Venezuela
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:02:00 GMTIrregular Venezuelans in Chile want to leave but can't: no papers, no consulate, no return mechanism
As President José Antonio Kast's government ramps up its campaign against irregular immigration with deportation flights and promises of mass expulsions, thousands of undocumented Venezuelans in Chile face a paradox: they want...
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:51:00 GMTMaria Corina Machado draws thousands of Venezuelans in Madrid, declares: "Today we begin the journey home"
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado on Saturday drew thousands of Venezuelans to Madrid's Puerta del Sol, where she received the Gold Medal of the Community of Madrid from regional ...
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:55:00 GMTVenezuela dismantles Nestor Kirchner Room at Miraflores and repurposes it to receive US officials
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez ordered the dismantling of the “Néstor Kirchner Room” at Miraflores Palace, a space that for nearly fifteen years served as a symbol of the political alliance between Chavismo ...
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:59:00 GMTUS lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Central Bank and backs its return to the IMF
The US Treasury Department on Tuesday lifted financial sanctions on Venezuela's Central Bank and three other state-owned banking institutions, in the most significant easing of the punitive regime in place since 2017. On the sa...
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:37:00 GMTVenezuela expands Chevron operations in Orinoco Belt following hydrocarbon reform
Venezuela's government on Monday signed an agreement expanding US oil company Chevron's operations in the country, weeks after a hydrocarbon reform opened the sector to private and foreign investment. The signing ceremony took ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:18:00 GMTVenezuelan parliament passes law opening mining sector to private capital amid rapprochement with US
Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously approved on Thursday a new 131-article Organic Mining Law that opens the door to private and foreign investment in the mining sector, on a day also marked by police repression of thousa...
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:06:00 GMT“Has anyone talked about democracy? No”: OEI secretary criticizes Trump's oil-driven approach to Venezuela
The secretary general of the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI), Mariano Jabonero, said that US President Donald Trump's primary interest in Venezuela is energy-related and has nothin...
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:28:00 GMTChavismo and opposition faction seek judicial pause to shield Citgo and PDVSA assets
Lawyers representing Delcy Rodríguez's government and those of the opposition sector that has controlled Venezuelan assets in the United States since 2019 jointly asked a New York court for a 45-day suspension in a case where ...
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:24:00 GMTUruguayan national admits to scheme to circumvent US sanctions linked to Venezuela
A 60-year-old Uruguayan citizen pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in order to circumvent American sanctions linked to Venezuelan government officials, the ...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:01:00 GMTUS lifts sanctions on Delcy Rodríguez, clearing the way for her visit to Washington
The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday removed Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, from the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, the country's main financial sanctions registry managed by the Office of For...