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Exxon calls Venezuela 'uninvestable' as Trump pushes $100 billion oil plan

CEO Woods said Exxon was ready "to put a team on the ground" if there is an invitation from the Venezuelan government and appropriate security guarantees

Trump's Venezuela push threatens China's economic grip across Latin America

China built a dominant strategic position in the region as the leading lender and trading partner; it is watching President Trump's next moves closely

After Machado offers her Nobel, Trump says it would be an 'honour'

Donald Trump says he will meet Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado next week, even as he withholds support for her to lead the country post-Maduro

Venezuela frees significant number of prisoners as gesture to 'seek peace'

Venezuela is releasing a significant number of citizens and foreigners from its prisons in a decision that the head of the country's legislature described Thursday as a gesture to seek peace less than a week after former President Nicols Maduro was captured by US forces to face federal drug-trafficking charges in New York. Jorge Rodrguez, brother of acting President Delcy Rodrguez and head of the National Assembly, did not specify who they would be releasing or how many people would be released. But he said the release of prisoners is happening right now. The Spanish government announced Thursday the release of five Spanish citizens in Caracas. While the embassy is coordinating their return to Spain, officials have not yet specified a departure date. The Penal Forum, a human rights organisation in Venezuela, said that as of December 29, 2025, there were 863 people detained in Venezuela for political reasons. In a post on X, director of the forum, Alfredo Romero, said the liberations

US excluded spy chief Tulsi Gabbard from Maduro plan over her past views

The move to cut Gabbard out of the meetings was so well-known that some White House aides joked that the acronym of her title, DNI, stood for 'Do Not Invite'

Brazil's prez holds calls with Canada, Mexico and Colombia on Venezuela

The calls came just days after a deadly US military operation captured Maduro and stunned Latin America, generating stiff rebukes

US will run Venezuela, rebuild it very profitable way, says Donald Trump

According to the NYT, Trump, during the interview, did not provide any indication of when elections would be held in Venezuela

Venezuela holds funeral in Caracas for soldiers killed in US operation

Venezuela's military held a funeral in the capital Wednesday for some of the dozens of soldiers killed during the US operation that captured then-President Nicols Maduro. Music from a military orchestra echoed over the cemetery as family members and soldiers marched behind a row of caskets. Men carried the wooden caskets cloaked in the Venezuelan flag past rows of uniformed officers. Thank you for letting them embrace a military career, a military commander, Rafael Murillo, said to families surrounding him at the cemetery on the city's south side. The men were honored with a gun salute as the caskets were lowered into the ground and their loved ones wailed. Armed National Guard members patrolled parts of the cemetery for hours before and during the ceremony that followed an emotional wake. The funeral came a day after acting President Delcy Rodrguez declared a seven-day mourning period for the fallen officers. Venezuela's military has said at least 24 Venezuelan officers were kill

US to reestablish diplomatic presence in Venezuela, reopen embassy

A senior State Department official said that they are making preparations to allow for a reopening should Trump make that decision

Oil steadies after Trump says Venezuela to export crude to the US

The deal between Washington and Caracas could initially require cargoes that were bound for China to be rerouted, sources told Reuters

Gold eases as traders review US-Venezuela situation, dollar rises

Spot gold dropped 0.8 per cent ​to $4,461.51 per ounce, as of 1001 GMT, after briefly touching a more than one-week high earlier in the session

US adds Venezuela, 24 other countries to $15,000 visa bond requirement

Visitors from 25 newly added countries may need to post bonds of up to $15,000 for B1/B2 visas under a Trump-era pilot scheme

Venezuela's Caracas bourse defies crisis; IBC Index up 84% since US move

In a further development, President Trump announced that Venezuela's interim authorities would provide between 30 million and 50 million barrels of high-quality

What's happening in Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro's capture by US forces?

Venezuela is tense after US forces captured Nicolas Maduro; journalists were detained, emergency rules imposed, and Washington has announced plans linked to Venezuelan oil

Up to 50 mn barrels of Venezuela oil to US: Impact on China, oil prices

Mirae Asset Sharekhan expects global oil market to be in surplus for a pro-longed period. It predicts WTI crude oil to hit $48 per barrel-mark in 2026

Venezuela crisis: Russia sends submarine to escort tanker chased by US

Russia is alarmed by US seizures of tankers that carry illicit Russian oil, which helps fund its economy

'He tried to imitate my dance': Trump mocks Maduro after Venezuela raid

In a speech to Republican members of Congress at the Kennedy Centre, Trump described Maduro as a 'violent guy' who had 'killed millions of people'

Here's how Russia is cashing in on Venezuelan crisis following US strikes

There has been a sharp rise in shadow fleet tankers switching to the Russian flag in the past month, with at least 17 vessels having done so in recent weeks

US to receive 30-50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil, says Trump

Trump says Venezuela's interim authorities will hand over 30-50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the US at market price, with proceeds controlled by him, following the capture of Nicolás Maduro

Machado says she will return home as Venezuela enters 'transition'

The Nobel Peace Prize winner said her movement stood ready to contest and win a free election, even as uncertainty persisted over Washington's next steps, readiness to engage with interim authorities