Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was 'fraudulently' taken in colonial era
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FILE - The Essequibo River flows through Kurupukari crossing in Guyana, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Juan Pablo Arraez, File)The logo of the International Court of Justice displayed on the judges' bench as the court opens a week of hearings in a border dispute dating back to the end of the 19th century between Guyana and Venezuela, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)Presiding Judge Yuji Iwasawa, fifth right, opens the court session of the International Court of Justice for a week of hearings in a border dispute dating back to the end of the 19th century between Guyana and Venezuela, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)Samuel Reinaldo Moncada Acosta, right, speaks to Venezuela's Foreign Affairs minister Yvan Gil Pinto as the International Court of Justice opens a week of hearings in a border dispute dating back to the end of the 19th century between Guyana and Venezuela, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)Guyana's Foreign Affairs minister Hugh Hilton Todd, right, and former Foreign Affairs minister Carl Greenidge, left, wait for the International Court of Justice to open a week of hearings in a border dispute dating back to the end of the 19th century between Guyana and Venezuela, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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FILE - The Essequibo River flows through Kurupukari crossing in Guyana, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Juan Pablo Arraez, File)