Maduro-linked fugitive with $10M bounty captured after years on the run A businessman wanted in the U.S. for allegedly bribing top Venezuelan officials has been taken into custody The Independent UK · 18h ago
The Continental Rift: Inside the Mexico City Forum Where Latin America's Left Exploded Former Colombian president Petro triggered a public meltdown at a Mexico City leftist forum by calling Trump accurate on Venezuela's oil seizure. Latin Times · 18h ago
Contracts Signed, Barrels Still Missing: The Real Story Behind Venezuela's Oil Revival Venezuela has signed 61 oil contracts under its new hydrocarbons law, with 44 more needed before year-end. Here's what the numbers actually mean. Latin Times · 19h ago
U.S. Charges Maduro With Torture, Raising a Question from Venezuelans: What About his former VP and Current President Delcy Rodríguez? The United States has accused former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, of conspiring to torture political opponents and American citizens to remain in power. But the new criminal charges raise an uncomfortable question about Washington's relationship with the government Maduro left behind: What about Delcy Rodríguez? Latin Times · Oct 8
How Venezuela's Simultaneous Refinery Explosion and Blackout Crisis Are Testing the U.S. Oil Deal A gas line explosion shut Venezuela's Cardón refinery as nationwide blackouts spark 4,000+ protests — putting the U.S. oil deal to its first test. Latin Times · Oct 8
Venezuela Moves to Reform a Law that Jailed Hundreds — Critics Say Repeal It Entirely Venezuela's Congress is rewriting the Anti-Hate Law used to jail 927 people. Rights groups say reform is not enough — they want full repeal. Latin Times · Oct 6
Baker Hughes' Venezuela Gas Deal Could Unlock the Country's First-Ever LNG Exports: What to Know Baker Hughes signed two Venezuela gas deals with PDVSA and New Stratus Energy, targeting the country's first-ever LNG exports. Here's what the agreements actually mean. Latin Times · Oct 5
Nicolas Maduro's Son Reveals What Father Wanted to Know About Delcy Rodríguez in First Call From U.S. Prison Nicolás Maduro's son revealed details of his first post-capture call with his father, who asked about Venezuelan political leadership and offered words of encouragement. Latin Times · Oct 5
GOP Rep. and longtime ally of Marco Rubio gets 10-year sentence for secret Venezuela lobbying ‘This is a classic money laundering case,’ the judge said Friday in rejecting Rivera’s motion to lower the federal guidelines range The Independent UK · Oct 2
Democrats to Trump: Show Us the Venezuela Oil Deal — or Face Subpoenas Five House Democrats demanded the Venezuela-NABEP oil deal's full contract on Sept. 30 after a classified briefing produced zero answers — and subpoenas may follow. Latin Times · Oct 1
Venezuela's Chavistas Turn on Delcy Rodríguez Over Embrace of Trump: 'It's Utter Surrealism' Prominent supporters of Hugo Chávez are publicly criticizing Delcy Rodríguez for aligning with Washington, calling the diplomatic and oil shifts a surrender of Venezuela's sovereignty. Latin Times · Oct 1
‘It’s utter surrealism’: Venezuela’s Chavistas lament government’s embrace of Trump Diehard Hugo Chávez supporters struggle to comprehend ideological U-turn being executed by Delcy Rodríguez’s interim administration The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
Rubio Reaffirms Election Goal for Venezuela, but Timetable Remains Unclear Rubio says the U.S. is working with Venezuela's 2015 Assembly on elections, but no date exists. What talks, oil deals and protests reveal. Latin Times · Sep 30
Venezuela's Rallies for Machado: What Protesters Demand, What the Government Says, What to Watch Rallies in Caracas and three other cities urged María Corina Machado's return and elections. What the protests mean for Venezuela's transition. Latin Times · Sep 28
Latin Times · Sep 27 Venezuela Talks Lock In Round 3 for October, Collides With Doral's TPS Deadline Venezuela's talks head to a third round in October — the same month Doral's last TPS protections and remittance relief expire.
The Guardian - US · Sep 26 The truth behind Donald Trump’s ‘biggest oil deal in world history’ The US’s oil deal with Venezuela faces multiple legal and logistical problems, including questions about whether it can be implemented
Latin Times · Sep 25 Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez Promised Elections at the UN. South Florida's Exiles Aren't Buying It. Venezuela's acting president pledged elections at the UN but set no date. What that means for Florida's 474,000 Venezuelans and U.S. policy.
Latin Times · Sep 24 Rubio's Updated Venezuela Plan: Nation Needs More than Elections. It Needs an 'Enduring Republic' Marco Rubio ties Venezuela's elections to debt restructuring and economic stability, giving no vote date. Key facts, figures and open questions.
Latin Times · Sep 23 María Corina Machado Trapped in Panama? Inside Her Seven Failed Attempts to Return to Venezuela Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has reportedly tried to return home at least seven times, including three attempts in less than 24 hours this week. Now, questions are mounting over what is preventing her return, as Washington deepens its relationship with interim President Delcy Rodríguez.
Latin Times · Sep 23 Trump Got the Photo Op. The IMF, World Bank and IDB May Decide Venezuela's Comeback Trump and Delcy Rodríguez met at the UN with no deals disclosed. Her talks with the IMF, World Bank and IDB may shape Venezuela's recovery more.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23 Delcy Rodríguez poses with Trump in New York as Maduro languishes in jail nearby Venezuela’s interim president hails ‘historic meeting’ and does not say whether she will visit snatched predecessor
Latin Times · Sep 22 Latin America Country-By-Country Speaker Schedule at UN General Assembly: Kast, Fujimori, Paz, Rodríguez Debut Trump meets Venezuela's Acting President for the first time in 11 years as Kast and Fujimori debut at the UN and Sheinbaum skips it. What to know.
Latin Times · Sep 21 Paraguay and Venezuela Talk Again After 20 Months — But Full Diplomatic Ties Remain Frozen Paraguay's Peña met Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez in Caracas after 20 months of frozen ties. What was agreed, what wasn't, and the debt still unresolved.
Latin Times · Sep 21 What Venezuela's Total Energies Deal Actually Promises — And What It Leaves Out TotalEnergies signed a Venezuela oil pact with no field, no funding figure and no start date. Here's what's confirmed — and what's still missing.
Latin Times · Sep 21 Delcy Rodríguez Arrives in U.S. Vowing to 'Bring Venezuela's Voice' to UN "We arrive in New York with the determination and hope of a people who believe in dialogue and unity among nations," Rodríguez added after landing in the Big Apple