12 min ago
52 injured after clashes in Caracas
From CNN’s Tatiana Arias

Fifty-two people were injured in clashes and taken to a hospital in Caracas, according to Magia Santi, president of Salud Chacao Medical Center.

Of those 52 people taken to the hospital:

32 were injured as result of rubber bullets
One was injured by a firearm and transferred to nearby health center
16 suffered traumatic injuries
Three had respiratory difficulties
Government law enforcement officers visited the hospital to check on the situation and collect information, Santi told CNN.


22 min ago
The Venezuelan government has blocked CNN
CNN has been taken off the air in Venezuela by the government.

DirecTV, Net Uno, Intercable, and Telefónica all received orders from Venezuela’s government regulator Conatel to block CNN.

CNN en Espanol was blocked in Venezuela in 2017.


20 min ago
The US says what's happening in Venezuela isn't a coup. Here's why.
National security adviser John Bolton said the US does not situation is "not a coup" because it sees opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's leader.

President Trump and his administration have recognized Guaido as the legitimate president of Venezuela since January.

"This is clearly not a coup," Bolton said Tuesday. "We recognize Juan Guaido as the legitimate interim president of Venezuela and just as it's not a coup when the President of the United States gives an order to the Department of Defense, it is not a coup for Juan Guaido to try and take command of the Venezuelan military."
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12 min ago
"We see this now as a potentially dispositive moment," US national security adviser says
From CNN's Jeremy Diamond

National security adviser John Bolton said the Trump administration sees the clashes in Venezuela "as a potentially dispositive moment in the efforts of the Venezuelan people to regain their freedom."

"This is obviously a very serious situation," Bolton said.

Bolton said President Trump "has been monitoring it minute-by-minute throughout the day as have his advisers."

Bolton stressed the importance of getting "key figures in the (Maduro) regime" to back opposition leader Juan Guaido and "make good on their commitments to achieve the peaceful transfer of power."

Bolton in particular called out the Venezuelan defense minister and chief justice of Venezuela's supreme court.

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25 min ago
US national security adviser: Trump wants peaceful transfer of power in Venezuela
National security adviser John Bolton said President Trump wants a peaceful transfer of power in Venezuela.

"We think it is still very important for key figures in the regime who have been talking to the opposition over the last three months to make good on their commitments to achieve the peaceful transfer of power from the Maduro (sic) to interim president Juan Guaido," he said.

He continued:

"Let me say two things to be very clear. Number one, we want as our principal objective, a peaceful transfer of power and I will say again as the president said from the outset, that Nicolás Maduro and those supporting him, particularly those not Venezuelan should know all options are on the table."
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54 min ago
Trump tweets: US stands with Venezuelans
From CNN's Nikki Carvajal

President Trump just tweeted his support for the Venezuelan people.

The President added that he is “monitoring the situation in Venezuela very closely.”

Read his tweet:


Donald J. Trump
✔
@realDonaldTrump
I am monitoring the situation in Venezuela very closely. The United States stands with the People of Venezuela and their Freedom!

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