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Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado took to the country’s streets on Sunday to demand her safe return and presidential elections that could lead to a democratic transition in Venezuela. The government has been widely accused of stealing elections, jailing dissidents and stifling freedom of speech. In Caracas, hundreds of activists in sky blue shirts – the colour of Machado’s Vente Venezuela party – rode motorcycles and drove through the city’s main avenues, honking...

Last week, the president of the United States stood at the podium of the United Nations General Assembly and asked aloud whether he should “annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly”. Donald Trump then turned to Venezuela’s oil and declared: “To the victor belong the spoils, you’ve all heard that …” He spoke as the Iran war neared its eighth month, a week after the UN Human Rights Council found “reasonable grounds to believe” that the US had committed war crimes. In the same speech,...

The releases follow a second round of negotiations between Venezuela's interim government and the opposition.

Venezuelan oil once covered about a third of Cuba’s needs, but shipments stopped around New Year. Now Cuba’s economy minister appears to have answered Delcy Rodríguez’s embrace of Trump with a one-line Facebook verdict: betrayal. The post Cuban Minister Brands Venezuela’s Turn to Trump ‘Betrayal’ in Facebook Post appeared first on The Rio Times.

Essequibo: Guyana’s President Ali told the UN that Venezuela must abide by the coming ICJ ruling, a day after Delcy Rodríguez urged talks. What is at stake. The post Essequibo: Guyana Urges Venezuela at 81st UN Assembly to Heed Coming ICJ Ruling appeared first on The Rio Times.

Seven years after warning against US regime change, Venezuela’s interim president thanked the man who delivered it.

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez told the United Nations that her country is on the path to free elections as she moves to deepen a rapprochement with the US following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

Rodriguez was handpicked by Trump as leader of Venezuela was arrested and taken to the US

The meeting has divided Venezuelans, many of whom opposed Rodríguez. The post Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez meets Trump as opposition leader’s return blocked appeared first on Latin America Reports.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado tried three times in the past 24 hours to return home but was unable to complete the journey. Machado sought to travel from Panama to Venezuela by different routes, according to a person with direct knowledge of her plans. The attempts came as acting President Delcy Rodriguez visited New York for the United Nations General Assembly, where she met with US President Donald Trump. The efforts included plans to travel by boat and to fly to the...

Venezuelans protested in New York against interim President Delcy Rodriguez's participation in the UN General Assembly.

Washington took Venezuela off its list of failing drug states, yet says its reward of up to $25 million for minister Diosdado Cabello still stands. The post US Keeps $25 Million Bounty on Cabello After Clearing Venezuela on Drugs appeared first on The Rio Times.

Washington's UN envoy says Trump will meet Venezuela's acting president in New York on Tuesday, while Paraguay's Peña visits Caracas today. The post Trump Sets Tuesday Talk With Delcy Rodríguez as Peña Heads to Caracas appeared first on The Rio Times.

Trump says the country has made progress against narcotics since Maduro's removal, may also remove Colombia and Bolivia.

Nicolas Maduro’s ally and alleged frontman, Alex Saab, pleaded guilty yesterday in a U.S. court to charges including conspiracy to commit money laundering.  The Colombian businessman, who served as Venezuela’s Minister of Industry and National Production from 2024 to 2026, was accused of laundering the proceeds of embezzled state funds from Venezuela over a period […] The post Maduro-ally Alex Saab pleads guilty to money laundering in US, agrees to cooperate with prosecutors appeared first on Latin America Reports.

Washington removed Venezuela from the group of countries it says failed to meet drug-control obligations, and signaled that Colombia could follow next year if its new government makes progress against cocaine trafficking.

As part of Delcy Rodriguez's 'Venezuela reborn' campaign, murals of leaders like Hugo Chavez are being removed.

Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on US drug-trafficking charges. Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement” while dealing with a heart condition that has only got worse since she’s been in jail, her lawyers wrote in court papers filed on Wednesday. The lawyers, Mark Donnelly and Andres Sanchez, asked a judge to allow her to leave a Brooklyn...

Caracas, Venezuela — In late August, Javier Tarazona, president of Venezuelan NGO Fundaredes, presented draft bills for amnesty and a reparations fund for political prisoners held under former President Nicolás Maduro’s government.  At a press conference on August 25 outside the Palace of Justice in downtown Caracas, the human rights advocate criticized the fact that […] The post What to know about the amnesty bill, reparations fund proposed by advocates for Venezuela’s political prisoners appeared first on Latin America Reports.

Venezuelans are hoping for free and fair elections, but the US may prioritise oil production.

Trinidad and Tobago's foreign minister travelled to Caracas for talks on energy, trade and border security, with the Dragon gas field in the background. The post Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Minister Goes to Caracas appeared first on The Rio Times.

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro urged a US judge on Wednesday to dismiss criminal drug trafficking charges against him, arguing he should be immune from prosecution as the head of a sovereign country. The charges, filed in Manhattan federal court, formed the basis for the US military’s raid on Caracas and capture of Maduro on January 3. The Venezuelan leader, who has been held ‌in a Brooklyn federal jail since his seizure, has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go on trial on June...

Former Venezuelan leader was abducted by US forces during a military attack on Caracas in January.