At least four people died in the past 24 hours due to clashes between security officers of Nicolás Maduro’s regime and armed groups in the Cota 905 neighborhood, west of Caracas, Venezuela.The Executive has been trying to regain control of the area for some months now, and clashes have become frequent. Full Text -> TheRioTimes

Two years ago, on April 30, 2019, the Venezuelan people took to the streets to reclaim their democracy from the illegitimate rule of Nicolás Maduro. Yet for now, Maduro still clings to power. In so doing, he has driven what was once the wealthiest country in Latin America — with the world’s largest proven oil reserves, its second-largest gold deposits, and one of the highest literacy rates in the region — into abject, grinding poverty. By Marshall Billingslea. Full text -> NationalReview