BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):

3:15 p.m.

Venezuela's ambassador in Madrid is rebuking the Spanish government for allowing a leading opponent of President Nicolás Maduro to speak out from his refuge at the Spanish Embassy in Caracas.

Opposition activist Leopoldo López spoke with reporters Thursday at the gate of the Spanish ambassador's home in the Venezuelan capital, days after breaking house arrest to join an attempted military revolt against Maduro.

Ambassador Mario Isea tells Radio Nacional de Espana that permitting López to urge Venezuelans to back the uprising is "inappropriate."

He says Friday that it's "extraordinary for (López) to use the ambassador's residence as an operational base to abet a military uprising," according to private Spanish news agency Europa Press.

Venezuela's top court has ordered López's arrest, but Spain has refused to hand him over.

2:45 p.m.

Spain's acting foreign minister says a Venezuelan anti-government activist is a guest at the Spanish Embassy in Caracas, which can't be turned into a center of political activities.

Josep Borrell says Leopoldo López has not asked for political asylum and he can't because he would have to do that in Spain if he wanted to. Borrell spoke with journalists on Friday during a visit to the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

"He is a guest and was received as a guest," Borrell says. "We can't permit that the Spanish Embassy be the center of political activities in Venezuela."

López was detained in 2014 for leading protests against President Nicolás Maduro's rule and placed under house arrest before appearing in public on Tuesday.