Venezuela building up troops on Guyana border, satellite images show
Aerial evidence follows months of President Nicolás Maduro ramping up claim to Essequibo region Venezuela is expanding military bases near its border with Guyana and...
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Exxon plan for Guyana oil exploration risks raising tensions with Venezuela
President of ExxonMobil Guyana confirms plan to drill two new wells off Atlantic coast as territorial dispute simmers ExxonMobil has insisted it will explore for...
Venezuela mounts military exercises as UK sends warship to support Guyana
Nicolás Maduro orders ‘defensive’ manoeuvres as British Navy deploys vessel in territorial dispute Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to...
Britain to send patrol ship to Guyana amid Venezuela border dispute
HMS Trent will take part in exercises with Guyana as tensions over mineral-rich Essequibo region raise anxieties A Royal Navy patrol ship will be sent...
Guyana and Venezuela promise not to use force in bitter dispute over oil rich region
Joint commission composed of foreign ministers of both countries will address the problem, with a report expected within three months The leaders of Guyana and...
Guyana warns Venezuela’s Maduro he risks becoming pariah ahead of talks
High-level negotiations in St Vincent will discuss Venezuelan president’s claim for two-thirds of neighbour’s oil-rich territory Venezuela risks becoming an international pariah if President Nicolás...
US to conduct flights within Guyana amid Venezuela territorial dispute
US and Britain express support for Guyana over Maduro threat to seize a third of its territory while Brazil calls for peaceful solution The United...
Venezuela orders state companies to exploit oil and gas mines in Guyana territory
Order from president Nicolás Maduro comes after referendum on whether Venezuela should claim sovereignty over the region Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has ordered the country’s...
Tensions rise as Venezuelans vote on disputed territory in neighbouring Guyana
Guyana considers poll on Essequibo by Nicolás Maduro’s government a step toward annexation Venezuelans are voting in a referendum to supposedly decide the future of...
‘Despotic’ Maduro accused of risking Venezuela-Guyana conflict over oil-rich region
Foreign minister of Guyana condemns Venezuela president for holding referendum on country’s claim to Essequibo The foreign minister of the tiny South American nation of...
