### [2026-05-14](/feed/2026/05/14/index.md)

##### Guyana–Venezuela relations
# Guyana demands that Venezuela investigate a series of shootings targeting its troops patrolling the Cuyuní River on the border between both countries, amid ongoing tensions as the sovereignty dispute over the Essequibo region continues at the International Court of Justice. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-guyana-essequibo-court-dispute-9c15f052e5841637cb5e799a5694a252)

### Changes:

1. The government of Guyana demands that Venezuela investigate a series of shootings targeting its troops patrolling the Cuyuní River on the border between both countries, amid ongoing tensions as the sovereignty dispute over the Essequibo region continues at the International Court of Justice.  _2026-05-15 03:35:34 (First version)_
1. Guyana demands that Venezuela investigate a series of shootings targeting its troops patrolling the Cuyuní River on the border between both countries, amid ongoing tensions as the sovereignty dispute over the Essequibo region continues at the International Court of Justice.  _(Current version)_

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