Politics
Pope Leo XIV voiced deep concern on Sunday over Venezuela's political crisis, calling for respect of the nation's sovereignty following a dramatic U.S. military operation that captured President Nicolás Maduro. Speaking during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square on January 4,......
President Donald Trump forecasted the imminent downfall of Cuba following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, which severed the island nation's critical supply of subsidized Venezuelan petroleum. Speaking aboard Air Force One en route to Washington on January 4 and 5, Trump......
Six countries have issued a joint statement sharply criticizing the United States' military operation in Venezuela that led to President Nicolás Maduro's capture, labeling it a blatant breach of international law and the United Nations Charter. Spain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico,......
María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize winner speaking from hiding in a detailed interview published Saturday, pledged to position Venezuela as Israel's closest ally in Latin America upon gaining power. This commitment aims to reverse decades of animosity that began under Hugo Chávez......
Debris from a missile bearing unmistakable US military markings has emerged in Venezuela's Alta Guajira region, offering concrete evidence for President Donald Trump's claim that American forces targeted a site on Venezuelan soil last month. The fragments, labeled with "WARNING" and......
Explosions rocked Caracas, Venezuela's capital, in the early hours of Saturday as President Trump directed airstrikes on key Venezuelan military sites. This bold move signals a sharp escalation in Washington's long-standing pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro's regime. Witnesses......
Two Chinese flagged supertankers are continuing operations close to Venezuelan waters despite a blockade announced in mid December by President Donald Trump and an expanding campaign of tanker seizures, according to maritime tracking data. The situation is shaping into a key test of United States enforcement......
Earlier this month, a U.S. intelligence drone struck a port facility inside Venezuela. The operation marked the first acknowledged American attack on land since the Trump administration began an intensified military campaign in the Caribbean four months ago. President Donald Trump publicly confirmed......
Ukraine carried out a series of drone attacks on Christmas Day that struck key Russian energy sites, intensifying a campaign that has increasingly focused on disrupting Moscow’s oil and gas infrastructure. According to sources cited by media reports, Ukrainian drones hit the Orenburg gas processing......
Venezuela’s National Assembly has passed a new law imposing prison sentences of up to 20 years for individuals accused of supporting foreign-imposed sanctions or blockades against the nation. The legislation, titled Law to Guarantee Freedom of Navigation and Commerce Against Piracy, Blockades......
Three days of negotiations in Florida ended with cautious optimism but a clear warning from Washington: if Moscow refuses the emerging peace framework, the United States is prepared to intensify sanctions and supply Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles. Senator Lindsey Graham urged a sharp escalation......
The United States has intensified its maritime campaign in the Caribbean, seizing two tankers carrying Venezuelan crude and pursuing a third vessel accused of transporting sanctioned oil to Asian markets. The move marks a major escalation in Washington’s enforcement of its “total blockade”......
The United Nations Security Council is set to convene an emergency meeting to address the deepening crisis in Venezuela, following mounting tensions between Caracas and Washington. The session, scheduled at UN headquarters, was requested by the Venezuelan government to discuss what it has termed “ongoing......
