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Montevideo, March 19th 2026 - 15:48 UTC

Politics

  • 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.

  • Friday, January 9th 2026 - 10:18 UTC

    Lula discusses Venezuela with Carney and Scheinbaum

    The three leaders warned against the return of “outdated zones of influence” in the Western Hemisphere

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held separate telephone conferences on Thursday to discuss the ongoing events in Venezuela with his Mexican colleague Claudia Scheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

  • 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 - 10:30 UTC

    Argentina and UK confirm cooperation in combating international crime and border threats

    Argentine Security minister Alejandra Monteoliva meeting with UK Ambassador David Cairns.

    Argentina and UK have coincided in strengthening cooperation in combating international crime, border threats caused by massive immigration and other related illegal activities. This was the result of a recent meeting between Argentine National Security minister Alejandra Monteoliva and British ambassador in Buenos Aires David Cairns.

  • 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.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:14 UTC

    Trump orders US out of 66 “wasteful” international organizations

    Many of these organizations had been seized by progressive ideologies, Rubio explained

    US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday directing the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations. The White House characterized the targeted entities as “redundant,” “wasteful,” or “hostile to American sovereignty.”