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China Rejects U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Oil, Citing Country's Right to 'Choose Cooperation Partners'

China said on Monday that Latin American countries are sovereign states with the right to choose their own international partners, responding to recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that Beijing and Moscow could buy Venezuelan oil only under U.S. oversight.

Latin Times

US plan to exploit Venezuela’s oil could eat up 13% of carbon budget to keep 1.5C limit

Exclusive: ClimatePartner analysis shows how move would risk plunging Earth further into climate catastrophe

The Guardian - UK

Trump Posts Fake Wikipedia Page Naming Himself 'Acting President of Venezuela'

US President Donald Trump shared a doctored Wikipedia-style image on Truth Social calling himself 'Acting President of Venezuela,' a satirical post amid global scrutiny after Maduro's capture.

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Machado urges Pope Leo to support release of Venezuelan prisoners

Pope Leo XIV has met with María Corina Machado at the Vatican

The Independent UK

The US attack on Caracas was a flagrant violation of international law – that has filled many Venezuelans with hope

Over the last quarter of a century, it has been hard to look at Venezuela objectively. Politically, it is often interpreted more as a symbol than as a society: for the right, a recurring argument to discredit left-wing politics, and for the left, an uncomfortable topic that is best avoided.

The Conversation

Trump Reportedly Threatened To Back Primary Challengers Against Republicans Who Supported Limiting His Ability To Further Strike Venezuela

President Donald Trump threatened to back primary challenges against the Republican senators who joined Democrats and backed a war powers resolution to limit his ability to conduct further strikes in Venezuela, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Why boosting production of Venezuela's 'very dense, very sloppy' oil could harm the environment

Even a modest increase in Venezuelan oil production could carry climate consequences on the scale of entire countries, experts warn.

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‘Acting President of Venezuela’: Trump confirms he now governs Venezuela as well

The inexorable rise of Emperor Trump I.

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Trump styles himself as 'Venezuela's acting president' in Truth Social post

Trump has repeatedly asserted that the United States will "run" Venezuela, despite its interim President Delcy Rodríguez insisting that no foreign power was governing her country.

Euronews

Australia should reconsider alliance with ‘fiercely unpredictable’ US, former foreign ministers say

Bob Carr says Trump foreign policy presents a ‘colossal challenge’ for Australia and Gareth Evans says the Aukus pact should be reconsidered

The Guardian - AU

Why Venezuela's Oil Comeback Won't Move Natural Gas Prices in 2026

January Nat Gas seasonal softness is showing up right on cue, thanks to those stuffed late-fall storage levels acting as a price cushion during peak winter demand. Charts + fundamentals lining up perfectly.

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Mexican Officials Believe They 'Could Be Next' And Face U.S. Operation After Raid That Captured Maduro

Mexican officials have grown increasingly alarmed about potentially having its territory targeted by the U.S. following the operation that ended with the capture of Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

Latin Times

What Cubans want – and what they are bracing for, following Trump’s threats

The Cuban capital of Havana, where we are currently on a research trip, woke to an unfamiliar silence on January 5. As we drove through the city, no music drifted from open windows and shops and restaurants were shuttered. The streets were almost deserted.

The Conversation

Venezuela’s oil industry has flailed under government control – Mexico and Brazil have had more success with nationalizing

U.S. President Donald Trump has ignited a contentious debate over who has the right to control Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.

The Conversation

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Here’s How Trump’s Mission in Venezuela Could Impact the Upper Class

Personal finance experts reveal how Venezuela’s oil reserves and U.S. policy could affect energy prices, markets and upper class wealth. Find out more.

Latin Times

Trump Shares Mock Wikipedia Page Referring to Himself as 'Acting President of Venezuela'

President Donald Trump posted an image on social media portraying himself as the "Acting President of Venezuela."

Latin Times

White House's Leavitt Shares Message Claiming U.S. Used Weapon That Made Venezuelan Forces Vomit Blood During Maduro Raid

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a social media publication including a claim that the U.S. military used a weapon that led Venezuelan forces to vomit blood during the raid that captured authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

Reason

The Trump Administration Owns Responsibility for Whatever Comes Next in Venezuela

By deposing Maduro but keeping his brutal regime in power, the U.S. implicitly endorses its crimes.

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Trump plays the savior after getting his oil payout, while holding Venezuela hostage with air strikes and demanding more

The US is basically an imperial nation now.

The Independent UK

Trump shares fake Wikipedia page calling himself ‘Acting President’ of Venezuela

President Donald Trump posts meme apparently intended as snub to country’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez, sworn in last week to succeed Nicolas Maduro

The Guardian - US

US frackers were already facing a global oil supply glut. Trump’s Venezuelan dream could make it worse

Picture is as murky as a barrel of oil, with US companies in 2026 expecting their first production drop in four years

The Guardian - US

Trump is repeating the mistakes of Iraq in Venezuela

As it did in 2003, the US is underestimating the potential for instability as Trump resurrects one of the Iraq war’s biggest myths

International Business Times UK

Trump Declares Himself 'Acting President of Venezuela' After US Captures Maduro in Daring Raid

Donald Trump declares himself 'acting president of Venezuela' after US captures Maduro, signalling bold moves in oil and geopolitics.

International Business Times UK

Why Drugs, Oil and Influence Now Drive America's Venezuela Agenda

US rhetoric on Venezuela has shifted from drug allegations to oil and minerals as Washington recalibrates its strategy around energy and influence.

Roll Call

This week: Spending sprint continues; Venezuela war powers expected to get a vote

Appropriations are on the agenda for both chambers of Congress this week, and a Venezuela war powers resolution could come to the Senate floor.

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