Under Growing Military Pressure, Caracas Moves to Its Own Rhythm

The consequences of the economic collapse and deep inequality are seen daily in the hillside slum of San Agustín, on the edge ...

Venezuelan journalist on life in Caracas over the past year

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Venezuelan journalist Tony Frangie, who heads the newsletter Venezuela Weekly, about what life on the ground has been like over the past year.

Maduro resurfaces in Caracas, as Trump says he has spoken to Venezuelan president

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made his first public appearance in days on Sunday, putting to an end speculation within the country that he had fled amid escalating tensions with the US.
MercoPress

Caracas says Cuyuní River clashes were a “false flag” operation by Guyana

Following Georgetown's complaints, Caracas' Bolivarian regime said Friday that the Guyana Defense Force's (GDF) alleged attacks along the Cuyuní River were a “false flag operation” designed to ...
Los Angeles Times

Venezuelans in Caracas and across the world demonstrate to defend opposition’s victory claim

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelans across the world responded to a call from their country’s political opposition and took to the streets Saturday to defend the faction’s claim to victory over ...
InSight Crime

Are Caracas’ Murders Really Falling?

Caracas is the second most violent city in the world A recent government announcement about an alleged drop in the homicide rate in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, raises strong doubts about whether ...
Time

The Street Gangs of Caracas

“There has never been a shortage of bereaved mothers in the sprawling, violent Caracas barrio known as Catia,” writes correspondent Tim Padgett in last week’s issue of TIME International. Caracas, ...
CNN

Fear on the streets of Caracas as Maduro’s inauguration looms

“If you need one word to describe Venezuela these days, it would be fearful.” That’s what one Latin American diplomat told CNN this week, reflecting on the strange atmosphere in the country.
Business Insider

What it's like in the world's most violent city

The latest edition of the most violent cities in the world index from the Mexican nongovernmental organization Citizen's Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice, ranking the world’s cities ...
The Verge

The Caracas drone attack won’t be the last of its kind

On August 4th, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was reportedly attacked by two drones armed with explosives while making a speech at a public outdoor event in Caracas. The president and his ...
NPR

'It Would Be Night In Caracas' Mourns A Mother And A Country

The grieving of a mother and of a country. That is what, in a nutshell, It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo, translated by Elizabeth Bryer, is about. In Caracas, Venezuela, Adelaida ...
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US Navy masses 25% of its global power in Caribbean—largest buildup in generations outside Caracas

The largest concentration of U.S. naval power in decades is now clustered in the Caribbean Sea, long a corridor for drug ...