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Venezuela

  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    White collar crime
    US soldier pleads not guilty over prediction trades on Maduro capture

    Serviceman accused of making more than $400,000 from trading on classified information

    Gannon Ken Van Dyke walks near a federal court building in New York, accompanied by another man in a blue suit.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    US Department of Justice
    US soldier involved in Maduro capture charged over $400,000 prediction-market bets

    Prosecutors allege Gannon Ken Van Dyke used classified information about mission to seize Venezuelan leader

    Demonstrators hold signs with images of Nicolas Maduro and two other men labeled "Criminals" outside a courthouse.
  • Thursday, 16 April, 2026
    Oil
    Spain’s Repsol wins back control of Venezuelan oil operations

    Deal with South American nation’s government includes guaranteed payment system and plan to triple production

    Donald Trump extends his hand to greet Repsol CEO Josu Jon Imaz at a meeting with oil and gas executives in the White House.
  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    Americas politics & policy
    Venezuela passes mining reform law as it seeks private investment

    Corruption and violence in mineral-rich regions likely to pose barrier to foreign companies

    A miner wearing a headlamp holds onto a rope inside a dimly lit underground mine, illuminated by a single lightbulb.
  • Friday, 3 April, 2026
    World
    Venezuela’s Rodríguez erases images of past leaders

    US-backed interim president replaces slogans, colours and faces of Chavismo movement as she consolidates power

    A man walks past a mural depicting Nicolás Maduro, Simón Bolívar, and Hugo Chávez against a Venezuelan flag background.
  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2026
    Americas politics & policy
    Venezuela’s ‘chief torturer’ takes over the military

    Longtime spy chief promoted to defence minister as interim president Delcy Rodríguez consolidates power

    Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez (left) pictured with Gen Gustavo González López (right)
  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2026
    Visual story
    The ships capitalising on the chaos of war

    The Iran conflict has offered the illicit oil trade a lifeline — while the easing of US sanctions widens a transatlantic rift

    A large oil tanker seen head-on at sea, its dark hull dominating the foreground. Behind it, a muted world map is overlaid with clusters of glowing dots showing the position of the shadow fleet in seas across Europe, the Middle East and Asia
  • Sunday, 22 March, 2026
    Americas politics & policy
    Venezuela opposition leader says US pressure has forced domestic reform

    María Corina Machado tells the FT that interim president is only following orders from Washington

    Maria Corina Machado gestures with a raised fist while speaking into a microphone before a large crowd holding Venezuelan flags.
  • Wednesday, 18 March, 2026
    Americas politics & policy
    Venezuela replaces longstanding defence minister in cabinet reshuffle

    Interim President Delcy Rodríguez removes Vladimir Padrino as she consolidates power

    Delcy Rodríguez speaks at a microphone next to General Vladimir Padrino, who stands in military uniform during a parade.
  • Wednesday, 18 March, 2026
    Petroleos de Venezuela SA
    US relaxes sanctions on Venezuela’s PDVSA amid global energy squeeze

    Licence allows nation’s state oil group to sell directly to American companies and on international market

    Two oil workers in blue uniforms and hard hats operate drilling equipment at an oil field, silhouetted against the sky.
  • Sunday, 15 March, 2026
    Oil & Gas industry
    A buzz returns to Venezuela’s decayed oil heartland

    Private jets fly over dilapidated Maracaibo as executives seek deals and crude prices surge. A real recovery will not be easy

    A woman’s silhouette stands by a railing overlooking Lake Maracaibo as the bulk carrier Ithaca Patience is docked in the distance.
  • Monday, 9 March, 2026
    US foreign policy
    Trump’s Venezuela strategy has failed in Iran

    The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei has dashed the US president’s hope of picking Iran’s new leader

    Gideon Rachman
    An illustration shows Donald Trump reaching to shake hands with an unidentified Iranian leader, with a cracked Iranian flag in the background
  • Thursday, 26 February, 2026
    Energy Source
    Trump touts ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda in State of the Union

    The US president’s speech also renews focus on electricity affordability

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    Donald Trump speaks at the podium with arms outstretched during the State of the Union address, with two men behind him.
  • Friday, 20 February, 2026
    Oil & Gas industry
    Repsol aims to triple Venezuelan oil output after securing US permit

    Spanish energy group expects production to soar over the next three years

    Repsol YPF SA logo illuminated on a gas station sign, with a large black bull silhouette in the background against a deep blue sky.
  • Friday, 20 February, 2026
    Law
    Venezuela passes law granting amnesty to some political prisoners

    Rights groups and opposition figures warn the legislation does not go far enough

    Jorge Rodriguez holds up a red document and speaks into a microphone after the approval of an amnesty law at the National Assembly.
  • Sunday, 15 February, 2026
    Americas politics & policy
    Venezuelans celebrate first taste of reform

    US capture of leader Nicolás Maduro has led to tentative hopes of democracy in the oil-rich nation

    A group of university students march holding signs calling for youth opportunities
  • Friday, 13 February, 2026
    Visual and data journalism
    Venezuelans optimistic after US intervention, poll finds

    Majority want election this year and would vote for María Corina Machado, according to first in-person poll since leader overthrown

    A montage of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, left, and deposed leader Nicolás Maduro, right, with a woman wearing a cap in the colours of the Venezuelan flag and a US flag on her back
  • Thursday, 12 February, 2026
    Oil
    US energy secretary seeks ‘flood of investment’ in Venezuela

    Chris Wright says Washington will not provide security or financial guarantees despite oil executives’ concerns

    Delcy Rodriguez and Chris Wright smiling and talking as they walk together outside a building with red carpeted steps.
  • Wednesday, 11 February, 2026
    The Story of Money podcast20 min listen
    A hedge fund’s $8bn bet on Venezuela’s Citgo

    Elliott Management’s acquisition of a Venezuela-owned oil business collides with geopolitics

  • Monday, 9 February, 2026
    Cuba
    Cuba runs out of jet fuel as Trump squeezes oil supplies

    Air Canada is first major airline to suspend flights to the island over inability to refuel planes

    Aerial view of Jose Marti International Airport showing terminal buildings and commercial airplanes from Wingo, Delta, and American Airlines at gates.
  • Sunday, 8 February, 2026
    Americas politics & policy
    Venezuela learns to live without its strongman

    Former president’s strident voice has vanished from the airwaves. Locals say the changes go further

    Nicolás Maduro with Simon Bolivar sword; Delcy Rodriguez holds oil reform document
  • Thursday, 5 February, 2026
    Oil
    Venezuelan business looks to post-Maduro opportunities

    Trump’s military intervention has delivered the scenario corporate leaders always wanted — but can it last?

    Michael Stott
    Delcy Rodríguez delivers her address at a podium in the National Assembly, with portraits of Hugo Chávez and Simón Bolívar displayed beside her.
  • Sunday, 1 February, 2026
    Cuba
    Cuban doctors’ departure from Venezuela saps Havana of vital revenue

    Socialist regime has long sent medics to work abroad as a crucial source of foreign currency and soft power

    Doctors and nurses from Cuba's Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade wave Cuban flags; smaller images show Donald Trump, Nicolás Maduro being escorted, and Marco Rubio.
  • Saturday, 31 January, 2026
    Mexico
    Mexico in Trump’s sights as drug ties to Venezuela loom large

    US frustrated as Mexico spurns president’s repeated offers of military strikes in war on fentanyl

    A montage showing an operation against drug cartels in Jalisco state, Mexico, with an overlaid image of Donald Trump in the foreground
  • Saturday, 31 January, 2026
    Social affairs
    Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez announces amnesty for political prisoners

    Move is a hopeful sign in repressive nation weeks after US toppled former leader Nicolás Maduro

    Relatives of detainees smile, cheer, and hold up photos and signs of imprisoned loved ones after hearing news on a phone outside the Helicoide detention centre.
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