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Venezuela
Venezuela Declares State of Emergency After Two Powerful Earthquakes
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, sending residents into the streets and causing buildings to collapse, officials said.
June 25, 2026
US
OPEC Oil Exports Plummet Due to Iran War – Except Nigeria, Venezuela
Reuters found that oil output from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has dipped to the lowest since the COVID pandemic, with Iraq hit hardest due to the ongoing war.
April 1, 2026
Venezuela
Maduro, Calling Himself a ‘Prisoner of War,’ to Appear Thursday in New York Court
Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is due back in a New York court as his lawyers seek dismissal of the case.
March 26, 2026
Russia
Moscow Urges Washington to Release Maduro, Condemns ‘Flagrant’ Violation of International Law
In a speech in Geneva, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyubinsky criticized the US for violating Venezuela’s sovereignty.
Feb. 23, 2026
Russia
Ukraine Intelligence Exposes Russia’s Shadow Oil Fleet Funding the War
Ukraine’s military intelligence says it has exposed 66 vessels linked to Russia, Iran, and Venezuela that helped bypass sanctions and finance Moscow’s war through shadow fleet oil.
Jan. 28, 2026
Trump
‘Those Kinds of Interventions Have Always Ended Badly’ – Interim Venezuela Leader to Visit US
Rodriguez was a former vice president and long-time insider in Venezuela’s authoritarian and anti-American government, before changing tack as interim president.
Jan. 22, 2026
US
Kremlin: Russian Sailors Not Freed Despite US Assurances
Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov said two of the Russian sailors onboard an oil tanker captured by the US have not been released despite earlier US pledges.
Jan. 20, 2026
US
OPINION: In Washington: More Chaos and Shame
Maria Corino Machado plays the primitive narcissist in the White House while Ukraine continues to stand firm and defy Trump’s bluster.
Jan. 18, 2026
Russia
Russian Oil Company Refuses to Relinquish Control of Venezuela Exports
As Trump tries to actualize his administration’s plan for taking control of Venezuela’s oil fields and exports, the Russian presence there says it will conduct business as usual.
Jan. 14, 2026
US
Why Russian Air Defenses Failed in Venezuela
Officials told The New York Times that Venezuela’s Russian-made air defenses were not hooked up to radar during the incursion, with some adding that Russia may have deliberately let them degrade.
Jan. 12, 2026
Putin
OPINION: After Maduro – Is Putin Next?
To understand the affinity between the regimes of Maduro and Putin, Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa’s “The Feast of the Goat” can provide insight into the anatomy of tyranny.
Jan. 11, 2026
Russia
OPINION: Trump’s Weaponization of Oil Is Russia’s Death Knell
Trump has failed to stop Russia’s war. But the new tactic of depressing global oil prices will conceivably pummel large oil producers like Russia and Iran – and bring them to heel.
Jan. 11, 2026
US
OPINION: Venezuela and the Sun King POTUS
The disturbing implications of a US president recklessly playing geopolitical monopoly.
Jan. 10, 2026
Putin
‘Raiding Putin?’ – Maduro’s Arrest Leaves Trump Facing Question Washington Can’t Ignore
The US president dismisses talk of sending US forces after Russia’s leader, even as his Venezuela operation jolts Congress, allies and adversaries alike.
Jan. 10, 2026
Russia
Trump’s Venezuela Policy Spurs Fears of Global Precedent, Experts Say
Washington panel raises questions over US power, Venezuela’s future, and implications for Russia and China
Jan. 9, 2026
US
Trump Team Works Up Sweeping Plan to Control Venezuelan Oil for Years to Come
Washington is weighing control over Venezuela’s oil, reshaping energy markets, pressuring Russia’s revenues, and testing how far US power can reach in a world sliding toward resource geopolitics.
Jan. 8, 2026