Dec 6 (Reuters) - Tensions between neighbors Venezuela and Guyana have ratcheted up in recent weeks over a long-running territorial dispute. At issue is a 160,000-square-km (62,000-square-mile ...

Item 1 of 5 Brazil's army moves armored vehicles from Manaus to Boa Vista to reinforce the border with Venezuela and Guyana due to tensions over Venezuelan claims to the Esequibo region, in Manaus ...

Venezuelans voted by a wide margin Sunday to approve the takeover of an oil-rich region in neighboring Guyana – the latest escalation in a long-running territorial dispute between the two ...

President Irfaan Ali said late Friday that the government of the South American country is dedicating “enormous resources” to ...

The article explores Venezuela's use of criminal gangs in its border conflict with Guyana over the mineral-rich Essequibo region.

Asked about the psychological assurance people receive from seeing Guyana Defence Force soldiers on the ground, Gouveia said, “Well, like I said, we do have… soldiers on the border.

Gunfire and gold: How Venezuela is using criminal gangs in border conflict with Guyana By Antonio Maria Delgado. Updated June 11, 2025 8:00 PM.

Guyana said Thursday its soldiers had come under attack three times in 24 hours in a disputed oil-rich border region where neighbor Venezuela plans to hold elections this month.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Officials say six soldiers in Guyana were injured when armed men in neighboring Venezuela opened fire in an attack expected to further heighten tensions between the two ...

In 2018, Guyana went to the International Court of Justice and asked judges to uphold the 1899 ruling. Meanwhile, Venezuela has dismissed the border drawn more than a century ago, noting Guyana ...

The ambush, launched on May 13 from the Venezuelan side of the border, was the first of three coordinated attacks over a 24-hour period. Guyanese troops returned fire and withdrew without casualties.