The Irish Times

The Hollywood stars who cosied up to Vladimir Putin

Actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio were once happy to hang with the Russian leader

Mon Mar 07 2022 - 15:50

Venezuelan opposition wins in Hugo Chávez’s home state

Result a blow to Nicolás Maduro’s ruling socialists and vindication of opponents pursuing electoral strategy

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 19:21

The Meaning of Hitler: Why are we so fascinated with Nazism?

A new documentary puts the dictator’s lasting and insidious influence under the microscope

Mon Aug 16 2021 - 06:00

Venezuela inches towards compromise as Maduro makes electoral concessions

Biden acknowledges signals coming from Caracas, but it is unclear if they are sufficient for him to lift sanctions against Venezuela’s oil sector

Fri May 14 2021 - 21:00

Former Irish energy group to demand $1bn from Algeria as gas project seized

Sunny Hill Energy was formerly known as Petroceltic International

Thu Apr 15 2021 - 15:52

Fox News’s dance with Donald Trump ends in legal jeopardy

America Letter: Network left sweating over a lawsuit on baseless voter fraud allegations

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 20:00

Lawsuits a new weapon in US fight against disinformation

Multi-billion dollar libel actions force right-wing media to row back on election fraud claims

Sun Feb 07 2021 - 14:56

Barr says ‘no basis’ to seize voting machines in rebuke to Trump

Comments likely to infuriate president, who is desperately attempting to overturn election

Mon Dec 21 2020 - 18:16

Venezuela’s national assembly retaken by chavista regime

Nicolás Maduro claims ‘great victory’ in poll generally boycotted and not recognised

Mon Dec 07 2020 - 16:39

Giuliani hits headlines with running hair dye as he defends Trump

Lawyer persists in pushing unfounded claims about US poll in call to ‘get to truth’

Fri Nov 20 2020 - 19:03

Streets deserted amid fears that coronavirus could ‘take down’ Venezuela

Crisis-hit South American country among first in region to impose strict lockdown measures

Thu Mar 26 2020 - 11:26

Venezuela crisis a political battleground in Spain

Minister resisting calls to resign over encounter with Venezuelan vice-president

Wed Feb 12 2020 - 19:35

Venezuelan opposition barred from congress as convoy attacked

Incident follows recent attempts under President Nicolás Maduro to block Juan Guaidó from presiding over parliament

Wed Jan 15 2020 - 21:05

Protests erupt in Bolivia as Morales claims election win

Opposition candidate denounces ‘scandalous fraud’ as president set to avoid run-off poll

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 07:25

Violent protests force Ecuador’s government to leave capital

At least one dead and nearly 500 arrested in South American country’s worst violence in years

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 20:33

Maduro makes show of unity with Venezuelan military chiefs

Embattled president says armed forces united behind him as arrest warrant issued for opposition figure

Thu May 02 2019 - 20:41

Thousands protest in Caracas for and against Nicolás Maduro

Continuing attempts to remove Venezuela’s president spark increase in US-Russia tensions

Wed May 01 2019 - 21:23

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó calls for military uprising

Gunfire exchanged between men accompanying Guaidó and soldiers loyal to president Nicolás Maduro

Tue Apr 30 2019 - 23:01

Resolution to Venezuela’s endless political crisis lies in the military

Guaidó’s appearance with soldiers sparks mass mobilisation of opposition supporters

Tue Apr 30 2019 - 20:40

Nicolás Maduro tightens grip on Venezuela’s media

Press freedom has suffered since Juan Guaidó’s challenge to president, says watchdog

Thu Mar 28 2019 - 11:19

Second mass power cut brings disruption across Venezuela

Outage comes amid tensions with US after Russian ‘cybersecurity personnel’ arrive

Tue Mar 26 2019 - 21:58

Maduro blames usual suspects for blackout in Venezuela

Hunt for saboteurs as much about galvanising regime as swerving responsibility

Thu Mar 14 2019 - 01:00

Venezuela blames US for blackouts and orders diplomats to leave

Hospitals struggle to keep equipment running as power outages continue for sixth day

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 19:30

Power outages force Venezuela to shut schools and workplaces

Government blames ‘sabotage’ by ideological adversaries for failure at hydroelectrical plant

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 20:05

Venezuela: Guaidó turns to allies after Maduro blocks aid

Efforts to bring supplies into country frustrated as military refuses to let convoys in

Sun Feb 24 2019 - 18:48

Spain’s Podemos licks its wounds on its fifth birthday

Infighting, policy clashes and Venezuelan crisis leave leftist party in near-chaos

Tue Feb 19 2019 - 01:00

Venezuelan oil flows freely only in contraband sales across border

Decrepit refineries and illegal exports create shortages amid US sanctions over Maduro

Sat Feb 16 2019 - 06:00

Border healthcare fears deepen as Venezuelans flee to Colombia

Few Cuban doctors obtained under Chavez deal left amid medic and drug shortage

Fri Feb 15 2019 - 01:00

Venezuela border: ‘What I earn a month is not enough to buy a bottle of gas’

With rampant inflation and food shortages, starving Venezuelans flee for sustenance

Tue Feb 12 2019 - 01:00

‘They are murderers’: Special forces unit strikes fear in Venezuela

Activists suspect Nicolás Maduro has tasked Faes with pacifying Caracas’s barrios

Wed Feb 06 2019 - 14:19

Venezuela: Maduro blocks aid, denounces it as US invasion stunt

Rival for presidency, Guaidó, says 300,000 will die if aid does not reach them ‘urgently’

Tue Feb 05 2019 - 19:57

European powers recognise Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela

Spain, France, Germany and UK raise pressure on Maduro as Ireland declines to follow

Mon Feb 04 2019 - 19:21

The battle for Venezuela – a smoking political tinderbox

In the absence of dialogue all eyes remain on a military that is both compromised and discontent

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 06:00

Maduro accuses US of trying to seize Venezuela’s oil

President says Trump risks turning country into ‘new Vietnam’ ahead of further protests

Wed Jan 30 2019 - 19:44