President Nicolás Maduro will extend his increasingly repressive rule over Venezuela until 2031 when he is sworn in on Friday, despite credible evidence that his opponent won the latest election and following protests against his plan to serve a third six-year term.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was detained amid antigovernment protests in Caracas on Thursday, a day before President Nicolás Maduro is expected to be sworn in to a third full

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was abducted following a protest rally after her first public appearance in months, according to opposition candidate Edmundo González. "To the security forces who have abducted her,