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Venezuela Defies UN Ruling Amid Essequibo Tensions

5/3/2025

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Venezuela's government has defiantly rejected a UN court ruling that bars elections in the contested Essequibo region, a territory both Venezuela and Guyana lay claim to. President Nicolás Maduro reaffirmed Venezuela's historical rights, dismissing international authority. As tensions escalate, threats of annexation loom, alongside confrontations involving Venezuelan naval vessels in oil-rich waters.

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Venezuela's government has defiantly rejected a UN court ruling that bars elections in the contested Essequibo region, a territory both Venezuela and Guyana lay claim to. President Nicolás Maduro reaffirmed Venezuela's historical rights, dismissing international authority. As tensions escalate, threats of annexation loom, alongside confrontations involving Venezuelan naval vessels in oil-rich waters.