Venezuela plans to free 300 people including some whose detentions are considered politically based Venezuela’s government plans to release 300 detainees this week, some held for political reasons The Independent UK · May 20
Maduro ally is charged in Venezuela bribery case after deportation to US Alex Saab, a close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, has been charged in Miami with bribing officials for government contracts The Independent UK · May 18
‘Feels like an illusion’: inside post-Maduro Venezuela’s bewildering new era Four months after Trump’s surprise raid, a political thaw has descended – but mingled with hope is trepidation for what comes next The Guardian - UK · May 17
Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face judicial proceedings in US Venezuela’s government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years after the business owner was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap The Independent UK · May 16
María Corina Machado Says Trump's '51st State' Comments Are 'Sending a Message' to Venezuela's Regime Machado added that Trump maintains a favorable view of Venezuela and argued that democratic change in the country would benefit both Venezuelans and the United States Latin Times · May 15
What the end of Venezuela's amnesty law means for hundreds of political prisoners still behind bars One of the biggest concerns for Venezuela's opposition following the capture of Nicolás Maduro by US special forces in January was the fate of thousands of political prisoners who had been detained since Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chávez, took power. Latin Times · May 13
Venezuela as the 51st State? Here's Why Donald Trump's Venezuela Statehood Dream Faces Legal Roadblocks Donald Trump has suggested making Venezuela the 51st US state, sparking debate over the feasibility and legality of such a move, amid ongoing discussions about oil and geopolitical influence. International Business Times UK · May 12
Venezuela soon to become America's 51st state? Here's truth to Donald Trump's shocking remarks Donald Trump has made similar comments about Canada. Rodríguez went on to say that Venezuelan and U.S. officials have been in touch and are working on “cooperation and understanding.” The Economic Times · May 12
Venezuela’s acting president pushes back on Trump’s 51st state remarks Venezuela is ‘not a colony, but a free country’, she added The Independent UK · May 11
Trump Floats Venezuela As 51st State, Delcy Rodríguez Fires Back Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodríguez rejected President Donald Trump's suggestion that he is "seriously considering" making Venezuela the 51st state of the United States. Latin Times · May 11
Donald Trump 'seriously considering' making Venezuela the 51st state of US US President Donald Trump has said he is “seriously considering” making Venezuela the 51st state of the United States. The Times of India · May 11
María Corina Machado Was Never Considered to Lead Venezuela After Maduro's Capture: She Looks at The U.S. for Her Return Home A Qatari source told CNN that, instead, Delcy Rodríguez made several visits to Doha last year, including meetings with the country's Prime Minister Latin Times · May 11
Venezuela Admits Man Died in Custody in 2025 Despite Telling his Mother He Was Alive for Almost a Year Venezuela's prisons ministry has admitted that a man whose 82-year-old mother spent months searching for him until this week had already died in state custody in July 2025. In a statement released on May 7, the ministry said Víctor Hugo Quero Navas had died of medical complications. Latin Times · May 10
A Venezuelan Mother's Desperate Search for Her Dead Son Is Representative of Ongoing Human Rights Violations Meanwhile, Trump claims Venezuelans are “dancing in the streets.” Reason · May 8
The Independent UK · May 4 Guyana and Venezuela return to UN court to settle historic dispute over valuable border region Guyana has argued at the International Court of Justice that 70% of its territory is at stake in a historic border dispute with Venezuela over a swath of jungle that is rich in resources
Latin Times · May 4 Trump Joked He Could Run Venezuela. New Poll Suggests The Honeymoon Is Over President Donald Trump joked last month that he could run for president of Venezuela because, he claimed, his popularity there was higher than anyone else's. A new Venezuelan poll suggests that boast may already be aging badly. A late-April survey by the Venezuelan polling firm Meganálisis found that gratitude toward…
Latin Times · May 3 Florida Sen. Rick Scott Breaks With Trump and Marco Rubio on Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez: "She Is Despicable" Sen. Rick Scott publicly broke with the Trump administration's Venezuela policy Saturday, rejecting Washington's recognition of Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela's leader and calling her "the head of a cartel" as opposition leader María Corina Machado urged Venezuelans around the world to mobilize for political prisoners.
Latin Times · May 1 Who Is David Rivera, Ex-Florida Congressman Convicted in Foreign Lobbying Case and Longtime Rubio Ally Former U.S. Representative David Rivera, a Republican from Florida and once a rising Miami political figure with close ties to Marco Rubio, was convicted Friday in federal court in Miami for his role in a covert $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela during the first Trump administration.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30 ‘A new chapter’: first commercial flight from US since 2019 lands in Venezuela Four months after US capture of Nicolás Maduro, officials hail repairing of ties as airliner touches down in Caracas
Latin Times · Apr 30 European Parliament Defies U.S. Shift, Demands Sanctions Stay On Delcy Rodríguez and Other Venezuelan Officials The European Parliament approved a resolution calling for sanctions to remain in place against Delcy Rodríguez and other Venezuelan officials, putting the EU legislature on a collision course with Washington's recent move toward economic reengagement with Caracas.
The Independent UK · Apr 28 A pin worn by Venezuela’s acting President has sparked an international row Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez wore the pin when she visited Barbados on Monday
Latin Times · Apr 28 Rick Scott Calls for Sanctions Against Delcy Rodríguez After Amnesty Ruling For Prisoners is Annuled in Venezuela Florida senator Rick Scott called for sanctions against Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, following the reported annulment of an amnesty law in the South American country, escalating pressure from U.S. officials on key figures within President Nicolás Maduro's government.
Latin Times · Apr 27 The Elections That Could Redefine U.S. Influence in Latin America in 2026 Colombia, Brazil, Haiti and Venezuela face pivotal votes shaped by security concerns, economic stakes and shifting ties with Washington
The Independent UK · Apr 24 What a reporter learned covering a protest in Venezuela led by women hoping to free their loved ones Regina Garcia Cano reports on two women protesting the Venezuelan government over their husbands' detentions
Latin Times · Apr 21 Machado, Rubio Teams to Hold Talks on Venezuela Transition Plan That May Offer Amnesty to Some Regime Officials - REPORT The negotiations come after Machado organized a massive rally in Madrid over the weekend, fueling speculation about her return to Venezuela