FILE - In this Dec.13, 2017 file photo, president of Venezuelan parliament Julio Borges leaves after receiving the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, an award given to Venezuela's opposition, in Strasbourg, ea...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a prominent opposition leader in connection with an alleged assassination attempt against President Nicolas Maduro. In addition to seeking the arrest of Julio Borges, the court also called for the prosecution of another opposition lawmaker, Juan Requesens, who police detained a day earlier. Colombia said last month that over 870,000 Venezuelans were living in Colombia, and many of the several hundred thousand more who have Colombian origins are believed to be moving there, according to the Associated Press. The investigations point to him," Maduro said during Tuesday's broadcast, though he provided no details of Borges' alleged role. Two drones armed with explosives detonated near Maduro as he spoke during a military celebration Saturday evening. “None of us can step by and watch this happen,” Haley said, citing projected 1 million percent inflation in Venezuela and an average weight loss among adults of some 24 pounds. Trump’s sudden threat to Colombia last fall – which stunned and offended the government of Juan Manuel Santos – came amid frustration that the United States had spent about $10 billion to fight drugs and promote security in Colombia only to see coca production increase, a U.S. official said.
Newly inaugurated Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez announces that he will not have an ambassador in neighboring Venezuela.