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U.S. Venezuela: America lifts sanctions on acting President Delcy Rodríguez

April 2, 2026 admin

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. on Wednesday (April 1, 2026) lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the Treasury Department website. The newly announced sanctions relief is the latest U.S. recognition of Ms. Rodríguez as a legitimate authority…

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Rubio set to warn of future military action if Venezuela’s new leaders stray from U.S. goals

January 28, 2026 admin

Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations. In prepared testimony for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Rubio says the U.S. is not at…

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U.S. forces seize seventh sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump’s effort to control its oil

January 20, 2026 admin

The military command did not say whether the U.S. Coast Guard took control of the tanker as has been the case in prior seizures. Photo Credit: X@Southcom U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday (January 20, 2026) as the Trump administration continues its efforts to…

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U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked tanker ahead of Trump-Machado meeting

January 15, 2026 admin

The U.S. military’s Southern Command confirmed the pre-dawn operation, saying U.S. forces apprehended Motor/Tanker Veronica “without incident”. File | Photo Credit: AP The United States ‍has seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday (January 15, 2026), ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump ‌and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado….

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Pope Leo meets Venezuelan opposition leader Machado at Vatican

January 12, 2026 admin

Pope Leo XIV. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Leo met Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace prize ‌winner Maria Corina Machado on Monday (January 12, 2026), the Vatican said, but did not provide any further details. The meeting, listed among the Pope’s appointments for Monday in a daily Vatican statement, had not been included…

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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’

January 11, 2026 admin

Mr. Trump reposted a message suggesting that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio could become the President of now communist-ruled Cuba. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday (January 11, 2026) to “make a deal” or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money to…

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Venezuelans await release of more political prisoners, Maduro ‘doing well’

January 11, 2026 admin

Venezuelans were waiting for more political prisoners to be released on Sunday (January 11, 2026), as ousted President Nicolas Maduro defiantly claimed from his U.S. jail cell that he is “doing fine” after being seized by U.S. forces a week ago. Interim President Delcy Rodriguez has begun to free prisoners jailed under Mr. Maduro, saying…

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Gold drops as traders reassess US-Venezuela relations

January 7, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Gold prices fell on Wednesday (January 7, 2026) as a stronger dollar ‌and investors reassessing the recent developments in the U.S. Venezuela situation weighed on the metal. Spot gold dropped 0.8% to $4,461.51 per ounce, as of 1001 GMT, after briefly touching a more…

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U.S. Energy Secretary says will control Venezuelan oil sales ‘indefinitely’

January 7, 2026 admin

File photo of U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday (January 7, 2026) that Washington will control sales of Venezuelan oil “indefinitely”, a day after President Donald Trump announced Venezuela’s interim leaders had agreed to U.S.-managed marketing of 30-50 million barrels of crude. Dangerous…

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