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Venezuela

Machado says Venezuelan elections could happen this year, Politico reports

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives for a press conference, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives for a press conference, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Greenland’s future should be resolved peacefully, in accordance with international law: Vivian

TOPSHOT - Houses of the old town are pictured in Nuuk, western Greenland, on February 4, 2026. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)
TOPSHOT - Houses of the old town are pictured in Nuuk, western Greenland, on February 4, 2026. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

Maduro ally Saab, Venezuelan businessman once held in US, arrested again: US official

Colombian businessman Alex Saab in Caracas, Venezuela December 21, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Colombian businessman Alex Saab in Caracas, Venezuela December 21, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Nearly two dozen more prisoners freed in Venezuela, legal rights group says

The El Helicoide detention center, after Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, announced a proposed \"amnesty law' for hundreds of prisoners, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno
The El Helicoide detention center, after Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, announced a proposed \"amnesty law' for hundreds of prisoners, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno

Thousands of Venezuelans march to demand Maduro’s release

Several demonstrators, many of them public sector workers, held photos of Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
Several demonstrators, many of them public sector workers, held photos of Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

US soon to issue general license for oil production in Venezuela, sources say

President Donald Trump has said the US intends to control Venezuela’s oil sales and revenues indefinitely since US forces seized Nicolas Maduro.
President Donald Trump has said the US intends to control Venezuela’s oil sales and revenues indefinitely since US forces seized Nicolas Maduro.

US authorises US diluent supply to Venezuela oil sector

An oil pumpjack and a tank with the corporate logo of state oil company PDVSA are seen in an oil facility in Lagunillas, Venezuela January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia
An oil pumpjack and a tank with the corporate logo of state oil company PDVSA are seen in an oil facility in Lagunillas, Venezuela January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia

Up to 800 ‘dark fleet’ vessels operating worldwide, says US Coast Guard

A US Coast Guard official looking through binoculars at the Marinera (formerly Bella 1), which was seized by the US on Jan 7, after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic.
A US Coast Guard official looking through binoculars at the Marinera (formerly Bella 1), which was seized by the US on Jan 7, after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic.

Colombia’s Petro, Trump hail talks after bitter rift

A photo released by the White House showing US President Donald Trump (right) and Colombian President Gustavo Petro talking in the Oval Office on Feb 3.
A photo released by the White House showing US President Donald Trump (right) and Colombian President Gustavo Petro talking in the Oval Office on Feb 3.

Explainer: What’s changed in Venezuela a month after Maduro’s ouster

Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez has fallen in line with many of Washington's demands while still supporting the leftist rhetoric by former leader Hugo Chavez.
Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez has fallen in line with many of Washington's demands while still supporting the leftist rhetoric by former leader Hugo Chavez.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.