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Venezuela Crisis Demonstrations in Colombia

A demonstrator wears a t-shirt with the face of Hugo Chavez and the message 'Hope is in the Streets' during a demonstration against the United States Intervention after the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, on January 3, 2026, in Bogota, Colombia. President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that U.S. forces had taken Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro into custody following airstrikes on Caracas and other cities, marking what he described as a dramatic end to months of confrontation between the two leaders. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Street View in Caracas - Venezuela

A woman passes in front of a mural for late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 22, 2025. Photo by Marcos Salgado /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Street View in Caracas - Venezuela

A man passes in front of a mural for peace in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 22, 2025. Photo by Marcos Salgado /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Street View in Caracas - Venezuela

Vehicles and pedestrians pass a street in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 22, 2025. Photo by Marcos Salgado /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Street View in Caracas - Venezuela

Men pass in front of a mural for President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 22, 2025. Photo by Marcos Salgado /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Street View in Caracas - Venezuela

Vehicles and pedestrians pass a street in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 22, 2025. Photo by Marcos Salgado /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Street View in Caracas - Venezuela

People walk at a square where the portrait of late President Hugo Chaves is seen in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 22, 2025. Photo by Marcos Salgado /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France: Police Forces Intervene to End High School Protest in Caen

On Thursday early morning, September 18, police used tear gas to disperse a group of approximately 70 high school students who were blocking the entrance to Malherbe high school in Caen, France. The students had used trash cans to create a barrier. Following the dispersal, a 39-year-old man was arrested.

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File - Pope Jean Paul II

File photo dated October 12, 2001. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has been received by pope John Paul II during a private audience. Chavez is on an official visit to Italy as part of an european tour. He gave to the pope a wooden statue made by a venezuelan artist. Rome Vatican. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bashar El Assad receives Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Damascus

In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Syrian president Bashar Al Assad receives Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at Damascus International Airport on August 29, 2006. Both presidents are among most critical of the United States' foreign policy, and also most 'pressured' and criticized. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-gov't protesters barricade road in Caracas, Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela - Students and other antigovernment protesters barricade a road in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas in February 2014. A year after the death of former President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela is on the verge of collapse.

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Supermarket shelves remain empty in Caracas, Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela - Shelves in the meat section of a government-affiliated supermarket in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas remain empty in February 2014. A year after the death of former President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela is on the verge of collapse.

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Venezuela election

CARACAS, Venezuela - Photos of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his political heir Nicolas Maduro are seen displayed at a military facility where Chavez's stone tomb is located in Caracas on April 9, 2013. Venezuela's national electoral council said on April 15, 2013, that acting president Maduro narrowly won the presidential election by defeating rival opposition contender Henrique Capriles.

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Venezuela election

CARACAS, Venezuela - A woman sheds tears beside the stone tomb of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on display at a military facility in Caracas on April 9, 2013. Venezuela's national electoral council said on April 15, 2013, that acting president Nicolas Maduro, who had been named by Chavez as his political heir, narrowly won the presidential election by defeating rival opposition contender Henrique Capriles.

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Venezuela election

CARACAS, Venezuela - Supporters visit the stone tomb of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on display at a military facility in Caracas on April 9, 2013. Venezuela's national electoral council said on April 15, 2013, that acting president Nicolas Maduro, who had been named by Chavez as his political heir, narrowly won the presidential election by defeating rival opposition contender Henrique Capriles.

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Chavez's death

CARACAS, Venezuela - Supporters, holding the national flags of Venezuela and Cuba, wait for a vehicle carrying the coffin of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas on March 6, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 at the age of 58 after a long struggle with cancer.

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Chavez's death

CARACAS, Venezuela - Supporters hold posters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas on March 6, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 at the age of 58 after a long struggle with cancer.

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Venezuelan president Chavez dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2009 shows Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso shaking hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Chavez died March 5, 2013, at the age of 58 at a Venezuelan hospital after a long battle with cancer.

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Cuba under Raul Castro

HAVANA, Cuba - A January 2013 photo shows the hospital where ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is believed to have been hospitalized, in the suburbs of Havana, Cuba.

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Venezuala oil refinery

CARACAS, Venezuela - Photo shows an oil refinery in El Palito, northern Venezuela, on Sept. 12, 2012. At right is a billboard with a portrait of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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Venezuelan President Chavez

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez receives leaders from countries participating in the Latin American and Caribbean summit in Caracas on Dec. 2, 2011.

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Cuban, Venezuelan presidents

CARACAS, Venezuela - Cuban President Raul Castro (R) and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are pictured during a summit of Latin American and Caribbean nations in Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 2, 2011.

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Japan, Venezuela agree to boost energy cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks to a group of reporters in Tokyo on April 6. Chavez is on his second visit, following one in 1999.

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Aso meets with Venezuelan Pres. Chavez

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) shakes hands with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez before their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 6.

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Aso meets with Venezuelan Pres. Chavez

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R front) holds talks with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L front) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 6.

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Venezuela's President Chavez in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) gestures as he attends a signing ceremony with Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 24. (Pool photo)

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Venezuela's President Chavez in Beijing

BEIJING, China - China's President Hu Jintao (R) shows the way to visiting Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 24.

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2 Japanese university professors monitor Venezuelan referendum

CARACAS, Venezuela - Takashi Tanaka (C, back), a professor at Chubu University in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, monitors a Venezuelan national referendum in Caracas on Aug. 15 on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez. Tanaka and Hiroyuki Urabe, an assistant professor at Aikoku Gakuen University in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture, were members of the monitoring team formed by the Organization of American States.

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More than 10,000 feared dead in Venezuela disaster

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R with microphone) talks to survivors from mud slides and floods caused by torrential rain in Caracas on Dec. 20. Avalanches of water, mud and boulders, triggered by several days of torrential rain, wiped out neighborhoods along Venezuela's northern coast. More than 10,000 people are feared dead.

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Venezuelan President Chavez out at ballpark

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez throws out the first pitch at the Yakult Swallows-Yokohama BayStars game at Jingu Stadium, Tokyo, on Oct. 14. Chavez, in Japan on a three-day visit, is seen pitching southpaw to Yakult first baseman Roberto Petagine, also a native of Venezuela.

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Japan welcomes Venezuelan President Chavez

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) gives a speech at a welcoming luncheon party held at the official residence of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) on Oct. 13. Among the guests was Roberto Petagine (3rd from R sitting at table on far side), Venezuelan 1st baseman with Japanese baseball team Yakult Swallows who won the home run title in the Central League this season.

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Venezuelan President Chavez arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) at the latter's official residence Oct. 13. Chavez arrived in Japan earlier in the day from Beijing on a three-day visit intended to further develop bilateral ties.

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2 Japanese university professors monitor Venezuelan referendum

CARACAS, Venezuela - Takashi Tanaka (C, back), a professor at Chubu University in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, monitors a Venezuelan national referendum in Caracas on Aug. 15 on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez. Tanaka and Hiroyuki Urabe, an assistant professor at Aikoku Gakuen University in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture, were members of the monitoring team formed by the Organization of American States. (Kyodo)

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Aso meets with Venezuelan Pres. Chavez

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) shakes hands with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez before their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 6. (Kyodo)

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Aso meets with Venezuelan Pres. Chavez

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R front) holds talks with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L front) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 6. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Venezuela agree to boost energy cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks to a group of reporters in Tokyo on April 6. Chavez is on his second visit, following one in 1999. (Kyodo)

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South Of The Border (2009)

Hugo Chavez Characters: Himself Film: South Of The Border (Dokumentation) Usa 2009, Director: Oliver Stone 07 September 2009 SONY DSC Date: 07 September 2009

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South Of The Border (2009)

Oliver Stone & Hugo Chavez Characters: Himself Film: South Of The Border (Dokumentation) Usa 2009, Director: Oliver Stone 07 September 2009 SONY DSC Date: 07 September 2009

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2nd anniversary of death of former Venezuelan pres.

Supporters of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gather in Caracas on March 5, 2015, prior to a ceremony to commemorate the second anniversary of his death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2nd anniversary of death of former Venezuelan pres.

A supporter of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on March 5, 2015, holds a picture of him during a ceremony in Caracas to commemorate the second anniversary of his death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Venezuela's President Chavez in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) gestures as he attends a signing ceremony with Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 24. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Venezuela's President Chavez in Beijing

BEIJING, China - China's President Hu Jintao (R) shows the way to visiting Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 24. (Kyodo)

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Venezuelan President Chavez

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez receives leaders from countries participating in the Latin American and Caribbean summit in Caracas on Dec. 2, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Cuban, Venezuelan presidents

CARACAS, Venezuela - Cuban President Raul Castro (R) and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are pictured during a summit of Latin American and Caribbean nations in Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 2, 2011. (Kyodo)

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More than 10,000 feared dead in Venezuela disaster

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R with microphone) talks to survivors from mud slides and floods caused by torrential rain in Caracas on Dec. 20. Avalanches of water, mud and boulders, triggered by several days of torrential rain, wiped out neighborhoods along Venezuela's northern coast. More than 10,000 people are feared dead.

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Venezuelan President Chavez out at ballpark

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez throws out the first pitch at the Yakult Swallows-Yokohama BayStars game at Jingu Stadium, Tokyo, on Oct. 14. Chavez, in Japan on a three-day visit, is seen pitching southpaw to Yakult first baseman Roberto Petagine, also a native of Venezuela.

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Japan welcomes Venezuelan President Chavez

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) gives a speech at a welcoming luncheon party held at the official residence of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) on Oct. 13. Among the guests was Roberto Petagine (3rd from R sitting at table on far side), Venezuelan 1st baseman with Japanese baseball team Yakult Swallows who won the home run title in the Central League this season.