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Venezuela suspends energy agreements with Trinidad after US warship arrives at island nation

Read full article: Venezuela suspends energy agreements with Trinidad after US warship arrives at island nation

Venezuela has suspended energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago, calling the island nation's actions "hostile."

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2 days ago

US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on Venezuela

Read full article: US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on Venezuela

A U.S. warship has docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital as the Trump administration increases military pressure on Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro.

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3 days ago

Rubio says mediators of Gaza ceasefire shared information to uncover a recent threat

Read full article: Rubio says mediators of Gaza ceasefire shared information to uncover a recent threat

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Israel, the U.S. and the other mediators of the Gaza ceasefire deal are sharing information to disrupt any threats and that allowed them to identify a possible impending attack last weekend.

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Venezuela's Maduro says the US is fabricating a war and seeks to revoke citizenship of opponent

Read full article: Venezuela's Maduro says the US is fabricating a war and seeks to revoke citizenship of opponent

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro says the U.S. is “fabricating” a war against him as the world’s biggest warship approaches the South American country, while moving to revoke the citizenship of an opponent who he accuses of egging on an invasion.

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US military flew supersonic B-1 bombers up to the coast of Venezuela

Read full article: US military flew supersonic B-1 bombers up to the coast of Venezuela

The U.S. military has flown a pair of supersonic, heavy bombers up to the coast of Venezuela.

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A timeline of US attacks off South America and what Congress has had to say

Read full article: A timeline of US attacks off South America and what Congress has had to say

In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say, the U.S. military has killed at least 57 people in strikes against drug-smuggling vessels off the South American coast.

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President Donald Trump drops the F-bomb before the cameras. It wasn't the first time

Read full article: President Donald Trump drops the F-bomb before the cameras. It wasn't the first time

President Donald Trump talks plainly, bluntly, often even coarsely.

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A war on drugs or a war on terror? Trump's military pressure on Venezuela blurs the lines

Read full article: A war on drugs or a war on terror? Trump's military pressure on Venezuela blurs the lines

Legal experts say U.S. strikes against alleged members of Latin American drug cartels are pushing the bounds of international law.

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Venezuela floated a plan for Maduro to slowly give up power, but was rejected by US, AP source says

Read full article: Venezuela floated a plan for Maduro to slowly give up power, but was rejected by US, AP source says

Venezuelan government officials floated a plan in which President Nicolás Maduro would eventually leave office, a bid aimed at easing mounting U.S. pressure on the government in Caracas.

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Trump confirms the CIA is conducting covert operations inside Venezuela

Read full article: Trump confirms the CIA is conducting covert operations inside Venezuela

President Donald Trump has confirmed that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela.

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A look at how Venezuelans in the US are reacting to Maria Corina Machado's Nobel Prize win

Read full article: A look at how Venezuelans in the US are reacting to Maria Corina Machado's Nobel Prize win

Venezuelans in the U.S. are welcoming the news that opposition leader leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Price.

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Read full article: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Colombian President Petro suggests Qatar could mediate US military actions off Venezuela

Read full article: Colombian President Petro suggests Qatar could mediate US military actions off Venezuela

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has proposed that Qatar could mediate to end the U.S. military presence in international waters near Venezuela.

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Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say

Read full article: Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say

The Trump administration hasn't provided evidence to lawmakers that recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats were justified.

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President Maduro asks Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela

Read full article: President Maduro asks Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has asked Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela.

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Venezuela denounces alleged 'extremist' plan to attack shuttered US Embassy complex

Read full article: Venezuela denounces alleged 'extremist' plan to attack shuttered US Embassy complex

Venezuela has warned of an alleged plan by extremists to attack the shuttered U.S. Embassy complex in Caracas with explosives.

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Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

Read full article: Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago are fearing that a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean could kill them and their livelihoods.

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Cuban foreign minister says Rubio's 'personal' agenda in Latin America risks Trump's peace prospects

Read full article: Cuban foreign minister says Rubio's 'personal' agenda in Latin America risks Trump's peace prospects

Cuba's top diplomat says recent U.S. escalations in the Caribbean are a result of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s “personal” agenda against the region.

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Boat strikes, warships and Venezuela rhetoric raise questions about Trump's goals

Read full article: Boat strikes, warships and Venezuela rhetoric raise questions about Trump's goals

President Donald Trump has sent American warships to the waters off Venezuela and has boasted about strikes on alleged drug boats.

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Colombia's president calls for criminal investigation against Trump over Caribbean strikes

Read full article: Colombia's president calls for criminal investigation against Trump over Caribbean strikes

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for a criminal investigation against U.S. President Donald Trump and officials involved in recent deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean.

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Trump to take aim at ‘globalist institutions,’ make case for his foreign policy record in UN speech

Read full article: Trump to take aim at ‘globalist institutions,’ make case for his foreign policy record in UN speech

President Donald Trump has returned to the United Nations to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution.

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Venezuelans in 'reverse migration' pushed to new perils in effort to return home

Read full article: Venezuelans in 'reverse migration' pushed to new perils in effort to return home

Venezuelan migrants are attempting a "reverse migration" back to South America after facing challenges in the U.S. Thousands have returned since immigration policies tightened under President Donald Trump.

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Venezuelan president's YouTube account offline as tensions with US escalate

Read full article: Venezuelan president's YouTube account offline as tensions with US escalate

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's YouTube account is offline.

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US military strike off the coast of Venezuela disrupts life in impoverished fishing communities

Read full article: US military strike off the coast of Venezuela disrupts life in impoverished fishing communities

A U.S. military strike on a boat off Venezuela's northeastern Caribbean coast has disrupted a flow of money that helps impoverished communities.

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Venezuela says US navy raided a tuna boat in the Caribbean as tensions rise

Read full article: Venezuela says US navy raided a tuna boat in the Caribbean as tensions rise

Venezuela's foreign minister says a U.S. warship illegally boarded a Venezuelan fishing boat in Venezuelan waters.

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Watchdog questions millions spent each year on shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela

Read full article: Watchdog questions millions spent each year on shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela

The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in 2019.

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Trump's strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat raises questions about his use of military power

Read full article: Trump's strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat raises questions about his use of military power

As Donald Trump prepared to return to the White House, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham encouraged him to send a message to drug cartels.

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US upends its role as the high-seas drug police with a military strike on Venezuelan boat

Read full article: US upends its role as the high-seas drug police with a military strike on Venezuelan boat

The United States has long relied on the Coast Guard and allies to interdict drug vessels through arrests and prosecutions at sea.

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Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean

Read full article: Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have arrived in Puerto Rico as the U.S. steps up its military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean.

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US set to ease travel restrictions on African leader accused of corruption

Read full article: US set to ease travel restrictions on African leader accused of corruption

The Trump administration is set to allow a West African leader accused of flagrant corruption to travel to the United States for this month’s U.N. General Assembly and cities outside New York that he has previously been barred from visiting.

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Deported Venezuelan mothers ask Melania Trump to help reunite them with their children

Read full article: Deported Venezuelan mothers ask Melania Trump to help reunite them with their children

Venezuelan mothers and grandmothers are appealing to U.S. first lady Melania Trump for help reuniting with their children.

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A deadly strike marks a moment in Rubio's long desire to confront Venezuela

Read full article: A deadly strike marks a moment in Rubio's long desire to confront Venezuela

The deadly strike on a boat U.S. officials say was carrying drugs from Venezuela may have marked a stunning shift, but escalating pressure on the South American country has defined much of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s quarter-century in politics.

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What to know about Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang as Trump justifies attack

Read full article: What to know about Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang as Trump justifies attack

The deadly U.S. military attack on a boat accused of carrying drugs in the Caribbean is the latest in a series of extraordinary measures that President Donald Trump has taken to combat the threat he sees from the Tren de Aragua gang.

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Trump says US strike targeting Venezuelan gang will cause cartels to think twice

Read full article: Trump says US strike targeting Venezuelan gang will cause cartels to think twice

President Donald Trump is justifying the lethal military strike that his administration said was carried out a day earlier against a Venezuelan gang as a necessary effort by the United States to send an unmistakable message to Latin American cartels.

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Rubio will meet Mexico’s president as Trump flexes military might in Latin America

Read full article: Rubio will meet Mexico’s president as Trump flexes military might in Latin America

Mexico and the United States have agreed to continue collaborating on cross-border security issues like fighting the trafficking of drugs, guns and fuel.

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Maduro says Venezuela ready to respond to US military presence in the Caribbean

Read full article: Maduro says Venezuela ready to respond to US military presence in the Caribbean

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says his country is at "maximum preparedness" to respond if attacked by U.S. forces in the Caribbean.

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What to know about the US forces sent to South America and the reaction in Venezuela

Read full article: What to know about the US forces sent to South America and the reaction in Venezuela

The United States is boosting its maritime force near Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels.

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Bolivia's right-wing ex-president Jorge Quiroga says he'll 'change everything' if elected

Read full article: Bolivia's right-wing ex-president Jorge Quiroga says he'll 'change everything' if elected

Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga was once seen as a sideshow in Bolivia’s presidential races, his pleas for free markets and small government falling on deaf ears in a country dominated by leftism.

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Prosecutors link LA contract to Smartmatic 'slush fund' as voting tech firm battles Fox in court

Read full article: Prosecutors link LA contract to Smartmatic 'slush fund' as voting tech firm battles Fox in court

The voting technology company suing Fox News for defamation is now entangled in a widening bribery investigation.

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US destroyers head toward waters off Venezuela as Trump aims to pressure drug cartels

Read full article: US destroyers head toward waters off Venezuela as Trump aims to pressure drug cartels

The United States is deploying three guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels.

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Migrants returning to Venezuela face debt and harsh living conditions

Read full article: Migrants returning to Venezuela face debt and harsh living conditions

Yosbelin Pérez is starting over with nothing in her name after trying to escape Venezuela's political, social and economic crisis.

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Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela's president to face US drug charges

Read full article: Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela's president to face US drug charges

The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and accusing him of working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine.

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Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US

Read full article: Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US

Venezuela has released 10 jailed U.S. citizens and permanent residents in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

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Former Venezuela spymaster pleads guilty to narcoterrorism charge ahead of trial

Read full article: Former Venezuela spymaster pleads guilty to narcoterrorism charge ahead of trial

A former Venezuelan spymaster who was close to the country’s late President Hugo Chávez has pleaded guilty to narco-terrorist charges.

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Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers

Read full article: Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers

A drug informant who helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration build some of its biggest cases has been arrested and charged with scheming to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition from Colombia and the Dominican Republic.

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US military parade has global counterparts in democracies, monarchies and totalitarian regimes

Read full article: US military parade has global counterparts in democracies, monarchies and totalitarian regimes

The military parade to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary and its convergence with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday are combining to create a peacetime outlier in U.S. history.

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Some visitors report extra scrutiny at US airports as Trump's new travel ban begins

Read full article: Some visitors report extra scrutiny at US airports as Trump's new travel ban begins

President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the United States by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries is now in effect.

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Many Venezuelan voters, frustrated and disillusioned, skip election for lawmakers and governors

Read full article: Many Venezuelan voters, frustrated and disillusioned, skip election for lawmakers and governors

Venezuelans still reeling from the outcome of last year’s presidential election did not respond to government calls to get out and vote for lawmakers, governors and other officials.

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Venezuelans head to the polls as opposition calls for boycotts and the government tightens grip

Read full article: Venezuelans head to the polls as opposition calls for boycotts and the government tightens grip

Venezuelans are again finding themselves as pawns in their country’s political game.

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Panama and Venezuela to resume flights suspended for almost a year in diplomatic tensions

Read full article: Panama and Venezuela to resume flights suspended for almost a year in diplomatic tensions

The Panamanian Civil Aviation Authority says that Panama and Venezuela will resume commercial flights nearly a year after suspending them when they broke off diplomatic relations.

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2-year-old girl reunites with her mother in Venezuela after US deportation

Read full article: 2-year-old girl reunites with her mother in Venezuela after US deportation

A 2-year-old girl has arrived in Venezuela to reunite with her mother after she was separated from her parents when they were deported from the U.S. The South American country had denounced the move as a kidnapping.

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The Latest: Judge says US must allow migrants the chance to challenge deportations to Libya in court

Read full article: The Latest: Judge says US must allow migrants the chance to challenge deportations to Libya in court

A federal judge has found the Trump administration can’t deport migrants to Libya unless they have a meaningful chance to challenge their removal in court.

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Declassified intelligence memo contradicts Trump's claims linking gang to Venezuelan government

Read full article: Declassified intelligence memo contradicts Trump's claims linking gang to Venezuelan government

A newly declassified U.S. intelligence assessment finds no evidence of coordination between the Tren de Aragua gang and senior Venezuelan officials.

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US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations

Read full article: US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations

U.S. officials say a new intelligence assessment finds no coordination between the Tren de Aragua gang and the Venezuelan government.

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Takeaways from Trump's move to send Venezuelan migrants in the US to a prison in El Salvador

Read full article: Takeaways from Trump's move to send Venezuelan migrants in the US to a prison in El Salvador

President Donald Trump has invoked a rarely used 1798 law that gives a president immense powers to arrest and deport noncitizens in a time of war.

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The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prison

Read full article: The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prison

President Donald Trump has invoked a rarely used 1798 law that gives a president immense powers to arrest and deport noncitizens in a time of war.

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Rubio vows stern response if Venezuela attacks Guyana

Read full article: Rubio vows stern response if Venezuela attacks Guyana

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has vowed that the United States will respond forcefully if Venezuela attacks Guyana amid an ongoing territorial dispute that involves massive oil and gas reserves.

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Venezuela to resume repatriation of migrants after deal with US, official says

Read full article: Venezuela to resume repatriation of migrants after deal with US, official says

A Venezuelan official says Venezuela will once again accept repatriation flights from the United States carrying its deported nationals, after reaching an agreement.

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Immigrants disappear from US detainee tracking system after deportation flights

Read full article: Immigrants disappear from US detainee tracking system after deportation flights

Weekend flights by U.S. immigration authorities set off a frantic scramble among terrified families after hundreds of immigrants disappeared from the government's online locator for detainees.

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After a stint in Guantanamo Bay, a Venezuelan deported from the US adjusts to his homeland

Read full article: After a stint in Guantanamo Bay, a Venezuelan deported from the US adjusts to his homeland

Jhoan Bastidas is just starting to make sense of it all.

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The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations

Read full article: The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use a 1798 wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act, to deport Venezuelan migrants it accuses of being gang members, ending the temporary halt on deportations ordered by a federal district judge.

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Vance promotes Trump's 'whole government' immigration crackdown during visit to US-Mexico border

Read full article: Vance promotes Trump's 'whole government' immigration crackdown during visit to US-Mexico border

Vice President JD Vance has visited the U.S.-Mexico border to showcase how arrests for illegal crossings have fallen sharply under President Donald Trump.

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Guyana's president denounces Venezuelan incursion in offshore oil field operated by ExxonMobil

Read full article: Guyana's president denounces Venezuelan incursion in offshore oil field operated by ExxonMobil

Guyana’s president has denounced an incursion by an armed Venezuelan naval vessel in disputed waters and home to a mammoth offshore oil deposit being developed by ExxonMobil.

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Trump cuts financial lifeline for Venezuela's government by ending permit to export oil to US

Read full article: Trump cuts financial lifeline for Venezuela's government by ending permit to export oil to US

A permit issued by the United States government allowing energy giant Chevron Corp. to pump and export Venezuelan oil will be terminated this week.

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US deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo Bay

Read full article: US deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo Bay

Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the U.S. government to avoid transfer to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba have been deported on direct flights to Venezuela.

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Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to Guantanamo

Read full article: Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to Guantanamo

A federal court has blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown.

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US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit

Read full article: US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit

The Trump administration has seized the second of two planes belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.

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Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen

Read full article: Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen

When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block what he derides as “woke” spending that doesn’t align with American interests.

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Trump administration ends temporary deportation protection for 350,000 Venezuelans

Read full article: Trump administration ends temporary deportation protection for 350,000 Venezuelans

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is ending protections that shielded roughly 350,000 Venezuelans from deportation, leaving them with two months before they lose their right to work in the U.S. The decision affects some of the Venezuelans currently living in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status.

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Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between President Maduro and Trump's envoy

Read full article: Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between President Maduro and Trump's envoy

Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months have freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met with a senior Trump administration official.

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Trump's foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America

Read full article: Trump's foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America

A busy shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has been left without a doctor.

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Fear, disease and debt afflict Venezuelans released from prison after post-election arrests

Read full article: Fear, disease and debt afflict Venezuelans released from prison after post-election arrests

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro labeled them as terrorists on national television.

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US rejects Venezuelan President Maduro's reelection, but keeps financial lifeline for his government

Read full article: US rejects Venezuelan President Maduro's reelection, but keeps financial lifeline for his government

In 2022, the White House granted Venezuela a financial lifeline “to support the restoration of democracy” after President Nicolás Maduro promised to work toward an open presidential election, granting U.S. energy giant Chevron a permit to pump and export Venezuelan oil despite sanctions.

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Venezuela latest: Maduro sworn in for third term as global backlash and sanctions mount

Read full article: Venezuela latest: Maduro sworn in for third term as global backlash and sanctions mount

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term after a reelection widely viewed as illegitimate and as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on its opponents.

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Venezuela's Maduro takes new oath amid protests and international rebuke

Read full article: Venezuela's Maduro takes new oath amid protests and international rebuke

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in to serve a third term despite credible evidence that his opponent won the July 2024 election.

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Venezuela's opposition leader defies Maduro to lead protests that end in confusing arrest claims

Read full article: Venezuela's opposition leader defies Maduro to lead protests that end in confusing arrest claims

Aides to Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado say she was detained but they've been contradicted by authorities who accuse government opponents of trying to spark an international crisis.

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Venezuelan opposition leader rallies support in Panama ahead of Maduro inauguration

Read full article: Venezuelan opposition leader rallies support in Panama ahead of Maduro inauguration

Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González is rallying regional support for the opposition's claims that he won the July election against President Nicolás Maduro.

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More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump's deal-making foreign policy

Read full article: More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump's deal-making foreign policy

As many as 10 Americans are behind bars in Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro prepares to be sworn in for a third term.

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Venezuela's ultimate political survivor Nicolás Maduro faces his toughest challenge yet

Read full article: Venezuela's ultimate political survivor Nicolás Maduro faces his toughest challenge yet

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday will face more international rebuke than at any time in his 12 years in power.

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Venezuela's political newcomer Edmundo González says it's his turn to rule

Read full article: Venezuela's political newcomer Edmundo González says it's his turn to rule

Edmundo González has become a beacon of hope for millions of Venezuelans.

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Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas

Read full article: Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas

Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election, says that his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas.

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Americans sue Venezuela's Maduro for anguish caused by imprisonment, alleged torture

Read full article: Americans sue Venezuela's Maduro for anguish caused by imprisonment, alleged torture

A former U.S. Marine and a Florida man who were imprisoned in Venezuela have sued President Nicolás Maduro for allegedly heading a vast “criminal enterprise” that uses American citizens as bargaining chips in negotiations with the U.S. The complaint filed Monday in Miami federal court by Matthew Heath and Osman Khan is similar to a slew of lawsuits that have resulted in major judgments for Americans imprisoned in Venezuela.

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Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated Maduro meets Biden at White House

Read full article: Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated Maduro meets Biden at White House

The Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election has met with U.S. President Joe Biden.

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Venezuelan opposition leader urges supporters to demonstrate to force Maduro to leave office

Read full article: Venezuelan opposition leader urges supporters to demonstrate to force Maduro to leave office

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has urged supporters to demonstrate across the country, telling them in a video message that President Nicolás Maduro will not step down on his own and they “must make him leave.”.

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Venezuela opposition leader recognized by US as election victor embarks on international tour

Read full article: Venezuela opposition leader recognized by US as election victor embarks on international tour

The Venezuelan opposition leader who the United States recognized as the winner of last year's presidential election has kicked off an international tour that will also take him to the United States.

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Venezuela's top court issues a $10 million fine for TikTok over allegedly deadly video challenges

Read full article: Venezuela's top court issues a $10 million fine for TikTok over allegedly deadly video challenges

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has issued a $10 million fine against TikTok for “not implementing measures” to prevent viral video challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three Venezuelan children recently.

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Lessons from the elections held in 70 countries in 2024

Read full article: Lessons from the elections held in 70 countries in 2024

Some 70 countries that are home to half the world’s population held elections in 2024, and voters' message was often: “You’re fired.”.

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New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

Read full article: New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

A grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against former Congressman David Rivera for failing to register as a foreign agent of a sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon on whose behalf the Miami Republican allegedly lobbied the Trump administration.

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Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest

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A man detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election has died while in custody.

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Venezuela's opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition

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Venezuela’s political opposition is signaling a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long insisted would come next month when the new presidential term is set to begin.

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Venezuelan pop band that embraced Maduro's opponent cancels tour after his criticism of its lyrics

Read full article: Venezuelan pop band that embraced Maduro's opponent cancels tour after his criticism of its lyrics

One of Venezuela’s most popular bands has canceled its homecoming tour after President Nicolas Maduro criticized the group for what he said were sexist lyrics.

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UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election

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The top United Nations human rights watchdog has ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets as it opens an investigation into allegations that President Nicolás Maduro stole this summer’s election.

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US sanctions more allies of Maduro over alleged post-election crackdown in Venezuela

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The United States has imposed sanctions on an additional 21 allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of supporting and carrying out acts of repression following July's disputed presidential election.

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US recognizes Venezuela's opposition candidate as president-elect months after the disputed election

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The U.S. government has recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the “president-elect” of the South American country, months after President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won the July election.

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Venezuela releases from prison some of the thousands detained after presidential election

Read full article: Venezuela releases from prison some of the thousands detained after presidential election

Venezuela’s government has released some of the thousands of people who were detained during and after deadly protests that followed the July presidential election.

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Trump victory spurs worry among migrants abroad, but it's not expected to halt migration

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Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election instantly changed calculations for millions of migrants or potential migrants across the globe.

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Venezuela arrests a former oil czar and accuses him of working with the US to undermine the industry

Read full article: Venezuela arrests a former oil czar and accuses him of working with the US to undermine the industry

Venezuela’s top prosecutor has announced the arrest of a former oil minister and accused him of working with the U.S. government to undermine the industry that drives the country’s economy.

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Christmas starts in Venezuela, but the festive mood is nowhere to be found

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It doesn’t feel like Christmas in Venezuela.

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Venezuelans crossing the Darien Gap say they lost hope after July's election

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Venezuelans trekking across the Darien Gap – a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama – say they’re making the perilous journey because they lost hope for change following a contentious presidential election in which President Nicolás Maduro was declared winner despite vote tallies released by the opposition showing that his competitor won by a landslide.

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Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela's prisons and now spreads fear in the US

Read full article: Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela's prisons and now spreads fear in the US

Law enforcement authorities across the U.S. are increasingly focused on a Venezuelan gang behind a spate of violent crimes.

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