Caracas and Tehran have once again closed ranks amid growing tensions with Washington. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil and his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, held a conversation in which they both denounced what they described as “intimidatory actions” by the United States following the deployment of military vessels in waters near Venezuela.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for internal cohesion to resist external pressures, particularly in response to the U.S. naval deployment…
The former British prime minister interrupted his vacation in the Dominican Republic to travel to Venezuela in February 2024, where he held a private meeting with Nicolás Maduro. Leaked documents suggest the existence of subsequent payments related to a contract with the firm Merlyn Advisors. The Guardian has not been able to confirm that these payments were related to the trip to Caracas.
The Venezuelan economy shows a mixed performance in 2025: GDP grew by 7.7% in the first half of the year, driven by oil production, which reached its highest levels since 2019, and the government implemented increases in public sector income. However, inflation, the devaluation of the bolivar, and U.S. oil sanctions threaten to undermine these advances, according to a report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Venezuela’s Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, stated that 85% of the profits from the global illicit drug trade remain in…
Last week, the U.S. military struck an alleged drug trafficking boat in international waters, with the backdrop of a Navy deployment in the Caribbean.
The official White House Rapid Response account shared footage of President Donald Trump as he prepared to fulfill commitments at…
The F-16s were purchased by Venezuela in the 1980s, while its more recent aircraft are primarily of Russian design and…
Trade between Colombia and Venezuela reached US$560.7 million in the first half of 2025, representing a 14.1% growth compared to the same period the previous year, according to figures from DANE and the Colombo-Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce (CCV). The report was presented during the Binational Business Meeting “Vision Frontera 2025,” held in Cúcuta to mark the third anniversary of the border reopening and the reestablishment of diplomatic relations.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had attempted to revoke protection for beneficiaries since the beginning of the year, but…
