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Active Citizens, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Democracy, Economy & Trade, Energy, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, International Justice, Latin America & the Caribbean, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Evelis Cano, mother of political prisoner Jack Tantak Cano, pleads with the police for her son’s release outside a detention centre in Caracas,…

Latin America With Maduro out, the U.S. is tightening the noose around the island nation. President Donald Trump appears to be enjoying the taste of his devastating victory over Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela; having sampled American dominance in Latin America, he is not content to sit back when more is…

Lupita Gutierrez, a fruit and vegetable vendor, poses for a portrait on Jan. 14 at the Houston Farmer's Market in Houston. Gutierrez says she thinks Trump ordered the intervention in Venezuela to distract Americans from his failure to reduce inflation at home. Danielle Villasana for NPR hide caption toggle caption…

Matthew Smith Matthew Smith is Oilprice.com's Latin-America correspondent. Matthew is a veteran investor and investment management professional. He obtained a Master of Law degree and is currently located… More Info Set us as your preferred Google source Premium Content By Matthew Smith - Jan 30, 2026, 2:00 PM CST Venezuela’s oil…

President Donald Trump says he’s reopening “all commercial airspace over Venezuela,” two months after he warned carriers away amid a U.S. military buildup against the South American nation. U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3. Trump said Thursday he had directed the military, Transportation Secretary Sean P.…

America’s military removal of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro sent shockwaves far beyond Latin America. In Africa, it was met with indignation and unease. For many African governments, the event revived longstanding anxieties about sovereignty, external intervention and the fragility of international law in an increasingly polarised world. South Africa described…

PM Modi spoke with Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and said the two sides had agreed to deepen and expand bilateral cooperation across all areas, nearly a month after former president Nicolás Maduro was captured by the United States. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke with Venezuela’s Acting President…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show looking at the Trump administration’s tightening grip on Latin America and the aftermath of the abduction of the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. On Thursday, Venezuela’s interim…

CARACAS, Venezuela — Oswaldo Pinto is accustomed to disappointments during shopping excursions to buy food for his family. But he was especially demoralized the other day after scouring for bargains at the sprawling Coche Market, which serves a mostly working-class clientele on the southern fringes of this chaotic capital. “This month I…

Weeks after toppling Venezuela's leader, US President Donald Trump is turning to a similar playbook on Iran, sending what he calls an "armada" near its shores and warning an unpopular government. Trump has been emboldened on multiple fronts by the tactical success in Venezuela, but Iran presents far more complexities.…