Cuba edges toward breakdown as power cuts and US meddling push society to brink As Cuba swelters under six-month oil blockade imposed by US, tempers are fraying and unrest is growing The Guardian - UK · Jul 18
Venezuela earthquakes create opening for military’s return to public life Three weeks after Venezuela was struck by twin earthquakes on June 24, the scale of the devastation is still growing. The death toll is approaching 5,000 people, with 18,000 homeless and 21,000 more in shelters. The Conversation · Jul 17
Venezuela’s interim government and opposition to begin formal talks Nobel laureate María Corina Machado will not lead negotiations over new elections, contrary to expectations The Guardian - UK · Jul 15
Trump makes fresh threats to Canada and Greenland with provocative photo on his social media platform President shared a photo of himself showing European leaders a map of the US taking control of Canada, Greenland and even Venezuela The Independent UK · Jul 14
Three Americans awarded $314M over alleged torture by Maduro government The case is the largest judgment to date amid a slew of lawsuits filed by Americans imprisoned in Venezuela The Independent UK · Jul 14
‘God is punishing the politicians’: anger at earthquake response grows in Venezuela Threat of social unrest rises as public indignation at lack of disaster aid comes on top of fallout from US military intervention The Guardian - UK · Jul 14
Venezuela quake death toll rises to 4,490, officials say, but no number given for missing Camps for families left homeless have sprung up in stadiums, plazas and on sidewalks in La Guaira as well as nearby Caracas. Euronews · Jul 13
A revolution in ruins: fury amid the rubble of a housing project in quake-hit Venezuela Discontent with Trump-backed government mounts as Chávez heirs struggle to respond to disaster for which they seem ill-prepared The Guardian - UK · Jul 12
Venezuela quake death toll passes 4,300 as scale of recovery effort looms large Nearly 17,000 injured and thousands more listed as missing amid calls by president Delcy Rodríguez and UN for financial help The Guardian - UK · Jul 11
First Estimates Show Venezuela's Twin Earthquakes Caused Up to $37 Billion in Damage According to the latest figures, the death toll has reached at least 3,685 people. Apart from the fatalities, EFE noted that the citizen-run platform "Desaparecidos Terremoto Venezuela" has logged more than 30,000 reports of people who remain missing. Latin Times · Jul 8
Southcom Chief Attends High-Level Venezuela Meeting That Included Diosdado Cabello Despite $25 Million U.S. Reward Venezuela's presidential press office said the meeting was held "to coordinate rescue operations, humanitarian assistance and logistics" after the earthquakes Latin Times · Jul 7
Venezuelans Shift From Rescue To Recovery As Families Mourn Loved Ones Killed In The Twin Earthquakes Twelve days after a pair of earthquakes rocked northern Venezuela, international rescue teams are making preparations to depart the country as the likelihood of finding survivors beneath the rubble dwindles. International Business Times · Jul 7
Yacht owners and public housing residents once shared Venezuela's coast. Now they share its ruin In Venezuela, a devastating earthquake on June 24 has left about 17,000 people homeless The Independent UK · Jul 7
Venezuela Reports Rising Death Toll After Powerful Twin Earthquakes. Yet Families Describe Distressing Conditions While Identifying Loved Ones. On July 2, interim President Delcy Rodríguez said at least 2,595 people had been killed in the disaster, while at least 12,400 others were injured and 6,462 people had been rescued from the rubble. International Business Times · Jul 3
Latin Times · Jul 3 Report: Days After Venezuela Quakes, Hundreds Search Makeshift Morgue for Missing Loved Ones On July 2, interim President Delcy Rodríguez said at least 2,595 people had been killed in the disaster, while at least 12,400 others were injured and 6,462 people had been rescued from the rubble.
Latin Times · Jul 3 'Cannot Be Complicit': South Florida Venezuelans Urge Trump to Act on Democratic Transition Amid Earthquake Crisis South Florida's Venezuelan community urges Trump to pair earthquake humanitarian aid with a push for democracy, warning against corruption by interim leaders.
The Independent UK · Jul 3 As her 180-day mandate expires, Venezuela's acting leader defends quake response As public criticism mounted over the pace and efficiency of Venezuela’s earthquake response, the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez issued its first public defense of the operation with her 180-day mandate as interim leader expiring
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3 ‘I can only describe it as a war zone’: the rescuers navigating Venezuela’s post-quake hellscape Thousands of volunteers are joined by overseas teams in the hope of finding more survivors in the rubble
Euronews · Jul 3 Venezuela's interim leader defends earthquake response as death toll tops 2,500 Delcy Rodríguez has hit back at criticism over her government’s response to the quakes, rejecting accusations of slow rescue efforts and claims that official casualty figures have been under-reported.
The Independent UK · Jul 3 ‘We did not wait’: Venezuela leader defends earthquake response amid mounting criticism Interim leader praises Donald Trump and Marco Rubio for support
The Independent UK · Jul 2 Venezuela earthquake rescue efforts continue as acting president faces criticism over response Venezuela's government said as of Wednesday that at least 2,295 were killed and more than 11,000 were wounded
Reason · Jul 1 María Corina Machado Says Venezuela Is Blocking Her Return as Earthquake Rescue Efforts Stall The exiled opposition leader is claiming the regime wants “to bury the truth when Venezuelans want to bury our dead with dignity."
We Got This Covered · Jul 1 Search teams spend 6 days combing the rubble of a Venezuela building. Then they pull out the one survivor no one expected The death toll is officially inching towards 2000.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1 Venezuelan police officers arrested over alleged looting after earthquakes Anger at authorities and government grows as local people, volunteers and rescue teams continue search for survivors
Latin Times · Jul 1 Anger at Venezuela's Interim Government Over Earthquake Response Spills Into Trump's White House Public anger over Venezuela's response to last week's catastrophic twin earthquakes is growing into a political crisis for the country's U.S.-backed interim government, putting new pressure on President Donald Trump's administration as Washington tries to manage relief efforts without deepening resentment on the ground.