Venezuela tells UN court Guyana region was fraudulently taken in colonial era
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-05-07 06:23 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Law & Courts, International Orgs, World News, Crime & Justice
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Venezuela insisted Wednesday that a disputed mineral-rich region of Guyana was fraudulently taken in a 19th-century example of colonialism, arguing that a 1966 agreement and not the United Nations' highest court should finalize ownership of the territory.
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