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Officers of the Bolivarian National Guard run during clashes in Urena, Venezuela, near the border with Colombia on Feb. 23, 2019. Venezuela's National Guard fired tear gas on residents clearing a barricaded border bridge between Venezuela and Colombia. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro broke all diplomatic ties with the neighboring country on Feb. 23, 2019.

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro Breaks All Diplomatic Ties With Colombia

He ordered Colombia's diplomats out of the country within the next 24 hours

Venezuela's National Guard fired tear gas on residents clearing a barricaded border bridge between Venezuela and Colombia on Feb. 23, 2019, heightening tensions over blocked humanitarian aid that opposition leader Juan Guaido has vowed to bring into the country over objections from President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuelan Soldiers Fire Tear Gas at People on the Bridge at the Colombian Border

The opposition began making good on its plan to deliver humanitarian aid

Sister Veronica Openibo, right, stands next to Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, left, and Father Tomaz Mavric, center, as they wait for Pope Francis to arrive at the third day of a Vatican's conference on dealing with sex abuse by priests, at the Vatican, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. The prominent Nigerian nun has blasted the culture of silence in the Catholic Church that has long sought to hide clergy sexual abuse, telling a Vatican summit that transparency and an admission of mistakes is needed to restore trust. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)

Prominent Nigerian Nun Challenges Vatican on Transparency at Summit

A German cardinal backed her up

Protesters hold a banner reading Borgne (French word meaning 'one-eyed') to be Free referring to wounded protesters as they take part in an anti-government demonstration called by the Yellow Vest movement in Toulouse on Feb. 23, 2019.

Re-Energized 'Yellow Vest' Protestors March in France for 15th Straight Weekend

Support for the movement has ebbed in recent weeks as it has splintered

Voters queue to vote in the presidential and parliamentary elections, at a polling station at the Malkohi refugee camp in Jimeta, Adamawa State, on Feb. 23, 2019.

Nigeria's Delayed Election Begins with Gunfire and Explosions

Police said they triggered the blasts in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno st...

Police said they triggered the blasts in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks after watch the gymnastic and artistic performance at the May Day Stadium on Sept. 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim is set to meet President Trump in Hanoi, Vietnam and started to make his train journey to there on Feb. 23, 2019.

Kim Jong Un Is Traveling to His Second Summit With President Trump in Vietnam

Kim is due to meet Trump this week in Hanoi

People wait for the start of Venezuela Aid Live concert, organized by British billionaire Richard Branson to raise money for the Venezuelan relief effort at Tienditas International Bridge in Cucuta, Colombia, on February 22, 2019

Dueling Concerts and Blocked Humanitarian Aid: What to Know About the Showdown at the Venezuelan Border

The border between Venezuela and Colombia is set to become the stage of a s...

The border between Venezuela and Colombia is set to become the stage of a showdown Saturday between Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian government and the opposition. Juan Guaidó, the Venezuelan parliament leader who many countries now recognize...

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro Breaks All Diplomatic Ties With Colombia

Venezuelan Soldiers Fire Tear Gas at People on the Bridge at the Colombian Border

Prominent Nigerian Nun Challenges Vatican on Transparency at Summit

Re-Energized 'Yellow Vest' Protestors March in France for 15th Straight Weekend

Nigeria's Delayed Election Begins with Gunfire and Explosions

Kim Jong Un Is Traveling to His Second Summit With President Trump in Vietnam

Dueling Concerts and Blocked Humanitarian Aid: What to Know About the Showdown at the Venezuelan Border

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