
The US bombing of Venezuela, in pictures
The attacks occurred near military targets and airports. The Venezuelan government has declared a state of emergency

The attacks occurred near military targets and airports. The Venezuelan government has declared a state of emergency

Trump says Washington will control Venezuela until there is ‘a safe transition,’ claiming opposition leader María Corina Machado lacks the ‘support or respect’ to assume power

Organizations supporting the inmates have so far reported that 33 people have been freed

Uncertainty is increasingly complicating economic forecasts, but all eyes are on Trump, Ukraine, and AI. Europe’s future hangs in the balance between France and Germany

Everything indicates that 2026 will begin with Maduro still in power, Trump escalating the confrontation, the opposition trying to square the circle between its urgent needs and the objectives of its ally, and millions of Venezuelans, inside and outside the country, awaiting the longed-for end

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