• Venezuela tells EU ambassador to leave country

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    Venezuela tells EU ambassador to leave country
    Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the European Union's ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours.

    Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa's expulsion came hours after the EU placed
    sanctions on 11 Venezuelan officials.

    They were sanctioned for acting against the national assembly headed by opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

    Mr Guaidó declared himself interim president last year but has failed to
    remove Mr Maduro.

    The opposition leader has the backing of the EU and the US.

    In his announcement on Monday broadcast on state television, speaking of the EU, Mr Maduro said: "If they can't respect Venezuela, then they should leave it."

    He added: "A plane can be loaned for her [Pedrosa] to leave." Venezuela's
    air space is currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53230015
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