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We started the day analysing the latest satellite image of Skipper - the first vessel seized for allegedly transporting sanctioned oil from Venezuela - which is now off the coast of Texas. We also ...

For weeks, the Trump administration has been escalating pressure on Venezuela and the government of Nicolás Maduro. Wednesday ...

For the past decade, every administration in Washington has said Venezuela represents an extraordinary threat to the United ...

Venezuela heads into 2026 facing inflation risks, sanctions, oil uncertainty and political tension, raising doubts about recovery and economic stability.

President Donald Trump has, in recent months, overseen military strikes against alleged “drug smuggling” boats off the coast of Venezuela, ordered a military build-up in its coastal waters, accused ...

Venezuela’s debt crisis is one of the largest unresolved sovereign defaults in the world, the legacy of years of economic ...

President Trump has ordered a ban on all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, escalating pressure on the country's president.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has officially designated Venezuela's so-called Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, citing its role in drug trafficking. The U.S. alleges the cartel ...

Closely tied to Washington during much of the Cold War, Venezuela has gone through political upheavals over the years that ...

President Donald Trump has, in recent months, overseen military strikes against alleged “drug smuggling” boats off the coast of Venezuela, ordered a military build-up in its coastal waters, accused ...