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Conflict over oil-rich territory escalates as Venezuela prepares to declare it a province and orders exploration effort.

Tensions rose between Venezuela and Guyana as Caracas proposed a bill to create a Venezuelan province in a disputed oil-rich region. Venezuela's Presi

Will there be an invasion and a new war?

Bilateral relations between Venezuela and Guyana were strained amid rising tensions over a Caracas-proposed bill to create a Venezuelan province in a...

Guyana and Venezuela agreed Wednesday to "keep the communication channels open" in a fast-worsening feud over a disputed, oil-rich region as Brazil reinforced troops on its northern border with the neighbors.

Guyana and Venezuela agreed Wednesday to "keep the communication channels open" in a fast-worsening feud over a disputed, oil-rich region as Brazil reinforced troops on its northern border with the

Guyana and Venezuela agreed Wednesday to keep "communication channels open" in a fast-escalating feud over an oil-rich region, as Brazil reinforced its troops near its own border and Washington urged…

Guyana's president said the country will take necessary steps to protect itself after Venezuela claimed its citizens voted for a measure that would give it control of a resource-rich disputed territory.

CARACAS — Venezuelan electoral authorities on Sunday claimed that 95 per cent of voters in a nonbinding referendum approved of the nation’s territorial claim on a huge chunk of neighbouring oil-rich Guyana.It is “an evident and overwhelming victory for the ‘Yes’ in this consultative referendum”, said the president of the National Electoral Council, Elvis Amoroso.About 10.5

Caracas, Dec 4 (EFE) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Monday he has “a plan” to “restore” the “historical rights” he claims his country has over more than 70% of neighboring Guyana’s territory, but offered no details on a strategy to achieve that goal. Venezuela and Guyana have been at odds over the territory west …