The Latest Breaking News from Venezuela

Venezuela rumored to hold $60B Bitcoin ‘shadow reserve’

If true, the claim could significantly reshape the global bitcoin market.

Fortune · Jan 7

US attack on Venezuela will decide direction of South America’s vast mineral wealth

Outcome of aggression will determine whether rare earths and other resources drive energy transition – or strengthen US military power and oil interests

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7

US action against Greenland would undermine Nato, but now is not the time to panic

Shortly after the US military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on January 3, US president Donald Trump restated his claim to Greenland. The White House sees Greenland, which is part of the kingdom of Denmark, as crucial for national security and is reportedly considering a range of options…

The Conversation · Jan 7

Masked militias are searching phones and cars in Caracas looking for one thing, and people are too scared to leave their homes

Caracas has turned into a nightmare.

We Got This Covered · Jan 7

Reflagged by Russia, spied on by UK, seized by US: why so much interest in a rusty tanker in the Atlantic?

The ship is alleged to be part of a shadow fleet dodging western sanctions. It had no oil onboard – but was it carrying Russian weapons?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7

Venezuela Opposition Figures Reel as Trump Backs Delcy Rodríguez Over Machado: 'I Could Not Believe What I Was Hearing'

Venezuela's opposition initially welcomed the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, but some claim the reaction has quickly shifted after President Donald Trump signaled he would work with Maduro's vice president, Delcy Rodríguez.

Latin Times · Jan 7

Russia Deploys Warships to Protect Oil Tanker from US Pursuit, Escalating Fears of Major Conflict

Russia sends warships and a submarine to escort a sanctioned oil tanker evading US pursuit in the North Atlantic, raising fears of confrontation.

International Business Times UK · Jan 7

Crude Prices Tumble on Prospects that Venezuelan Crude Will Continue to Flow

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) today is closed down -0.81 (-1.42%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) is down -0.007 (-0.04%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are under pressure today, with crude falling to a 2-week low. Crude prices tumbled today after the US lifted sanctions on Venezuelan crude...

Barchart · Jan 7

Kimmel on Trump’s whitewashing of January 6 anniversary: ‘Don’t give in to this revisionist history’

On the fifth anniversary of the January 6 riots, late-night hosts discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to rewrite history as ‘peaceful protests’

The Guardian - US · Jan 7

Britain is now helping Trump play Big Man in the Atlantic with seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker

COMMENT: The seizure of the oil tanker Marinera and Britain’s role in it is an embarrassing farce, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley on the Venezuelan-Colombian border

The Independent UK · Jan 7