For the first time in a decade, Venezuelans have surpassed Syrians as the top asylum seekers in the European Union. This shift coincides with a global debate on the future of international protection, fueled by a proposal from Donald Trump to the UN.
With 142 votes in favor, the General Assembly adopted a resolution promoting the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state, the disarmament of Hamas, and the transfer of Gaza’s administration to the Palestinian Authority. The text, promoted by France and Saudi Arabia, is approved days before a key summit in New York.
The European Parliament approved a resolution on September 11 requesting the European Union to designate the so-called “Cartel of the Suns” as a terrorist organization, aligning with a decision previously made by the United States and replicated in countries such as Ecuador, Argentina, and Paraguay. Although the text is non-binding, MEPs warned that the criminal networks operating on the Colombia-Venezuela border represent a growing threat to regional security.
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.
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).
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 arrival of the floating platform Alula in Lake Maracaibo marks a new chapter in energy cooperation between China and Venezuela. The project, valued at $1 billion and led by China Concord Resources Corp (CCRC) in partnership with Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), aims to revive production in the Lago Cinco and Lagunillas Lago fields, with a target of 60,000 barrels per day by 2026.
The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, held in China, became a highly relevant geopolitical event that transcends the borders of Central Asia. The meeting brought together leaders of major powers and emerging countries, consolidating the SCO as a space for dialogue and coordination that seeks to offer alternatives to the international order that emerged after World War II.
Ecuador’s National Assembly approved the country’s withdrawal from the Migration Agreement with Venezuela on August 27. This mechanism, in place since 2019, had allowed the special regularization of thousands of Venezuelan citizens. The resolution, which received 86 affirmative votes, was questioned by the Revolución Ciudadana bloc, which chose to abstain, considering the measure counterproductive.
