Venezuela

Venezuela’s ousted leader Maduro back in US court

Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail since a US military operation in January.

Venezuela says three people with confirmed hantavirus have died

Venezuela earthquake death toll now at 5,208

Volunteers and rescuers search for bodies amid debris of buildings damaged by the earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, on July 18.

Cat rescued from ruins of Venezuela quake offers ‘ray of hope’

A volunteer rescuer holds a cat after pulling it out from under the rubble of a building damaged by the June 24 earthquakes, in Caraballeda, state of La Guaira; Venezuela, on July 18, 2026. The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month killed over 5,000 people, officials said, while announcing they drew hundreds of millions of dollars from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for reconstruction. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)

Sources say delayed orders, confusion slowed Venezuela’s response to quakes, as toll tops 5,000

Members of the Venezuelan NGO ‘Doctor Yaso, Payasos de Hospital’ dressed in clown costumes, comfort residents as people search for their loved ones beneath the rubble in La Guaira on July 18.

Delayed orders, confusion slowed Venezuelan military's response to quakes, sources say

A flag of Venezuela flutters as rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela on July 5.

Supplies run dry in Venezuelan village on edge of quake zone

Wilfrank Liendo (second from right) and other locals carry supplies donated by the World Food Programme to their home in Chichiriviche de la Costa, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 16, following the June 24 earthquakes.

‘Blessed town’ on Venezuelan coast escapes quake damage

The town of Anare, located around 30km east of the city of La Guaira which was struck by twin quakes on June 24, remains unscathed and has become a refuge for survivors.

Venezuelans left to fend for themselves after quakes as rescuers leave

A volunteer rescuer stands next to a Venezuelan flag on debris from a collapsed building in La Guaira state, Venezuela.

US says will not obstruct Venezuela opposition leader’s return

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has not returned to Venezuela since December 2025.

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