President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela on Wednesday announced that a fugitive former politician from Colombia was captured in Caracas on charges that he masterminded the murder of a coalition lawmaker last year.
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday authorized the suspected mastermind behind the killing of a Venezuelan politician to be extradited to Caracas.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday labeled recent US sanctions against Venezuela “counterproductive,” reinforcing an opinion that has previously been expressed by his administration.
Six Colombians, one of them reportedly a baby of less than two years old, have been killed in Venezuela over the past week, reported local media on Tuesday.
Colombia’s foreign minister on Wednesday openly rejected recent US sanctions against Venezuela, calling on Washington and Caracas to talk.
Colombia’s foreign minister, together with her counterparts from Brazil and Ecuador, on Tuesday asked Venezuela to permit the Red Cross to visit an imprisoned opposition leader.
Ombudsman officials from Colombia’s states bordering Venezuela have been put on permanent alert after the mass deportation of Colombian citizens from the neighboring country.
Colombia’s Interior minister on Monday stated that there is “no evidence” that the US government and paramilitaries from Colombia have incited violence in Venezuela.
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said that authorities are “on maximum alert” over alleged US-approved plans to send paramilitary deaths squads from Colombia to carry out violent attacks in…