Venezuela

• Friday, March 6th 2026 - 04:24 UTC

  US and Venezuela restore diplomatic and consular ties after seven-year rupture

  

  The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to restore diplomatic and consular relations, in a formal shift that ends a rupture dating back to 2019 and deepens the bilateral thaw that began after Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in January. The announcement was made on Thursday by the State Department.

• Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 21:36 UTC

  Bullrich meets freed gendarme Nahuel Gallo at Senate, questions AFA role in his release

  

  Senator Patricia Bullrich met at her Senate office with Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo, who was freed after 448 days in detention in Venezuela, in talks that lasted nearly two hours and focused on his captivity and the process that led to his return. Speaking afterwards, Bullrich said Gallo had “barely told 10% of what he lived through” and indicated the two would meet again.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2026 - 22:47 UTC

  US interior secretary highlights Venezuela’s mineral wealth, says cooperation has “no limits”

  

  US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in Caracas on Wednesday that opportunities for cooperation between Washington and Venezuela “have no limits,” highlighting the South American country’s mineral potential during a visit focused on mining and access to critical minerals.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2026 - 22:04 UTC

  Released Argentine gendarme alleges “psychological torture” at Venezuela’s Rodeo I prison

  

  Nahuel Gallo, the Argentine gendarme freed after 448 days in detention in Venezuela, urged the release of “24 foreign nationals” he said remain imprisoned at the Rodeo I facility and asked for time before detailing what he endured during captivity. “Until they release those 24 foreign nationals, I’m not free,” he said in a short statement to reporters, without taking questions.

• Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 08:43 UTC

  Venezuela attorney general Tarek William Saab resigns, takes interim ombudsman role

  

  Venezuela’s National Assembly, dominated by the ruling bloc, on Wednesday 25 February accepted the resignation of Attorney General Tarek William Saab and Ombudsman Alfredo Ruiz, and immediately named temporary replacements: Saab will serve as acting ombudsman and lawyer Larry Devoe was appointed acting attorney general.

• Saturday, February 21st 2026 - 12:26 UTC

  Venezuela sets fast-track protocol for amnesty as families wait for further releases

  

  Venezuelan authorities approved on Friday a protocol to speed up implementation of an amnesty law passed the previous day by the National Assembly, as relatives of political detainees kept vigils outside several detention sites, calling for additional releases.

• Friday, February 20th 2026 - 12:13 UTC

  Uruguay foreign minister Lubetkin grilled over Venezuela, China–Taiwan wording and US visas

  

  Uruguay’s foreign minister Mario Lubetkin appeared before Parliament’s Permanent Commission after an opposition-led interpellation focused on the government’s stance on Venezuela, a Taiwan-related line included in a joint statement with China, and the lack of clarity over US immigration-visa restrictions affecting Uruguay.

• Friday, February 20th 2026 - 03:41 UTC

  Venezuela passes unanimous amnesty law, excluding armed actions and serious crimes

  

  Venezuela’s National Assembly unanimously approved an amnesty law on Thursday aimed at covering people prosecuted or convicted in political-crisis episodes between 2002 and 2025, a measure lawmakers said is designed to speed releases and close related court cases. The bill was sent to the Miraflores presidential palace for enactment and would take effect once formally published.

• Thursday, February 19th 2026 - 02:29 UTC

  SOUTHCOM chief and senior Pentagon official visit Venezuela, meet interim government

  

  U.S. Southern Command chief Gen. Francis L. Donovan and Pentagon official Joseph M. Humire made an unannounced trip to Caracas on Wednesday and met Venezuela’s interim authorities, signaling continued operational engagement between Washington and the government led by Delcy Rodríguez.

• Saturday, February 14th 2026 - 00:05 UTC

  Trump says he will visit Venezuela, praises Delcy Rodríguez as U.S. expands oil licences

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to travel to Venezuela, while acknowledging that no date has been set. “I’m going to make a visit to Venezuela,” he told reporters at the White House.