The inauguration on Friday followed protests in the country.

The United States will also extend temporary protections for roughly 600,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States.

The increased reward was announced on the day Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term as president.

Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Nicolás Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela for a new six-year term on Friday, consolidating his dictatorship amid protests from opposition parties and the United States that his election win was illegitimate.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for a third term on Friday, despite a six-month-long election dispute, international calls for him to stand aside and an increase in the U.S. reward offered for his…

OTTAWA - Canada is joining its closest allies in denouncing Venezuela's crackdown on democracy — the first G7 foreign policy statement since Canada began chairing the group this year.

The U.S. is offering up to a $25 million reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Canada is joining its closest allies in denouncing Venezuela's crackdown on democracy, after a July election widely seen as illegitimate.

Venezuelan President Maduro sworn in amid protests and allegations of electoral fraud, extending his rule until 2031.

Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday morning as Venezuela's leader for a new six-year term. As Maduro was sworn in, the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom announced a new round of sanctions against officials of his government and others. Later Friday, the opposition called it...