Venezuela
Fri, 01 May 2026 11:13:00 GMTCaracas and Washington launch direct flights after seven years and sign two oil deals
The United States and Venezuela inaugurated on Thursday the first direct air connection between the two countries since 2019 and signed two new energy agreements, in a day the White House described as a substantive advance in t...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:18:00 GMTEuropean Parliament urges sanctions on Venezuela to remain until verifiable democratic progress
The European Parliament approved on Thursday, by a wide majority, a resolution urging the Council of the European Union not to lift sanctions imposed on those responsible for human rights violations in Venezuela until the count...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:09:00 GMTUS intervention forces end to decade of statistical opacity at Venezuela's Central Bank
The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has begun systematically publishing economic indicators that had been held under wraps for at least a decade, in an institutional shift driven by the US military intervention that culminated ...
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:31:00 GMTPetro travels to Caracas to meet Delcy Rodríguez following failed Cúcuta summit
Colombian President Gustavo Petro will meet at midday on Friday in Caracas with Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez, in what marks the first official meeting between a head of state and the Venezuelan leader since she...
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:02:00 GMTIrregular Venezuelans in Chile want to leave but can't: no papers, no consulate, no return mechanism
As President José Antonio Kast's government ramps up its campaign against irregular immigration with deportation flights and promises of mass expulsions, thousands of undocumented Venezuelans in Chile face a paradox: they want...
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:51:00 GMTMaria Corina Machado draws thousands of Venezuelans in Madrid, declares: "Today we begin the journey home"
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado on Saturday drew thousands of Venezuelans to Madrid's Puerta del Sol, where she received the Gold Medal of the Community of Madrid from regional ...
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:55:00 GMTVenezuela dismantles Nestor Kirchner Room at Miraflores and repurposes it to receive US officials
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez ordered the dismantling of the “Néstor Kirchner Room” at Miraflores Palace, a space that for nearly fifteen years served as a symbol of the political alliance between Chavismo ...
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:59:00 GMTUS lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Central Bank and backs its return to the IMF
The US Treasury Department on Tuesday lifted financial sanctions on Venezuela's Central Bank and three other state-owned banking institutions, in the most significant easing of the punitive regime in place since 2017. On the sa...
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:37:00 GMTVenezuela expands Chevron operations in Orinoco Belt following hydrocarbon reform
Venezuela's government on Monday signed an agreement expanding US oil company Chevron's operations in the country, weeks after a hydrocarbon reform opened the sector to private and foreign investment. The signing ceremony took ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:18:00 GMTVenezuelan parliament passes law opening mining sector to private capital amid rapprochement with US
Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously approved on Thursday a new 131-article Organic Mining Law that opens the door to private and foreign investment in the mining sector, on a day also marked by police repression of thousa...