Tag: Delcy Rodriguez

• Tuesday, January 6th 2026 - 10:07 UTC

  Gunshots near Caracas' Presidential Palace amounted to nothing important

  

  Gunshots were heard in Caracas on Monday at around 8 pm near the Miraflores presidential palace, prompting speculations as to the motives behind the havoc. Later unofficial reports pointed to a succession of misunderstandings resulting in a friendly fire clash.

• Tuesday, January 6th 2026 - 09:58 UTC

  Maduro and his wife arraigned in New York court

  

  Former Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores formally pleaded not guilty to federal charges of narco-terrorism, cocaine importation, and weapons offenses during their arraignment on Monday in New York before Judge Alvin Hellerstein.

• Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:55 UTC

  Delcy Rodríguez sworn in as caretaker President of Venezuela

  

  Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez chaired the 757th Council of Ministers on Sunday to establish a strategy for national stability following Nicolás Maduro's detention by US forces.

• Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:15 UTC

  Maduro's arrest leaves between 40 and 80 dead, including 32 Cubans

  

  Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday, US President Donald Trump addressed the mounting death toll from the “Operation Absolute Resolve” raid in Caracas to abduct former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and outlined his administration’s new doctrine regarding ties with Latin American countries.

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

  Attack on Venezuela was the first of many changes: Cuban government could be “ready to fall”

  

  While former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, pending his arraignment at noon on Monday, Caracas' Supreme Court (TSJ) ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume the role of Acting President to ensure “administrative continuity.”

• 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.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 21:23 UTC

  Venezuela's PDVSA vows to continue global oil exports

  

  Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA declared Wednesday that its export operations remain fully functional, signaling a defiant stance against a newly announced naval blockade by US President Donald Trump.

• Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 10:19 UTC

  Venezuela warns of false flag moves to justify imperialist attacks

  

  Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) and Vice President Delcy Rodríguez warned Sunday of an alleged “false flag” operation targeting an ExxonMobil platform in disputed maritime waters between Venezuela and Guyana.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2025 - 10:06 UTC

  Maduro claims Argentine NCO targeted VP Delcy Rodríguez

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed Monday that Argentine Border Guard (Gendarmería Nacional) First Corporal Nahuel Gallo who has been detained and charged with espionage intended to kill Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. “God guard her and God has guarded her,” the Bolivarian leader stressed while insisting that Javier Milei's Libertarian administration was behind it all because it was not true that Gallo had a romantic partner and a child in Venezuela. “That gentleman has his wife in Argentina,” Maduro argued.

• Thursday, December 19th 2024 - 10:15 UTC

  Venezuela renames Oil Ministry to include other fuels

  

  The Venezuelan administration of President Nicolás Maduro renamed the Oil Ministry which will be henceforth known as Ministry of Hydrocarbons, Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced Wednesday. The measure seeks to boost the sector, she explained on her Telegram account.