Venezuela

Friday, October 9th 2026 - 07:35 UTC
US charges Maduro and Cilia Flores with torture and repression in Venezuela

US federal prosecutors on Thursday brought new torture and repression charges against former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, adding to the drug trafficking and narco-terrorism case both face in a New York court. The same day, the judge denied a request by Flores for house arrest on health grounds.
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Wednesday, October 7th 2026 - 07:11 UTC
Former Venezuelan Supreme Court justice says she was coerced into barring Machado

Former Venezuelan Supreme Court justice Bárbara César Siero has alleged that the detention of two of her brothers and her sister-in-law in late 2023 was used to force her to sign the rulings that kept opposition leader María Corina Machado barred from office. She made the claims in a 43-minute video posted on YouTube on Tuesday.
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Thursday, September 24th 2026 - 10:47 UTC
Delcy Rodríguez tells the UN there will be elections in Venezuela, without setting a date

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced on Wednesday before the United Nations General Assembly that her country will hold elections, without specifying when, and thanked US President Donald Trump for “his willingness to return to the path of diplomatic relations and cooperation”.
Thursday, September 24th 2026 - 00:11 UTC
Machado's team says three attempts to return to Venezuela failed in 24 hours

The circle around Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said this week that three attempts to return to Venezuela from Panama, by sea and by air, were thwarted within roughly 24 hours. One was recorded in a flight manifest placing her among the passengers of an aircraft that never took off; the document does not establish why.
Wednesday, September 23rd 2026 - 08:55 UTC
Delcy Rodríguez calls her meeting with Trump “historic” and thanks him for his support

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, described her first meeting with US President Donald Trump as “historic”. The encounter took place on Tuesday evening in New York behind closed doors and with no press access. Her post on the social network X is the only available account of what was discussed: the White House confirmed the meeting and those present but released no agenda or outcomes.
Monday, September 21st 2026 - 10:15 UTC
Delcy Rodríguez arrives in New York for UN General Assembly, ahead of meeting with Trump

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in New York in the early hours of Monday to take part in the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, days ahead of a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
Monday, September 21st 2026 - 09:44 UTC
US investigates ICE shooting of Venezuelan delivery driver in Austin

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man on Sunday in Austin, Texas, while he was making a delivery for DoorDash, in an incident the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed it is investigating alongside the FBI and which prompted calls for an independent investigation from local officials.
Saturday, September 19th 2026 - 06:23 UTC
Trump and Delcy Rodríguez to meet in New York, first encounter with a Venezuelan leader in 11 years

US President Donald Trump will meet on Tuesday with Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, in what will be the first encounter between a US president and a Venezuelan leader in more than eleven years, since the brief meeting between Barack Obama and Nicolás Maduro at the Summit of the Americas in Panama in 2015.
Thursday, September 17th 2026 - 08:35 UTC
US removes Venezuela and Bolivia from list of countries failing on drugs

The United States government removed Venezuela and Bolivia from the category of countries that Washington says have failed to demonstrably combat international drug trafficking, while keeping Colombia, Afghanistan and Myanmar on that list. The determination, sent to Congress on Tuesday and released by the State Department on Wednesday, is part of the annual assessment of the 23 countries deemed major drug transit or producing states, five of which had been designated last year as having “failed demonstrably.”
Tuesday, September 15th 2026 - 19:04 UTC
Businessman named by Washington as Maduro's frontman admits guilt in a Miami court

Colombian businessman Alex Saab, identified by the US Treasury Department as Nicolás Maduro's principal frontman, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a federal court in Miami to conspiracy to launder money linked to Venezuela's CLAP subsidized food program.