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Montevideo, November 30th 2025 - 02:11 UTC

Venezuela

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 18:47 UTC

    Guyanese forces on election day alert after gunfire from Venezuelan bank of Essequibo

    Ali focused on celebrating “our democratic values as we open another chapter in the development of our beautiful country”

    Guyanese President Irfaan Ali confirmed Monday that the country's security forces were on high alert following recent incidents near the Venezuela border while his country went to the polls.

  • Monday, September 1st 2025 - 10:06 UTC

    Maduro praises Venezuelans who enlist

    The Bolivarian Government also received Iran's express support in the face of US military threats

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro praised the “magnificent and moving” participation in the Great Bolivarian Militia Enlistment Day, a nationwide event held over the weekend.

  • Monday, September 1st 2025 - 09:52 UTC

    Ecuador announces new transit visa requirements

    The measure includes Venezuelan passports

    The Ecuadorian Government of President Daniel Noboa announced that, starting Monday, the South American country would require transit visas for holders of passports from 45 nationalities that already require consular approval for longer stays.

  • Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    Voluntary enlistment for Venezuelans extended

    “The peoples of the world admire our courage!” Maduro insisted

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has extended his “Call to Arms” initiative, giving citizens the chance to enlist on Aug. 29 and 30 in the Bolivarian militia to defend the country's sovereignty and peace. The initiative, which began over the past weekend under the slogan “#YoMeAlisto,” is described as the “first step to activate the National Defense System, as mandated by our history of liberty and the laws of the Republic.”

  • Monday, August 25th 2025 - 20:57 UTC

    Paraguayan Govt advises against traveling to Venezuela

    Asunción has no diplomatic representation before the Bolivarian regime and is therefore unable to assist Paraguayan citizens in distress

    The Paraguayan Government, under President Santiago Peña, has issued a travel advisory for its nationals, advising them to stay away from Venezuela or leave the country at the earliest, considering that Asunción does not have an embassy or consulate in that territory and therefore its ability to assist people in distress is limited.

  • Monday, August 25th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

    Maduro promotes Ambassador in Colombia to Major General

    The promotion came alongside a voluntary enlistment drive

    Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro promoted his country's Ambassador to Colombia Carlos Martínez to the rank of major general in active reserve.

  • Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 11:52 UTC

    Maduro says Venezuela is an impregnable homeland

    Venezuela's wealth consists of its moral values, Maduro claimed

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday insisted before the National Assembly (Parliament) that his country was an “impregnable homeland,” which “nothing and no one will touch.” He also underlined that true wealth lay in “moral, spiritual, and ethical” values.

  • Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 20:01 UTC

    Paraguay declares Cartel de los Soles a “terrorist organization”

    Peña noted that Washington was a strategic ally

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has signed a decree officially declaring the Cartel de los Soles an “international terrorist organization,” it was announced in Asunción. The Government argued that the measure highlighted its commitment to fighting transnational crime and protecting national sovereignty.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:23 UTC

    Drones banned in Venezuela

    These devices were considered to pose security risks

    Venezuela's Bolivarian regime announced Tuesday a nationwide suspension and prohibition of all activities related to drones and other remotely piloted aircraft. Published in Official Gazette No. 6,927, the measure bans the purchase, sale, manufacture, import, distribution, training, registration, and flight operations of these devices for one year, effective Aug. 18, 2025.

  • Wednesday, August 20th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Maduro mobilizes four million militiamen in response to US naval deployment

    The National Militia, created by Hugo Chávez in 2007, has expanded under Maduro’s rule as part of the doctrine of “civil-military unity”

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced Tuesday the activation of four million members of the Bolivarian National Militia in response to the deployment of three US Navy destroyers, aircraft, and submarines off the country’s coast. The operation, ordered by Donald Trump, aims to target Latin American cartels, including the Cartel of the Suns, which Washington accuses Maduro of leading.