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Supporters of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, holding a giant national flag, march to the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday
VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro claimed yesterday that he had proof that the Colombian government was behind the attempt to assassinate him in Saturday’s drone attack.
Mr Maduro confirmed that the perpetrators of the attack had been arrested and said investigations concluded that they had received training in Colombia.
“It is clear and there is sufficient proof of the participation of the Colombian government of the outgoing Juan Manuel Santos.
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
HANK KENNEDY contends that US military attacks in the Caribbean amount to modern piracy driven by Venezuela’s oil wealth