Venezuela

• Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:03 UTC

  Argentina's FM champions no joint Celac document condemning Maduro's arrest

  

  Argentina's President Javier Milei and Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno reportedly played a key role Sunday in barring a joint statement from all members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) objecting to Washington's operation in Caracas to abduct Nicolás Maduro.

• Monday, January 5th 2026 - 08:44 UTC

  Paraguay's Peña approves of Maduro's arrest and wishes Venezuelans all the best

  

  Paraguayan President Santiago Peña celebrated Washington's intervention in Caracas to hold Bolivarian leader Nicolás Maduro Moros accountable before a New York court of law.

• Saturday, January 3rd 2026 - 20:11 UTC

  Trump says U.S. will govern Venezuela until a “safe transition” after Maduro’s capture

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington will govern Venezuela until a “safe transition” is achieved, following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a large-scale military operation.

• Saturday, January 3rd 2026 - 10:58 UTC

  Trump claims Maduro captured after “large-scale strike” on Venezuela

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro had been captured and removed from the country following what he described as a “large-scale” U.S. military operation carried out overnight.

• Saturday, January 3rd 2026 - 10:55 UTC

  Explosions and reported bombings in Caracas and Venezuelan military bases

  

  A wave of powerful explosions shook Caracas during the early hours of Saturday, marking the most serious escalation to date in the confrontation between the United States and Venezuela. Residents reported repeated blasts, aircraft flying at low altitude, and widespread power outages, while images and videos circulating on social media showed fires and thick columns of smoke rising from several strategic areas of the capital.

• Saturday, January 3rd 2026 - 08:52 UTC

  Buenos Aires updates advisory against traveling to Venezuela

  

  Argentina's Foreign Ministry on Friday updated a travel advisory warning against visiting Venezuela, given the growing number of “arbitrary detentions” under the Chavista regime of Nicolás Maduro.

• Friday, January 2nd 2026 - 10:55 UTC

  Venezuela releases 88 people detained in post-2024 elections riots

  

  Venezuela's Bolivarian regime announced the release of 88 people who had been detained following the July 28, 2024, presidential elections, which Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won despite producing no corroborating evidence.

• Tuesday, December 30th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

  US conducts first ground-target strike in Venezuela as Operation Southern Spear escalates

  

  US President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that the United States has launched its first strike against a land-based target in Venezuela, marking a significant escalation in the administration's “anti-narco-terrorism” campaign.

• Friday, December 26th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

  Caracas releases 71 political prisoners

  

  Venezuela's Bolivarian regime released on Thursday 71 political prisoners who had been detained during the wave of protests following the controversial July 2024 presidential elections, which Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won despite producing no supporting evidence.

• Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 11:05 UTC

  Oil prices surge amid US-Venezuela standoff

  

  International oil benchmarks posted modest gains on Tuesday as the market entered a holiday-shortened week. Investors remained focused on the escalating geopolitical friction between Washington and Caracas, which has introduced a risk premium into an otherwise oversupplied market.