Days before Venezuela's dictator is to be sworn in after an illegitimate election, opposition leaders are calling for nationwide protests.

US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday defended Venezuela's opposition party leader and its presidential candidate as "freedom fighters" who must be protected, after a major rally against ruler Nicolas Maduro.

US President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced today. Headlines today also include Venezuela’s presidential inauguration of Nicolas Maduro as the supreme court in the US will hear the TikTok ban case.

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration, a key question has emerged: what impact will his administration have on Venezuela's organized crime?

President-elect to appear virtually in Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday but has already vowed to file a further appeal against a prosecution he has branded an act of ‘lawfare’ by his political enemi

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, who says he won a July presidential election and is recognized by multiple countries as president-elect, said he had a fruitful meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and spoke at length with President-elect Donald Trump's security advisor.

Edmundo Gonzalez, who represented Venezuela's main opposition coalition in the July presidential election, addresses a gathering of supporters outside of the Organization of American States, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Venezuela opposition leader the US has recognized as president-elect is scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden on Monday, days before Donald Trump takes over in the US and faces his own decision about how to handle relations with a country that’s a major source of undocumented immigrants.

Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado was reportedly detained, prompting international condemnation.

President Nicolás Maduro will extend his increasingly repressive rule over Venezuela until 2031 when he is sworn in on Friday, despite credible evidence that his opponent won the latest election and following protests against his plan to serve a third six-year term.