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Venezuela’s Maduro thanks supporters in first online post from U.S. prison

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Venezuela’s Maduro thanks supporters in first online post from U.S. prison

Supporters of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores gather in their support, as Maduro and Flores were attending a hearing in a Manhattan federal court, more than two months after U.S. military forces captured them in a surprise raid on Caracas and ferried them to New York, in Caracas, Venezuela, on…

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U.S. Ambassador arrives in Venezuela to reopen diplomatic mission after seven years

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U.S. Ambassador arrives in Venezuela to reopen diplomatic mission after seven years

Laura Dogu, the top U.S. envoy for Venezuela, arrives in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 31, 2026, as the two countries gradually resume bilateral relations, in this picture obtained from social media. (X/@usembassyve via Reuters). U.S. Ambassador Laura Dogu arrived in Caracas on Saturday (January 31, 2026) to reopen the American diplomatic mission in Venezuela after…

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In Focus Podcast | What Maduro’s capture means for the world

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In Focus Podcast | What Maduro’s capture means for the world

On January 3rd, The United States of America launched Operation Absolute Resolve bombing the city of Caracas in Venezuela and capturing the sitting president Nicolas Maduro. He has been accused of Narco terrorism. He is now jailed in New York. Meanwhile, Trump has stated that he would be effectively running the country for the benefit…

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Trump says working well with Venezuela’s new leaders, open to meeting

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Trump says working well with Venezuela’s new leaders, open to meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday (January 11, 2026) his administration was working well with Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodriguez — and that he would be open to meeting with her. Mr. Trump’s upbeat remarks came just over a week after Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was seized in a U.S. special forces raid and…

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U.S. pushes oil majors to invest big in Venezuela if they want to recover debts

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U.S. pushes oil majors to invest big in Venezuela if they want to recover debts

U.S. President Donald Trump said that American companies were prepared ​to return to Venezuela and spend billions to reactivate the struggling oil sector. File | Photo Credit: AP White House and State Department ‍officials have told U.S. oil executives in recent weeks that they would need to return to Venezuela ​quickly and invest significant capital…

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North Korea denounces U.S. capture of Maduro as ‘serious encroachment of sovereignty’

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North Korea denounces U.S. capture of Maduro as ‘serious encroachment of sovereignty’

File photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un | Photo Credit: KCNA/Reuters North Korea denounced on Sunday (January 4, 2026) the United States’ capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as a “serious encroachment of sovereignty”, state media said. Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry “strongly denounces the U.S. hegemony-seeking act committed in Venezuela”, said a ministry spokesperson…

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Trump labels Venezuela government a ‘terrorist’ regime, orders tanker blockade

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Trump labels Venezuela government a ‘terrorist’ regime, orders tanker blockade

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, and labelled the government of President Nicolas Maduro “a foreign terrorist organisation”, sharply escalating his pressure campaign against the South American nation. In a social media post, Mr. Trump said the “the illegitimate Maduro regime…

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Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro, orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela

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Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro, orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela

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