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Venezuela: European Ultimatum for Maduro Looms

An ultimatum for Venezuela's President Maduro to call fresh elections is set to expire.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro faces pressure to call new elections. A number of EU countries have said they will recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as president if Mr Maduro fails to announce a second vote before the eight-day ultimatum expires. And, as the US says they are stepping up preparations to send humanitarian aid to Venezuela, we speak to a doctor in Caracas about how desperately aid is needed.

Also on the programme: Pope Francis calls for peace in Yemen, as he makes the first ever Papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula.

Image: Nicholas Maduro. Credit: should read Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images.

53 minutes

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  • Sun 3 Feb 201921:06GMT

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