Venezuela-Colombia border as Nicolas Maduro is sworn in as president for a third term A look at the Venezuela-Colombia border as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is sworn in for his third term after a disputed election last year that the opposition and international observers say he lost.

Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro began a third term as president on Friday, cementing his increasingly authoritarian rule.

The Venezuelan capital Caracas was getting ready on Friday to host the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro's third consecutive term as leader. Several central avenues of the city were blocked for the celebration under heavy police patrols.

Nicolas Maduro is set to be inaugurated for a third term despite alleged vote fraud and international condemnation of his repressive tactics. His opponent was briefly detained at a protest on Thursday.

Venezuela closed its border with Colombia and its airspace for 72 hours on Friday as President Nicolas Maduro prepared for his third-term inauguration.

The opposition accuses Maduro, 62, of stealing the election of July 28 last year, and the United States, European Union and several Latin American countries have recognized opposition candidate Edmund

Venezuela closed its border with Colombia on Friday ahead of President Nicolas Maduro's inauguration, the governor of a frontier state said, citing an "international conspiracy".

January 10 is a crucial day in Venezuela because it initiates a new presidential term. Nevertheless, the problem is the controversial fact that the elections on July 28 have brought to the fore, in which President Nicolás Maduro declared himself the winner without any proof.

Colombia hosts more Venezuelan migrants than any other country in the region. UNICEF is there, helping children and adolescents.

Flights suspended, border closed between Venezuela and Colombia Venezuelan authorities have announced the suspension of commercial flights and the closure of borders between Venezuela and Colombia, a country with which it shares a 2,200-kilometer (1,367 ...

Donald Trump says Venezuela's embattled opposition leader must be protected, as President Nicolas Maduro prepares to take the oath again after allegedly stealing an election.