US officials at the highest levels of the CIA and other key federal agencies were aware of efforts to topple Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro, a key conspirator reveals.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has lashed out at the opposition for its attempt to push for a recall referendum against him, denouncing the move as "childish" and a "major fail" after the country's National Electoral Council declared his opponents had not collected enough signatures for the vote.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro decries US attempts to impose a “puppet” on his country, insisting that he has emerged victorious in face of such plots.

Nicolas Maduro the South American country's economy grew by more than 4% last year.

Venezuela has rejected calls for dialog with the US-backed opposition as hypocritical as long as Washington maintains pressure on Caracas, including in the form of foreign asset freezes.

At least 23 people have been killed in clashes between rebel groups in Colombia's northeastern state of Arauca, according to the country’s civilian and military authorities.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the world must strongly condemn the US assassination of Iran’s top anti-terror commander Qassem Soleimani.

Nicholas Maduro’s ruling socialist party claimed a landslide victory in Venzuela’s regional vote last week, which marked the first time in 15 years that the EU sent a team to observe the country’s election

Maduro’s leftist ruling party wins 20 of the 23 gubernatorial offices and the mayorship of the capital Caracas, the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced on Monday.

Venezuelans go the polls in regional and local elections, which include the main opposition parties that have participated for the first time in four years.