The United States offered a $25 million (£20 million) reward for information leading to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro on Friday, as the Venezuelan dictator was sworn in for a third term.

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.

(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrive at the National Assembly for his swearing-in ceremony for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez) Cuba’s ...

Critics have denounced a fresh crackdown on opponents and critics in the lead-up to Friday's ceremony, with several activists and opposition figures arrested in recent days.

The US announces an increased $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelas President Maduro on day he's sworn in for a third term.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in office since 2013, is due to take the oath of office for a third term Friday despite a global outcry that brought thousands out in protest on the ceremony's eve.

Around the same time he met his longtime partner, Cilia Flores, a lawyer for the jailed leader. After Chávez was freed and elected president in 1998, Maduro, a young lawmaker, helped push his agenda of redistributing the OPEC nation's oil wealth and ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrive at the National Assembly for his swear-in ceremony for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo ...

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.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third term (Matias Delacroix/AP) The government responded with full force, arresting more than 2,000 demonstrators and encouraging Venezuelans to report anyone they suspect to be a ruling-party adversary.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro begins his third term amid protests and accusations of election fraud, with some claiming opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez won. Opposition figures, including Maria Corina Machado,

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores arrive at the Teresa Carreno Theater for his annual address to lawmakers in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Aria