Venezuela has long claimed the land, which it argues was within its borders during the Spanish colonial period. It dismisses an 1899 ruling by international arbitrators that set the current ...

Venezuela has claimed Essequibo as its own for decades, arguing that it was within its borders during the Spanish colonial period.

Venezuela has always considered Essequibo as its own because the region was within its boundaries during the Spanish colonial period.

Guyana, a small yet significant country located on the northeastern coast of South America, has a history that is deeply intertwined with colonialism, territorial disputes, and the pursuit of ...

Venezuela’s ruling coalition, led by President Nicolas Maduro, ... an oil-rich region that Caracas disputes with Guyana in a colonial-era dispute. ...

Venezuela's crude oil production averaged 884,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the first half of this year, 15% above the same period of 2023, but well below the 3.2 million bpd peak in 1997 before ...

An Apartheid-Era Torture Method Endures: A government led by freedom fighters who helped to liberate South Africa more than 30 years ago is now overseeing a police force accused of staggering abuses.

Venezuelans on Sunday for the first time elected a governor and other lawmakers for Essequibo, an oil-rich region that Venezuela has laid claim to even though it is widely recognized as being part ...