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Montevideo, March 23rd 2026 - 05:56 UTC

Venezuela

  • Monday, January 12th 2026 - 10:44 UTC

    Delcy Rodríguez vows to rescue Nicolás Maduro through diplomacy

    Rodríguez does not want to go through a second wave, Trump noted

    Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, has vowed to secure Nicolás Maduro's return while simultaneously opening a fragile diplomatic “exploratory process” with the United States.

  • Saturday, January 10th 2026 - 09:55 UTC

    Delcy Rodríguez wants to travel to Washington

    María Corina Machado is also due in the US capital shortly

    Venezuela's caretaker President Delcy Rodríguez is reportedly interested in traveling to the United States for talks with the Donald Trump administration regarding the following steps of her transition government. She intends to travel on Tuesday, presumably coinciding with Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado's presence, as analysts juggle with the idea of a historic three-way encounter.

  • Saturday, January 10th 2026 - 00:28 UTC

    Venezuela stocks surge 124% a week after Maduro’s removal

    Venezuela’s market is hindered by currency convertibility limits, bureaucratic registration requirements for foreign investors, and a widening black-market exchange rate gap

    Venezuelan assets have surged in a dramatic fashion this week, with the Caracas Stock Exchange’s main index up about 124% in U.S. dollar terms, Bloomberg data shows, as global investors react to political upheaval after the removal of President Nicolás Maduro last Saturday by United States forces.

  • Friday, January 9th 2026 - 10:46 UTC

    Copa announces resumption of Caracas route

    The first flight is scheduled for January 13

    Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines announced on Thursday its resumption of the Caracas route following a long suspension amid US warnings that Venezuela's airspace was unsafe.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 23:31 UTC

    Venezuela releases political prisoners in first major gesture since Maduro’s capture

    The Helicoide, located in Caracas, is also known as one of the largest torture centers in the Americas, according to various human rights organizations.

    Venezuela has begun releasing a “significant number” of political prisoners, including Venezuelan citizens and foreign nationals, in what authorities described as a unilateral gesture to help consolidate peace and peaceful coexistence in the country. The announcement comes less than a week after former president Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces and transported to New York to face federal charges.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 20:55 UTC

    Venezuela releases three Argentine political prisoners

    Assembly Speaker Jorge Rodríguez made the announcements

    Venezuela's interim Government of caretaker President Delcy Rodríguez released a series of foreign and domestic political prisoners on Thursday, including three Argentine nationals, it was reported in Caracas.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:55 UTC

    Venezuela's new oil revenues to be spent solely on US goods

    Washington wants to become Caracas' new main trading partner in lieu of Moscow, Beijing, or Tehran, Trump explained

    President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that the proceeds from his country's future oil purchases from Venezuela under caretaker President Delcy Rodríguez will be spent entirely on US-made products, making Washington Caracas' new main trading partner instead of Moscow, Beijing, or Tehran.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:55 UTC

    Trump invites Petro to White House following phone call

    Petro and Trump shifted from a confrontational to a diplomatic tone

    US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would host Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House in the coming days to resolve a “pre-war” climate between the two nations. The initiative was agreed upon after a telephone call between both leaders lasting over one hour.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:29 UTC

    Rubio outlines three-phase plan for Venezuela's recovery

    More specific “operational details” are to be revealed shortly, Rubio said

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described on Wednesday before his country's Senate the President Donald Trump administration's three-phase plan for Venezuela’s political and economic future.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:20 UTC

    US keeps seizing tankers linked to Venezuela

    A vessel in the North Atlantic was renamed and re-flagged to Russia to deter US boarding

    United States forces executed back-to-back seizures of two major oil tankers on Wednesday, marking a significant escalation in the naval blockade of Venezuela. The operations, part of the broader “Operation Southern Spear,” targeted vessels accused of defying sanctions and operating within the “dark fleet” to transport Venezuelan crude.