Venezuela
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:47:00 GMTJudge refuses to dismiss Maduro case but questions blocking of funds for his defense
Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected on Thursday the defense's motion to dismiss the charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in a second hearing at the Southern District Court ...
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:59:00 GMTMaduro faces New York court in key hearing over legal defense
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appear on Thursday, March 26, before the Southern District Court of New York in a second hearing in the criminal case they face in the United States follow...
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:57:00 GMTRodríguez promises "legal certainty" to investors while Machado competes for attention from Texas
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, participated via videoconference on Wednesday at the FII Priority investment forum in Miami, where she assured American, Saudi, and Latin American investors that her government i...
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:12:00 GMTVenezuela sends diplomatic delegation to Washington to formalize restoration of ties with US
Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez announced on Tuesday that a delegation of Venezuelan diplomats will travel to Washington this week to advance the normalization of bilateral relations with the United States, severed...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 02:47:00 GMTDelcy Rodríguez renews Venezuela's military high command following Padrino's ouster
Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, executed a sweeping restructuring of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) leadership. The changes, announced less than 24 hours after the appointment of Gustavo González L...
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:39:00 GMTDelcy Rodríguez removes Vladimir Padrino as Venezuela’s defense minister
Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday removed Vladimir Padrino López as defense minister and appointed General Gustavo González López in his place, ending one of the longest and most politically sensi...
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMTVenezuelan National Assembly speaker meets US Senate envoys
Venezuelan National Assembly speaker Jorge Rodríguez said on Wednesday that he met in Caracas with representatives of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and with U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Laura Dogu, in the latest sig...
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:17:00 GMTColombia and Venezuela will seek full Mercosur membership, Petro says
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his country and Venezuela will seek admission to Mercosur as full members, one day after a ministerial meeting in Caracas that he described as “extremely successful,” according to EFE....
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:50:00 GMTFormer Chevron executive told CIA the opposition would struggle to control Venezuela
Ali Moshiri, Chevron’s former top executive for Venezuela and a longtime Washington interlocutor on energy matters, warned the CIA before Nicolás Maduro’s ouster that a direct handover of power to the opposition led by Mar...
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:12:00 GMTPetro sends ministers to Caracas after meeting with Delcy Rodríguez is called off
Colombia and Venezuela shifted their planned bilateral contact to the ministerial level on Friday after a presidential meeting announced for the border was abruptly canceled under the formula of “force majeure.” Instead of ...