U.S. Senators challenge Trump over potential military action in Venezuela as tensions with Caracas and Beijing grow

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.

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Reuters: China Concord Strengthens Oil Presence in Venezuela with Floating Platform in Lake Maracaibo

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.

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit Marks a New Geopolitical Pulse

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.

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