US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war

U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, yesterday as the

New US charge d’affaires arrives in Venezuela to reopen diplomatic mission after seven years 

U.S. charge d’affaires Laura Dogu arrived in Caracas on Saturday to reopen the American diplomatic mission in Venezuela after seven years of severed ties. The move comes almost one

Most Venezuelans in the US arrived within the past decade

Matt Brooks, Florida State University In 2024, the most recent year for which data is available, an estimated 1 million immigrants from Venezuela lived in the United States.

Trump has a China problem in Venezuela: What to do with Beijing’s debt and oil stakes 

When it comes to claiming that Venezuelan oil is now under his control, President Donald Trump is mincing no words. But no small part of that

Playing Venezuela’s bond game takes nerves of steel

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg It’s been eight years since Venezuela stopped paying its debt. But traders are making a wager that the ouster of Nicolas Maduro will deliver windfalls to

US set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro President Donald Trump’s administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro today by designating the Cartel de

Trump says he’ll put a 25% tariff on countries that buy Venezuelan oil, though US does so itself

President Donald Trump said yesterday he would be placing a 25% tariff on all imports from any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela as well

Top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders González, Machado

Venezuela’s top prosecutor yesterday announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate Edmundo González and its leader Maria Corina Machado over their call on the

Maduro locked in standoff with opponents as each side claims victory in presidential elections

Venezuela’s opposition claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election, setting up a showdown with the government, which earlier declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner. “The Venezuelans

Maduro seeks to shore up military’s support ahead of vote threatening his hold on power

At a crossroads not far from a gas station overgrown with weeds, young men and women in faded green fatigues stop vehicles returning from a rally for

Secret US spying program targeted top Venezuelan officials, flouting international law

A secret memo obtained by The Associated Press details a yearslong covert operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record

Secret US spying program targeted top Venezuelan officials, flouting international law

A secret memo obtained by The Associated Press details a yearslong covert operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record and build drug-trafficking cases against the country’s leadership – a plan the U.S. acknowledged from the start was arguably a violation of international law.

Déjà vu? Electoral bans, arrests, attacks, threats again part of Venezuelan presidential race

Déjà vu? Feels like it. Assassination plots, arrest warrants for journalists and human rights defenders, attacks against adversaries – from the belittling kind to the judicial type –

Transgender woman challenges societal norms by applying to compete in Miss Venezuela pageant

Venezuelan’s enthusiasm for beauty pageants is unparalleled, and Miss Venezuela — the crown jewel of them all — may be the only event able to unite the

Venezuela’s Maduro to visit Beijing to talk finance

China is the socialist country's largest creditor. Maduro said yesterday that he would talk about Venezuela's oil-for-loans agreements with President Xi Jinping. Venezuela is struggling with the world's highest inflation, a

VENEZUELA | Nation’s newest shortage: Breast implants

Beauty-obsessed Venezuelans face a scarcity of brand-name breast implants, and women are so desperate that they and their doctors are turning to devices that are the wrong size or made

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