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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is serving a third six-year term widely considered as illegitimate after flawed elections - Copyright AFP Pedro MATTEY Esteban ROJAS Within his first two weeks in office, US President Donald Trump sent an emissary to arch-rival Venezuela, an apparent about-turn from the hard-line approach he adopted…

CARACAS, Venezuela — Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the United…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the…

Julianne Geiger Julianne Geiger is a veteran editor, writer and researcher for Oilprice.com, and a member of the Creative Professionals Networking Group. More Info By Julianne Geiger - Jan 31, 2025, 12:30 PM CST Richard Grenell, one of Donald Trump’s closest advisors, is set to meet with Venezuelan President Nicolás…

A State Department official said Venezuela must take back “Venezuelan criminals and gangs” and release American “hostages” immediately...Read More

Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, has overcome the first major obstacle facing him in 2025 after staring down domestic and foreign foes to extend his 12-year rule. “ the people’s president … and I will forge ahead with the hurricane-like, volcanic strength of a people who cherish their homeland, cherish their…

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...Read More

Carlos Correa, directeur d'une ONG réputée de défense des droits humains et de la liberté d'expression au Venezuela, photo non datée diffusée le 8 janvier 2025 par son ONG, Espacio Publico - Copyright NGO Espacio Publico/AFP ONG Espacio Publico The head of a leading Venezuelan human rights group was released…

Puerto Rico’s new Republican governor is drawing attention to Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro’s military threats against the U.S. island in the wake of President-elect Trump’s calls for U.S. territorial expansion. In a letter to Trump dated Monday, Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón said Maduro’s plea for Latin American troops to invade Puerto…

Foreign Affairs Despite domestic and international opposition, the president has consolidated his hold over the socialist state. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Getty Images) Nicolás Maduro Moros, the president of Venezuela, was inaugurated Friday morning for his third consecutive six-year term. Despite successfully suppressing efforts by opposition parties to contest the dubious…