Samantha Schmidt

• Americas

González fled days after the attorney general for Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, filed a warrant for the arrest of the former diplomat.

• Americas

More than a month after the authoritarian socialist appears to have lost in a landslide, his grip on power seems as sure as ever. It’s the opposition and its backers who are running out of options.

• Military

The incident occurred amid an increasingly adversarial relationship between Washington and Caracas.

• Americas

Venezuela’s public prosecutor’s office accused opposition candidate Edmundo González of usurpation and instigating disobedience, among other crimes.

• Justice

Officials say the aircraft was illegally purchased and smuggled out of Florida. Its seizure reflects growing tensions between the two countries.

• Americas

In Venezuela and cities around the world, protesters carried vote tally receipts collected by the opposition showing that their candidate won more votes.

• Americas

Opposition leaders are rejecting proposals to rerun the election last month in which Edmundo González won a landslide victory over President Nicolás Maduro.

• Americas

A panel of four U.N. experts criticized Venezuela’s decision to announce an election outcome without offering a detailed breakdown of the vote.

• Foreign Policy

The Biden administration has preferred to let leaders of Colombia, Brazil and Mexico take the lead pressuring the Maduro government, but a more active U.S. role may be inevitable.