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EU backs Guaido to hold new elections in Venezuela as Maduro rejects aid

A Venezuelan man carries bread from Colombia back to Venezuela

A Venezuelan man carries bread from Colombia back to Venezuela Source: AAP

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More than a dozen EU nations have recognised Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim leader, intensifying the international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's leadership.

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