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Trump set to meet Venezuelan opposition leader after cozying up to Maduro’s successor

January 15, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump is set to meet on Thursday (January 15, 2026) at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whose political party is widely considered to have won 2024 elections rejected by then-President Nicolás Maduro before the United States captured him in an…

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At least 100 people killed in U.S. attack, says Venezuela’s Interior Minister

January 8, 2026 admin

Military personnel carry the coffins of soldiers killed in the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, during a funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Venezuela’s military held a funeral in the capital Wednesday (January 7, 2026) for some of the dozens of soldiers killed during…

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Trump says Venezuela will ‘turn over’ 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to U.S.

January 7, 2026 admin

A macaw stands on a decorative oil drill in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Venezuela will be “turning ‍over” 30 to 50 million barrels of ‌sanctioned oil to the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (January 6, 2026) in the aftermath of the toppling of ⁠Nicolas Maduro who…

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Nearly 200 U.S. troops entered Caracas to seize Maduro: Pentagon chief Hegseth

January 5, 2026 admin

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at the U.S. Capitol on January 5, 2026, in Washington, to brief top lawmakers after President Donald Trump directed U.S. forces to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. | Photo Credit: AP Washington Close to 200 U.S. military personnel entered the Venezuelan capital Caracas as part of the operation to seize…

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Trump administration has not consulted U.S. oil majors about Venezuela, oil executives say

January 5, 2026 admin

Pipelines and an oil pump jack are seen in an oil field near Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Trump administration did not consult with ‍oil companies Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, or Chevron Corp about Venezuela before ‌or after U.S. forces captured the South American country’s President Nicolas Maduro January 3,…

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Maduro’s V-P Delcy Rodriguez sworn in as interim President of Venezuela

January 5, 2026 admin

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez smiles after a session of the National Assembly in Caracas on January 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Delcy Rodriguez, who served as Vice-President to Nicolas Maduro and has vowed to work with the Trump administration, was sworn in as interim President of Venezuela in the country’s Parliament building. Ms….

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Maduro to appear before U.S. Judge on January 5; his case revives a legal debate over foreign leaders’ immunity

January 4, 2026 admin

When deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro makes his first appearance in a New York courtroom on Monday (January 5, 206) to face U.S. drug charges, he will likely follow the path taken by another Latin American strongman toppled by U.S. forces: Panama’s Manuel Noriega. Mr. Maduro was captured Saturday (January 3), 36 years to the…

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Rubio says U.S. won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade

January 4, 2026 admin

Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday (January 4, 2026) that the United States would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country, a turnaround after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier that the U.S. would be running Venezuela following its ouster of leader…

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U.S.-Venezuelan conflict not to impact India’s trade: GTRI

January 4, 2026 admin

American forces carried out a large military operation in Venezuela, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and taking them to the U.S. to face various charges, including narco-terrorism and drug trafficking. Representational image. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S.-Venezuela conflict will have a negligible impact on India’s trade with the South American country, think…

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

January 4, 2026 admin

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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