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China Warns Against U.S. Interference in Venezuela After Washington Secures Major Oil Deal

Beijing warned the U.S. against interfering in China-Venezuela cooperation following a major oil pact between Washington and Caracas involving 17 strategic fields and over $100 billion in potential investment.

Latin Times

The Venezuelan billionaire the US investigated for money laundering now has a Pentagon oil deal

Billionaire Alejandro Betancourt, once investigated by US authorities over alleged money laundering linked to Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA, has emerged as a key US partner in a sweeping oil deal with Caracas. Reuters reports Betancourt helped Washington ahead of Nicolás Maduro’s capture and later brokered oil agreements benefiting US…

The Economic Times

The US and Venezuela: a century-old relationship drenched in oil

A visual look at how Washington’s relationship with Caracas has gone from cordial to ‘predatory’

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US energy firms significantly expand operations in Venezuela after Washington's oil deal with Caracas

US officials denied accusations that the deal was holding Venezuela for ransom, stressing that it is mutually beneficial deal for all, developing an unutilised underground asset.

Euronews

US oversees signing of ‘billions’ in deals between Venezuela and Chevron, ENI, GE

US oil giant Chevron, Italy's ENI and GE Vernova signed deals worth "tens of billions of dollars" with Venezuela, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday during a trip to Caracas where he and Interim President Delcy Rodriguez finalised the agreements.

France 24

American Airlines Resumes Flights to Caracas Thursday — But the Airport It's Landing At Is Still Far From Whole

American Airlines resumes nonstop Miami-Caracas flights Sept. 3, reconnecting Miami's 254,000-strong Venezuelan community after a two-month earthquake gap.

Latin Times

Chevron unveils $7 billion Venezuela deal as US claims a fifth of the country's oil

Chevron announced a $7 billion expansion deal for its Venezuelan operations on Wednesday, hours after the country's parliament approved handing Washington control over a fifth of its oil reserves.

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'Venezuela will be reborn': Maduro shares first photos from US prison since capture

Two photographs posted to Nicolás Maduro's official social-media accounts on Sunday appear to show the former Venezuelan president smiling and making peace signs at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, nearly eight months after US forces captured him in Caracas.

The Times of India

Harvard Economist Calls Venezuela Oil Deal "Shameful" as Rodríguez and Trump Contradict Each Other

Trump's deal claims a 100-year Venezuela oil concession. Rodríguez says 25. Protests and pushback followed.

Latin Times

Inside Venezuela's El Helicoide Prison: How Dissident Jesús Armas Endured Torture and Outlasted Maduro

For helping prove that Maduro lost the 2024 election, Jesús Armas spent more than a year in Venezuela’s most-feared prison. He’s lucky it wasn’t more.

Reason

Trump announces 'historic' agreement for US stake in Venezuela oil reserves

Washington and Caracas announced Friday that they had reached a “historic” oil agreement, under which the United States will take majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's reserves.

France 24

Florida Congressman Brands Venezuela's Acting President an "Interim Dictator," Demands Her Ouster

Rep. Carlos Giménez's Aug. 24 demand that Delcy Rodríguez step down is the latest in an eight-month pressure campaign that splits Republicans and hits close to home for South Florida's Venezuelan diaspora.

Latin Times

Cilia Flores: What the Betting Markets Really Say About Her Chances of Walking Free This Year

Betting markets give Maduro's wife a leading, but far from certain, shot at release by year's end. The legal calendar tells a more cautious story.

Latin Times

A Third Voice Enters Venezuela's Transition Fight — and He Wants Machado's Blessing. Who Is Enrique Márquez?

Enrique Márquez unveiled his "Pacto por Venezuela" transition plan as Delcy Rodríguez's interim rule draws fire and María Corina Machado waits to return.

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Bangkok Post

Venezuelan amputees adjust to new life after quakes

CARACAS - Teenage athlete Dennis Castillo spent 28 excruciating hours trapped under the rubble in quake-hit Venezuela, with a beam crushing her left leg as she waited to be rescued.

Latin Times

Venezuela's Rivals Sign Their First Real Deal Since Maduro's Capture — But Still No Election Date

Venezuela's government and opposition signed their first real deal since Maduro's capture: a judicial overhaul and a gold push. No election date yet.

Bangkok Post

Protest denounces secrecy of Venezuela transition talks

CARACAS - Dozens of protesters rallied Wednesday outside a hotel hosting transition talks in the Venezuelan capital, demanding greater transparency from the authorities and the opposition, AFP journalists observed.

Latin Times

Caracas Talks Draw In Chavismo and the 2015 Opposition — Miami's Diaspora Is Watching the Clock

Chavismo and a faction of Venezuela's 2015 opposition opened U.S.-backed transition talks in Caracas on Aug. 6, the first such dialogue with direct Washington involvement in over a decade. The negotiations arrive as the June earthquakes' death toll climbs past 6,100, María Corina Machado stays on the sidelines, and Venezuelan…

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The Canberra Times

'My heart is broken': Canberra man loses three to 'devastating' Venezuelan earthquake

Frank has returned from Caracas after the witnessing the aftermath firsthand.

Latin Times

Venezuela Becomes the Latest Nation to Abandon the ICC, and Washington Applauds a Court in Freefall

Venezuela notified the UN of its ICC exit the same day the court ousted its chief prosecutor over sexual misconduct findings; the US cheered both.

The Economic Times

ISRO-NASA's NISAR satellite reveals the ground shifted by 60 cm during Venezuela's earthquake: Here's what scientists discovered

New observations from the NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite show that Venezuela's June earthquakes caused the ground to shift by up to 60 centimetres. The significant surface displacement helps explain the extensive damage reported in Caracas and La Guaira. Using its Urgent Response system, the satellite provided rapid data to support disaster…

International Business Times

Venezuela Is Still Reeling From Devastating Twin Earthquakes a Month Ago. Business And Workers Are Struggling To Recover

While families are still searching for missing loved ones and others are trying to work out where they will live after Venezuela's twin earthquakes on 24 June, many are now facing another challenge: how to earn a living.

Latin Times

Polymarket Traders See Rising Odds of Cilia Flores' Release as Speculation Grows Over Possible U.S.-Venezuela Deal

Prediction market bettors are increasingly wagering that Cilia Flores, the wife of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, could be released from U.S. custody before the end of the year, fueling speculation that Washington and Caracas may eventually reach some form of negotiated agreement.

International Business Times UK

Trump Faces Scrutiny Over $13B in Venezuelan Oil Cash as Only $300M Is Publicly Traced to Caracas

The US control over Venezuelan oil revenue has led to calls for an audit, amid concerns about transparency and legal justification, as Venezuela struggles with economic and humanitarian crises.

France 24

Venezuela quake death toll tops 5,000 as IMF releases recovery funds

More than 5,000 people were killed in the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month, officials said, adding that the country would tap $346 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for reconstruction. The coastal state of La Guaira, located north of Caracas, was decimated in the quakes that struck…

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