Venezuela Archives

December 12, 2025 9:25 AM

US issues fresh sanctions targeting Maduro’s family, Venezuela-linked oil tankers

The United States on Thursday issued new sanctions targeting Venezuela, imposing curbs on three nephews of President Nicolas Maduro's wife, as well as six crude oil tankers and shipping companies linked to them, as Washington ramps up pressure on Car...

December 11, 2025 12:24 PM

US seizes sanctioned oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says

The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas. "We've just seized a tanker on the co...

December 10, 2025 2:52 PM

Venezuela’s Machado will not receive Nobel Peace Prize in person, Nobel institute says

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will not receive the Nobel Peace Prize in person at Wednesday's award ceremony in Oslo, the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said on Wednesday, with her current whereabouts unknown. Mach...

November 30, 2025 5:57 PM

Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety," but gave no further details, stirring anxiety and confusion in Caracas as his administration ramps up pressure on...

November 28, 2025 10:11 AM

Trump says US will soon take action against Venezuelan drug traffickers on land

The U.S. will "very soon" start taking action to stop suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on land, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday. "You probably noticed that people aren't wanting to be delivering by sea, and we'll be starting to sto...

November 17, 2025 9:28 AM

Trump says US may open talks with Venezuela’s Maduro

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States may open talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who faces escalating pressure from Washington amid a massive U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean. It was one of the first signs ...

November 2, 2025 9:25 AM

Putin rushes to help Maduro, sends Wagner Group to Venezuela as Trump beats the drums of war

The U.S. - Venezuela confrontation has erupted to new heights. And now, Russia has entered the fight. Recently, a Russian military transport plane landed in Caracas, signalling Moscow’s direct involvement in the crisis. For Washington, D.C., it’...

October 31, 2025 11:05 PM

Trump says he is not considering strikes within Venezuela

President Donald Trump on Friday denied he was considering strikes inside Venezuela, appearing to contradict his own comments from last week and amid intensifying expectations that Washington may soon expand drug-trafficking-related operations. The ...

October 19, 2025 9:04 AM

Trump claims he has stopped eight wars. So why is he starting a new one with Venezuela?

Why is Trump, who has said a zillion times that the war between Ukraine and Russia would never have started if he were the President, training his guns on Maduro? That's the question that is agitating many a mind around the world, including Venezuela...

October 17, 2025 10:16 AM

Venezuela asks UN Security Council to say US strikes illegal

Venezuela has asked the United Nations Security Council to determine that deadly U.S. strikes on vessels off its coast are illegal and issue a statement backing Venezuela's sovereignty, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday. U.S. Preside...