Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has issued his first public message since being detained in the United States, saying he and his wife remain “steadfast” and “serene” despite months in custody. In a statement shared via his X account on Saturday, Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores said they were…
Caracas, Venezuela – Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has declared that Venezuela will no longer bow to U.S. directives, insisting that the country’s political and economic future must be determined internally. Speaking to oil workers in Anzoátegui on Sunday, Rodríguez criticized Washington’s pressure to open Venezuela’s petroleum sector to U.S. investment…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has reiterated her belief that she will eventually be elected president of Venezuela “when the right time comes,” even as the United States appears to have sidelined her in favour of supporting interim leadership following the overthrow of Nicolás Maduro. Machado, who has emerged…
Venezuela on Tuesday began freeing detained American citizens, a U.S. official said, in what Washington described as a positive step by the South American country’s interim leadership following the removal of former President Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. State Department confirmed that multiple Americans held in Venezuelan prisons have been released,…
After the dramatic U.S. raid that removed Nicolás Maduro from power, Venezuela finds itself at a pivotal crossroads, with renewed hopes that negotiations over oil sales to the United States could help ease years of economic hardship. The overnight operation that saw U.S. forces bomb parts of Caracas and detain…
While Venezuela’s release of detainees on Thursday offered brief relief and cautious optimism, many human rights advocates stress that true accountability still lies elsewhere. A lesser-known development in Argentina may offer a more tangible path to justice. On the same day, a federal court in Buenos Aires rejected an appeal…
The Venezuelan government has begun releasing individuals regarded as political prisoners by human rights groups, in what officials described as a goodwill gesture amid ongoing political upheaval. The move comes shortly after a U.S. military operation on January 3 resulted in the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro, who was…
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has announced plans to return to her country “as soon as possible,” rejecting the authority of the interim president installed in Caracas following the capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces. Speaking to U.S. broadcaster Fox News from an undisclosed location on Monday, January 5, 2026, Machado…
Venezuela entered a new political chapter as Delcy Rodríguez chaired her first council of ministers meeting as the country’s acting president on Sunday, January 5, 2026. Behind her, portraits of her predecessors, Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, served as reminders of the political legacy she now inherits. Rodríguez, 56, is…