Biden defends Afghanistan exit, praises Kabul airlift

Taliban takes over half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals

Russia and the UK set for widespread COVID-19 vaccination rollout; Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claims victory; Report finds microwave energy likely made US diplomats sick

Venezuela’s Maduro claims sweep of boycotted election

House report faults Boeing, FAA; Yoshihide Suga elected new PM of Japan; Report alleges Venezuela committed human rights abuses

Experts cite ‘crimes against humanity’ in Maduro’s Venezuela

World leaders push for drugs, vaccines to fight coronavirus; Maduro detains Americans; How are people coping with ‘skin hunger’?

Venezuelan military defectors struggle to get by while Maduro holds onto power

Maduro regime kills, tortures, with ‘minimal consequences,’ says opposition lawmaker

From Colombia, Venezuelan defectors arm themselves to ‘liberate’ their homeland

Venezuelan lawmakers seek refuge in embassies after crackdown on Guaidó allies

Venezuela opposition figure, facing arrest warrant, says he met with generals

Maduro hangs on as Venezuelan protests peter out

Venezuela’s Guaidó urges troops to rise, mass protests planned

Maduro turns to violent ‘mercenary’ colectivos to maintain order

Venezuela’s crisis is a tragedy — but comedy gold for satire, cartoons and memes

Blackouts threaten death blow to Venezuela’s industrial survivors

Venezuelans set up burning barricades over lack of power, water

Chávez’s revolutionaries caught between legacy and change in Venezuela

Former chief of staff: Maduro is ‘focused on consolidating his power’

Venezuela’s Guaidó to risk arrest as he returns home to challenge Maduro

What’s the best (and worst) possible outcome for Venezuela?

Malnourished Venezuelans hope urgently needed aid arrives soon

Thousands mobilize, some soldiers defect, but Venezuelan aid push ends in chaos

Why US-backed aid to Venezuela harkens back to a dark history of covert operations

Battle of the bands: Dueling concerts as aid for Venezuelans in limbo

As Maduro holds on, Venezuela opposition eyes negotiated transition

Showdown looms as Venezuela’s Guaido sets aid entry date

Stalled humanitarian aid to Venezuela ‘is a trap,’ says ex-Maduro staffer

Why Venezuela’s oil money could keep undermining its economy and democracy

A Venezuelan ambassador without an embassy: Carlos Vecchio gets to work

Major European nations recognize Guaido as Venezuela’s president

As Venezuela’s crisis worsens, thousands more flee to neighboring Colombia seeking relief

US sanctions squeezed Venezuela’s Chavismo elites. This time, it’s oil.

Why does oil matter so much to Venezuela?

Photos: Protesters demonstrate against Maduro government

This Venezuelan historian worries further US involvement could bring more violence

All but ‘nonessential’ US diplomats in Venezuela stay put despite Maduro’s order to leave

Venezuela’s self-proclaimed president Guaidó continues to pressure Maduro

Venezuela’s opposition leader declared himself president. Trump backed it, and Maduro ordered US diplomats out.

Venezuela arrests rogue officers after military revolt in Caracas

Venezuelans want President Maduro out, but most would oppose foreign military intervention to remove him

US considers sanctions on Cuba for helping Venezuela’s dissent crackdown

Urban ranching: A socialist commune’s response to Venezuela’s crisis

Venezuela’s new ‘fatherland’ ID card, created with China’s ZTE, helps create social control

Trump sees opportunity in Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis as midterms approach

Dozens of Venezuelans in Peru seek to return home despite crisis

Riot on Brazil-Venezuela border sends immigrants fleeing ahead of monetary reforms

Hospitals scrap surgeries, Venezuelans forgo showers as taps run dry

5 reasons why Venezuela’s nightmare could get worse

Delivering food is now a dangerous job in Venezuela

Venezuela’s Maduro likely to claim victory in a much-criticized election

Venezuela hopes new cryptocurrency is a ‘silver bullet’ for economic woes

Photos: A year of protests and crisis in volatile Venezuela

Venezuela’s chronic shortages give rise to ‘medical flea markets’

Venezuela looks to cyber currency to circumvent US financial sanctions

Facing default, Venezuela signs debt deal with Russia

Mike Pence starts Latin America tour clouded by Trump’s military threat against Venezuela

A UN report says there’s been ‘widespread and systematic use of excessive force’ in Venezuela

Venezuela is on the brink of civil war. Here’s how its neighbors could stop it.