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Venezuela

Brazil's Lula warns US intervention in Venezuela could be catastrophic

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks on before posing for a family photo with ministers during a ministerial meeting at Granja do Torto official residence, in Brasilia, Brazil, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks on before posing for a family photo with ministers during a ministerial meeting at Granja do Torto official residence, in Brasilia, Brazil, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

US seizes another vessel off Venezuelan coast, officials say

A crude oil tanker is anchored on Lake Maracaibo near Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela, on Dec 18.
A crude oil tanker is anchored on Lake Maracaibo near Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela, on Dec 18.

US’ Rubio says not concerned about escalation with Russia over Venezuela

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holding his end-of-year press conference at the State Department in Washington, on Dec 19.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holding his end-of-year press conference at the State Department in Washington, on Dec 19.

Sweden police dismiss Assange complaint over Machado Nobel win

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (left, in 2012) is unhappy with the Nobel Foundation for awarding its Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (left, in 2012) is unhappy with the Nobel Foundation for awarding its Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.

Explainer-Venezuela's billions in distressed debt: who is in line to collect

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a sword which belonged to Ezequiel Zamora, a Venezuelan soldier and leader of the Federalists in the Federal War, as he addresses his supporters during a march to commemorate the Battle of Santa Ines, on the same day Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in Norway, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a sword which belonged to Ezequiel Zamora, a Venezuelan soldier and leader of the Federalists in the Federal War, as he addresses his supporters during a march to commemorate the Battle of Santa Ines, on the same day Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in Norway, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo/File Photo

Trump says he is not ruling out war with Venezuela, NBC News reports

U.S. President Donald Trump walks out to board Marine One to depart for Quantico, Virginia, from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
U.S. President Donald Trump walks out to board Marine One to depart for Quantico, Virginia, from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Venezuela authorises two unsanctioned loaded oil supertankers to depart, sources say

Assange files complaint against Nobel Foundation over Machado peace prize win

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (left, in 2012) is unhappy with the Nobel Foundation for awarding its Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (left, in 2012) is unhappy with the Nobel Foundation for awarding its Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.

Brazil's Lula vows to veto bill cutting Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a press conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a press conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Russia says it hopes Trump does not make a ‘fatal mistake’ on Venezuela

National flags of the U.S and Russia are placed on a table at a booth at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China, September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
National flags of the U.S and Russia are placed on a table at a booth at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China, September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.