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Pope Leo XIV held a private audience this January 12 with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, future Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in a context marked by the fall of Nicolás Maduro, an ongoing political transition in Caracas, and an intense geopolitical reconfiguration across the Western Hemisphere.
During a meeting with executives from international oil companies, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed approaches with the interim government of…
U.S. President Donald Trump led a high-level meeting at the White House on Thursday with leading executives from the international energy sector to address the future of the commercialization, exploitation, and control of Venezuelan oil, in a context marked by U.S. intervention in Venezuela, the installation of interim authorities in Caracas, and the reshaping of the hemispheric energy map.
The president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, confirmed this Thursday that the government has begun the release of a “significant number” of political prisoners, including Venezuelan and foreign nationals, as part of a “unilateral gesture of goodwill” aimed at promoting peace and understanding in the country.
The leadership of the National Assembly formally notified the Executive Branch of the start of the 2026–2031 constitutional term during a meeting at Miraflores Palace chaired by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez. The encounter served to outline a broad agenda of legal, economic, and political reforms, amid signs of a recomposition of relations with the United States and new regional diplomatic initiatives.
Statements by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, together with recent military, financial, and regulatory moves, outline a gradual strategy by Washington toward Venezuela that combines control over oil, conflict management, and a political transition still full of unanswered questions.
The Office of Human Rights urges U.S. and Venezuelan authorities, as well as the international community, to ensure full respect…
The new president assumed the leadership of the Executive in the capacity of caretaker in a ceremony held in the…
In a message disseminated through her Telegram channel, Delcy Rodríguez, in her capacity as Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, reiterated the country’s historical commitment to peace, sovereignty, and peaceful coexistence, while opening the door to a “balanced and respectful” relationship with the United States and with countries across the region.
According to a statement by Donald Trump on social media, United States armed forces and security personnel carried out military operations in Venezuela, resulting in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
