Spanish foreign minister Josep Borrell, speaks during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil, at the Lebanese foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 3, 2019. Guaidó said at a press conference Friday that Venezuelans should try talking to troops around the country and telling them to “join the movement.”The 35-year-old lawmaker has been attempting to gain the support of the military, but President Nicolás Maduro has managed to maintain control even though dissatisfaction among lower-ranking troops is considered widespread. Four other deaths were previously reported in protests rocking the nation after opposition leader Juan Guaidó tried to spark a military uprising Tuesday. The nation is engulfed in a power struggle between Guaidó and President Nicolás Maduro, whose government is reviled across much of the country as Venezuela struggles to emerge from an economic and humanitarian crisis. ___8:15 a.m.Venezuela’s ambassador in Madrid is rebuking the Spanish government for allowing a leading opponent of President Nicolás Maduro to speak out from his refuge at the Spanish Embassy in Caracas.

Source: Washington Post May 03, 2019 12:21 UTC