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Crude Prices Fall on Signs of Weak Chinese Energy Demand

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) today is down -0.84 (-1.46%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) is down -0.0234 (-1.34%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are under pressure today, with crude oil falling to a 1.75-month low and gasoline posting a 4.75-year nearest-futures low. Concerns about global energy demand...

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Venezuela's Oil Exports Plummet After U.S. Seizes Tanker Off Its Coast, Report Claims

Venezuela's oil exports have plummeted after the U.S. seized a tanker off the country's coast, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Trinidad and Tobago to open its airports to US military as tensions with Venezuela escalate

The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it will allow the U.S. military access to its airports in upcoming weeks as tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela remain high

The Independent UK

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Marco Rubio Is Reportedly Hoping That Toppling Venezuela's Maduro Will Lead To The Fall Of The Cuban Regime

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has discussed how toppling Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro could lead to the end of the Cuban regime, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Rand Paul Slams 'People Around' Trump Are Influencing Him To Topple Venezuelan Regime: 'You Don't Know What You Get'

Republican Sen. Rand Paul again rejected the Trump administration's military pressure against the Venezuelan regime, saying the president has "people around him influencing him."

Latin Times

Venezuelan Regime Accuses U.S. Of Conducting Cyber Attack Against Its State-Run Oil Company: 'Trying To Affect National Stability'

The Maduro regime is accusing the U.S. of conducting a cyber attack against its state-run oil company, PDVSA, claiming its part of a broader plan to take the country's oil.

Latin Times

Maduro Regime Reportedly Gathering Information On Former Police And Military Officers Deported From U.S. To Venezuela

Venezuelan exile leaders in Miami are claiming that the Maduro regime is gathering information about former police and military officers deported from the U.S. to the South American country, according to a new report.

Latin Times

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Near Midair Collision Near Venezuela Reported as Commercial Pilot Says U.S. Military Plane's Transponder Was Off: 'It's Outrageous'

A commercial flight departing the Caribbean island of Curaçao halted its climb Friday after narrowly avoiding a collision with a U.S. Air Force refueling aircraft, according to air traffic control recordings.

Latin Times

Trump’s approach to Venezuela repeats the mistakes of the past

Congress must work to stop the president from leading us further into a South American quagmire

The Guardian - US

Machado backs Trump’s ‘regime change war’ against Maduro as Venezuela tension escalates with tanker seizure

Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado offers careful praise of Venezuela pressure campaign, which has led to more than 80 dead

The Independent UK

JetBlue pilot narrowly avoids midair crash with US Air Force near Venezuela

The pilot was ‘outraged’ after military aircraft crossed its path without ‘their transponder turned on’

The Independent UK

Trump Insulted Reporter Yamiche Alcindor For Asking About Claiming Oil From Venezuela Source

Donald Trump called NBC's Yamiche Alcindor 'very aggressive' for asking about seized Venezuelan oil and new Jeffrey Epstein photos.

International Business Times UK

Everything the Trump administration is doing in Venezuela and South America involves oil—even if the White House won’t admit it

The U.S. is weighing its military options in oil-rich Venezuela, influencing elections in other South American petroleum nations, and increasingly trying to control natural resources in the Americas.

Fortune

US wargames played out scenarios for Maduro’s fall. None of them ended well for Venezuela

Venezuelan politicians battling to end Maduro’s rule reject claims his downfall would thrust their country into maelstrom of bloodshed and retribution

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Trump news at a glance: US seizure of Venezuela oil tanker an act of ‘maritime terrorism’, says Cuba

Cuban officials denounce the US seizure of the Skipper oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast. Key US politics stories from 13 December 2025

Latin Times

Venezuela Reports U.S. Suspension of Deportation Flight, Fueling Speculation Over Possible Military Action

A Trump administration official, however, disputed the claim, telling Reuters shortly after the announcement that "there is nothing true about this"

Axios

U.S. unseals warrant behind oil tanker seizure near Venezuela

The FBI director said the bureau will keep enforcing U.S. sanctions and "cut off our adversaries from financial markets" and tech.

The Guardian - US

Cuba denounces US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast as ‘piracy’

Cuban foreign ministry called US military action ‘maritime terrorism’ under a policy of ‘economic suffocation’

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Venezuela oil exports reportedly fall sharply after US seizure of tanker

The seizure of the Skipper on Wednesday marked the first US capture of Venezuelan oil cargo since sanctions were imposed in 2019

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Dollar Strength and Stock Market Weakness Undercut Crude Oil Prices

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) on Friday closed down -0.16 (-0.28%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) closed down -0.0077 (-0.44%). Crude oil and gasoline prices moved lower on Friday, with gasoline posting a 4.75-year nearest-futures low. Friday's dollar strength weighed on energy prices. Also, Friday's stock weakness has...

Latin Times

Miss Venezuela Anna Blanco Crowned Miss Charm 2025 in Vietnam

Venezuelan beauty ambassador Anna Blanco Flores captured the crown at Miss Charm 2025, the third edition of the rising international pageant, held at BHD Studio in Vietnam on December 12, 2025. Blanco's victory marks a historic moment for Venezuela as she becomes the first Venezuelan titleholder in the pageant's brief…

Latin Times

Admiral in Charge of U.S. Troops in Latin America Retires Early Amid Reports of Rifts With Defense Secretary Hegseth

Admiral Alvin Holsey, the head of U.S. Southern Command, retired Friday roughly two years earlier than expected, handing over authority as U.S. military operations in Latin America draw increased scrutiny and tensions with Venezuela intensify.

The Independent UK

Trump shocked the world when he seized a Venezuela oil tanker. He might do it again

The White House press secretary has declined to comment on future plans, but said the U.S. is ‘not going to stand by and watch sanctioned vessels sail the seas with black market oil’

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Trump and Venezuela: a return to seeking regime change

Editorial: The US is ramping up the pressure on Nicolás Maduro with a tanker seizure and expanded sanctions following threats and boat strikes

Latin Times

U.S. Tanker Seizure Expected to Drive Steeper Black-Market Discounts on Venezuelan Oil, Increasing Pressure on Maduro

The U.S. seizure of a supertanker loaded with Venezuelan crude is expected to force black-market buyers to demand even deeper discounts, further tightening financial pressure on authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro.

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