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The Latest Breaking News from Venezuela

Energy Demand Concerns Undercut Crude Oil Prices

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) on Monday closed down -0.62 (-1.08%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) closed down -0.0198 (-1.13%). Crude oil and gasoline prices were under pressure on Monday, with crude oil falling to a 1.75-month low and gasoline posting a 4.75-year nearest-futures low. Concerns about global...

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Venezuela accuses Trinidad and Tobago of taking part in US seizure of oil tanker

Maduro regime accuses Caribbean nation of participating in ‘theft of Venezuelan oil’ as tensions mount in region

The Guardian - UK

A day at the races: How Venezuelans find joy despite familiar political turmoil

Silk Eyes races past Mr. Thunder at the top of the stretch, thrilling the crowd at a racetrack in Venezuela’s capital

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Maduro Says Opposition Wants to Bring Leader Machado Back 'On a Warship' to Impose Her in Venezuela

The Venezuelan leader also accused Machado and other opposition figures of being part of a criminal network and alleged they profited from human trafficking

Latin Times

Nobel Laureate Machado Praises Trump as a 'Champion of Freedom' for Venezuela, Says Maduro is 'Weaker Than Ever'

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado said that she fully supports President Donald Trump's strategy toward Venezuela, arguing that increased U.S. pressure has left Nicolás Maduro's regime vulnerable and closer to collapse.

Latin Times

Nobel prize winner Maria Machado fractured spine fleeing Venezuela on fishing boat to reach ceremony

Machado endured a gruelling three day journey from Venezuela to Oslo over perilous waters last week

The Independent UK

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

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

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.

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The Guardian - US

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 Independent UK

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’

International Business Times 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.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - US

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’

The Guardian - AU

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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