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House Foreign Affairs Committee Members 'Wholeheartedly' Endorsing Maria Corina Machado To Be Venezuela's Next President

Rep. Brian Mast, a Republican from Florida and chair of the committee, went on the record saying he could not see how there could be anyone else "with a greater vision" for Venezuela than Machado.

Latin Times

Wave Of Repatriation of Cuban Personnel From Venezuela Could Signal Shift Towards The U.S. After Maduro's Capture: Report

A long-haul Ilyushin IL-96-300 operated by Cuba's state airline has made repeated, largely opaque flights between Havana and Caracas in recent days, fueling indications that the Cuban government is quietly repatriating personnel deployed in Venezuela following the U.S. operation that led to the capture of authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro.

Latin Times

Trump’s annexation of Greenland seemed imminent. Now it’s on much shakier ground.

Looking at headlines around the world, it seemed like United States President Donald Trump’s annexation of Greenland was imminent. Buoyed by the success of his military operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric and threatened tariffs on any nation that opposed him.

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Harley Lippman on America's Role in a Shifting Global Landscape

Lippman's foreign policy commentary spans Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. He frames American engagement as a blend of support for democratic processes, deterrence of aggression, and strategic pressure on actors that threaten stability.

International Business Times

Venezuela's Interim Leader Taps U.S.-Trained Economist to Lure Foreign Oil Investment

Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has appointed a U.S.-trained economist to lead the country's main investment agency, a move widely seen as an attempt to attract foreign investment to the oil industry.

Latin Times

Trump & Venezuela: New Foreign Policy, New Changes for Your 401(k)

Learn how shifting U.S.–Venezuela foreign policy could impact markets, energy stocks and your 401(k) plan as investors adjust to new geopolitical risks.

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Why So Many Venezuelans Support Trump's Capture of Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader Freddy Guevara explains support for U.S. intervention, how socialism destroyed Venezuela, and what a democratic transition would require.

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A new map shared by Trump is turning heads, with some unexpected countries now part of his America

On Jan. 20, 2026, Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image featuring a map with the U.S. borders expanded to include Canada, Greenland, Cuba, and Venezuela under the American flag. Now we can’t help but ask, can someone take away Trump’s AI subscriptions immediately, please?

The Mary Sue

Republican Rep. Slams Trump Over Handling Of Venezuela's Oil Industry: 'Selling Stolen Oil And Putting Billions Of Dollars In a Bank In Qatar'

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie slammed President Donald Trump over his administration's handling of Venezuela's oil industry since the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

Latin Times

The IMF’s banal language is sane-washing an economic crisis created by the egomaniacal Donald Trump

Their latest report makes no mention of Greenland, Venezuela, or even Trump. This is just a pretence that normality continues

The Guardian - AU

Trump Admin Accuses Maduro's Son of Having Drug Trafficking Ties With Colombian Militia

The Trump administration has accused Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra, the only biological son of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, of maintaining ties to Colombian armed groups involved in drug trafficking.

International Business Times

Trump Acknowledges Use Of 'Sonic Weapon' During Raid To Capture Maduro: 'Nobody Else Has it'

President Donald Trump acknowledged the use of a "sonic weapon" during the raid where troops captured Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month.

Latin Times

Trump claims a secret ‘sonic weapon’ was used in Venezuela raid: ‘Nobody else has it’

The sonic weapon allegedly left soldiers bleeding from the nose and vomiting blood, as they struggled to stand

The Independent UK

Trump wants to send troops into Mexico. The land grab of the Mexican-American War makes this ‘politically untenable’

After the United States government celebrated the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, President Donald Trump issued warnings about what might come next. “Something will have to be done about Mexico,” he said. “American dominance in the Western hemisphere will never be questioned again.”

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The Guardian - US

US military says it seized another Venezuela-linked oil tanker

Seizing of vessel in Caribbean Sea is seventh apprehension in Trump’s campaign to control Venezuela’s oil flows

The Independent UK

US forces in Caribbean seize seventh sanctioned oil tanker linked to Venezuela

U.S. forces have boarded and taken control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela as the Trump administration continues its efforts to take control of the oil in the South American country

The Independent UK

Photos from the annual World Economic Forum in Davos

The World Economic Forum think tank opened its four-day annual meeting in the Swiss town of Davos on Tuesday where political leaders and business leaders will discuss issues ranging from economic disparity to climate change to world conflicts. This year's geopolitical context — with the recent U.S. military strike in…

The Independent UK

Families of Venezuelan prisoners demand their release after weeks of waiting outside prisons

Families of Venezuelan prisoners are demanding the release of nearly 800 detained critics, journalists and opposition members

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Latin Times

GOP Senator Bought Oil, Defense Stocks Days Before U.S. Operation Targeting Maduro: Report

Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin disclosed purchasing shares in Chevron Corporation and RTX Corporation days before the United States carried out a high-profile operation targeting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

The Conversation

19th-century plan for a slaving empire based in US deep south and Caribbean resonates with Trump’s foreign policy today

One year into his second term of office, Donald Trump’s foreign policy aspirations have led him to variously lay claim to Canada, the Panama Canal and, most contentiously at present, Greenland. He has kidnapped the head of state of Venezuela, saying that the US can run the country and exploit…

The Guardian - UK

We Venezuelans must choose our own path

Letters: We need fair elections, not bombs or contracts with the US oil industry, says Gabriel Moncada Belisario

The Conversation

How NZ can survive – and even thrive – in Trump’s new world of great-power rivalry

In the wake of the US military intervention in Venezuela and Donald Trump’s repeated threats towards Greenland, a wave of pessimism has swept the western world.

Reason

Why Doesn't Regime Change Ever Seem To Work?

The problem is not that revolution is bad or that some cultures can’t rule themselves—it’s that social engineering is hard.

Latin Times

Further Decline In Oil Shipments Threatens To Deepen Cuba's Economic Collapse, Experts Say

Experts are warning that Cuba's ongoing shortage of oil will deepen as the U.S. cuts shipments from Venezuela following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

Latin Times

French Citizen Held Prisoner In Venezuela Details Ordeal In Detention, Including Being Drugged And Sexually Attacked

A French citizen detailed the ordeal he went through throughout five months of detention under the Venezuelan regime.

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