The clashes between rival guerrilla groups have left 80 dead as Colombia braces for cutbacks in U.S. foreign aid under President Trump.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Thursday that he has been in contact with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to implement an action plan to prevent armed groups from crossing the border, following a week of violent clashes that authorities estimate have left between 60 and 80 dead.

With 80 people killed and 40,000 displaced by violence wrought by the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) militia's fight with rival armed groups over drug trafficking territory in northeastern Colombia,

At least 80 people are dead and more than 18,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce clashes between two rival armed groups on the border with Venezuela.

Electoral authorities loyal to the ruling party declared Maduro the winner hours after polls closed on July 28, but unlike in previous presidential elections, they did not provide detailed vote counts.

The United States will also extend temporary protections for roughly 600,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States.

BOGOTA, Colombia—Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn ... were the only Latin American leaders present at the inauguration. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the National Assembly for his swearing-in ceremony for a third term ...

Many governments have not recognized Maduro's win and insist on calling Edmundo González Urrutia of the Unitarian Democratic Platform (PUD) “President-elect.” But “Colombia has a policy ...

President-elect Donald Trump says Venezuela's embattled opposition leader must be protected as President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office for a third six-year term.

Yesterday, opposition leader María Corina Machado posted a video on social media saying the moment was not right for his return. Recorded in hiding, she promised: “Edmundo will come to Venezuela to be sworn in as constitutional president of Venezuela at the right time.”

BOGOTA, Colombia—Venezuelan President Nicolás ... Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the National Assembly for his swearing-in ceremony for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela ...

The Bolivarian National Armed Force (Fanb) of Venezuela announced this Monday a deployment of troops on January 22nd and 23rd in order to make […]