The government of Venezuela expressed its concern this Monday about the joint military exercises between Trinidad and Tobago and the United States Southern Command.
Brussels has brought forward to 2027 the total ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas, sanctioned the “ghost fleet,” and imposed measures on 45 new companies for sanctions evasion.
For three days, more than 100 companies, 45 panelists, and representatives from the public, private, and academic sectors, as well as international cooperation, are meeting at the Hotel Renaissance La Castellana in Caracas to promote the country’s sustainable productivity. The event is organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Venezuelan Chamber of the Food Industry (CAVIDEA), and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF).
A group of United Nations experts denounced this Wednesday that the covert actions and threats of military force by the United States against the Government of Venezuela constitute a violation of Venezuelan sovereignty and of the United Nations Charter. The specialists warned that this “extremely dangerous” escalation could have serious implications for peace and security in the Caribbean, and urged Washington to cease its attacks and respect international law.
The economist and Christian Democratic senator won the runoff with 54.53% of the vote, in a victory that seemed unthinkable just two months ago. With his promise of “capitalism for all,” Paz inherits an economy on the brink of collapse and the challenge of rebuilding governability in a country fractured after twenty years of MAS hegemony.
The President of Colombia delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in which he criticized what he described…
Amid an increasingly intense climate of confrontation between Washington and Caracas, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has launched a legislative offensive to limit President Donald Trump’s power to order military operations in Venezuela without Congressional authorization. The move comes after the American president confirmed covert CIA operations on Venezuelan soil and the announcement of the withdrawal of the head of the Southern Command, in a context marked by warnings from Beijing and denunciations from Caracas at the UN.
The Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh became the epicenter of international diplomacy this Monday with the Gaza Peace Summit, co-chaired by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. The meeting marks the official end of the Israeli offensive in Gaza after two years of devastation and the entry into force of the 20-point plan promoted by Washington, which includes a ceasefire, the release of prisoners, and a new governance mechanism for the Palestinian enclave.
At the “One Democratic Venezuela” event, held at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), political, union, and business leaders, as well as journalists and academics, agreed on the need to promote national unity, peace, and respect for human rights.
The head of UNCTAD and candidate for the UN Secretary-General, Rebeca Grynspan, warned about the risks that a military action in Venezuela would entail, following recent US airstrikes against vessels that departed from the Caribbean nation. The Costa Rican economist defended the historical position of Latin America against armed interventions and called for preserving international law as a principle of regional stability.
