Venezuela

• 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.

• Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Kast and Noboa discuss “humanitarian corridor” for Venezuelan immigrants to return home

  

  Following a high-level summit at the Carondelet Palace in Quito on Tuesday, Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast and Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa have signaled a unified front on the South American migration crisis. Both leaders discussed Kast's proposal to establish a “humanitarian corridor” to facilitate the return of undocumented Venezuelan migrants to their home country.

• Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:01 UTC

  Russia evacuates diplomatic families from Venezuela

  

  Russia has reportedly begun evacuating the families of its diplomats from Venezuela as tensions with the United States reach a volatile peak. According to the Associated Press (AP), citing a European intelligence source, the operation began on Friday and involves women and children.

• Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:34 UTC

  Venezuela: Chevron tanker departs for Texas

  

  The Canopus Voyager, a tanker operated by US energy giant Chevron, departed Venezuelan waters on Sunday carrying 500,000 barrels of crude oil destined for Texas. The shipment proceeds despite an aggressive campaign by the President Donald Trump administration to intercept Venezuelan oil exports in international waters.

• Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:27 UTC

  Venezuela reactivates Panama flight despite US “airspace closure”

  

  In a move to preserve international connectivity amid escalating regional tensions, Venezuelan carrier Rutaca Airlines officially resumed commercial service between the city of Barquisimeto and Panama City on Sunday.