Venezuela

The Colombian president indicates that the bombing occurred at a factory in Maracaibo where the guerrillas supposedly operate, but the company denies being attacked and the location does not correspond with the information from the White House

Caracas has avoided comment on the military attack on Venezuelan soil announced by the US president, but claims to have shot down 39 illegal aircraft in 2025

The Republican revealed that the United States carried out its first ground strike, executed by the CIA using drones, against a dock allegedly used to load ships with drugs

Throughout 2025, the Republican administration cracked down not only on illegal immigration, but also on migrants who were in the country with humanitarian protections or certain types of special visas

Washington has declined to share details about the operation, which if confirmed would be the first US ground attack against the Latin American country

The Maduro regime is tightening its legal framework, curtailing opposition activity, and imposing stricter censorship

Venezuelan organizations condemn the continued uncertainty faced by the 900-plus people not included in the 99 Christmas releases

Unease is spreading among the population amid the prospect of a worsening crisis with the United States

The government of Nicolás Maduro has let out nearly 100 dissidents, the largest number in a year. But NGOs note there are still around 1,000 opponents behind bars

This holiday season is overshadowed by unprecedented tensions between the country and the United States

Bari Weiss, the new anti-woke head of CBS News, removed a ‘60 Minutes’ segment at the last minute after the White House declined to comment

The Trump administration argued before the UN Security Council that Venezuela is diverting oil revenues to the Cartel de los Soles

Following Trump’s call to consider the airspace closed as part of his pressure campaign against the Maduro regime, many members of Spain’s large Venezuelan community will be unable to spend time with their loved ones

The country’s enormous energy and mineral resources are consolidating as a key factor in the geopolitical dispute and in Venezuela’s institutional collapse

The US-led battle against cargo ships off the coast of Venezuela, and Ukraine’s attacks on Russian vessels have brought to light an illegal industry of ‘shadow’ ships

The Venezuelan diaspora in the region generates more than $10.6 billion, according to the IOM, but 30% still live without legal status

The Caribbean country has the world’s largest crude oil reserves, but years of underinvestment are hindering its production

The seizure of tankers points to a gradual plan to cripple the finances of Nicolás Maduro’s regime

In a tense and impatient statement from the White House, the Republican dismissed concerns about the high cost of living

Caracas accuses the Caribbean island nation of participating in the seizure of an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast

The US president says the military deployment in the Caribbean will continue until the Maduro regime returns ‘the oil, land and other assets they stole from us’

The operation took place in the eastern Pacific, near Colombia

The Nobel laureate’s decision to go to Oslo has raised questions about what will happen to her leadership if she cannot go back to the country

Brayan Palencia was one of more than 200 migrants sent by the United States to Nayib Bukele’s mega-prison CECOT for alleged links to criminal gangs

The opposition leader, who declined to provide any details about her next steps, asserts that ‘time is against Nicolás Maduro and the regime, and in favor of the opposition, of Venezuelans’