Maduro blocks aid to crisis-hit nation

Cucuta (Colombia): The government of embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has blocked a bridge on the Colombia-Venezuela border amid rising tensions over opposition plans to bring humanitarian aid into the country. Venezuela’s opposition leader and self-declared president, Juan Guaido, last week named the Colombian border town of Cucuta as one of three collection points for the delivery of international aid. His move ramped up tensions with Maduro’s government even as many in Venezuela remain in desperate need of food and medical supplies, CNN reported. Maduro has rejected the international aid, saying: “We are not beggars.” (IANS)

Also Read: Venezuelan Officials: Masterminds Behind President Nicolas Maduro’s Assassination Identified