-Semitism and Venezuela
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North Korea says it is at war with US
North Korea has said it regards itself at war with America and threatened to shoot down US airplanes after President Trump’s comments about Kim Jong-un last week. The threat comes on the day President Trump added three more countries to his US travel ban – North Korea, Venezuela and Chad. He’s also started a fight…
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Jorge Armand on La Soledad
Once magnificent, now dilapidated. The Venezuelan director Jorge Armand’s new film La Soledad is set in a crumbling mansion in Caracas which was once his family home. Now, it is a metaphor for his country’s inexorable slide into decay.
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Trump denies claims of White House infighting
Crisis, what crisis? Donald Trump has denied allegations of chaos inside the White House as he held a Cabinet meeting with his new chief of staff John Kelly. On their immediate agenda, a series of potential flashpoints from the unrest we’ve just reported in Venezuela and Russia’s decision to expel hundreds of US diplomats, to…
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Zika virus ‘spreading explosively’ says world health expert
The director-general of the World Health Organisation warns that possible links between the Zika virus and babies with abnormally small heads are causing “extremely high” levels of concern.
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Zika virus epidemic prompts Latin America travel warning
Pregnant women are advised to avoid countries that have seen outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which doctors are linking to unusually high numbers of babies born with brain defects.
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Sepp Blatter: who should replace the Fifa president?
Sepp Blatter has resigned as Fifa president, with some candidates for the job making themselves known. Fifa’s ethics committee will do integrity checks. Here’s what we know already.
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US and Cuba to follow handshake with first talks since 1959
US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro are to meet in Panama in the first such encounter for more than 50 years.
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When Blair, the Queen and Castro fell for the hoax call
Security procedures are being reviewed after a hoax caller was put through to David Cameron – but this isn’t the first time a politician has been at the end of a prank call.