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US President Donald Trump also praised Rodríguez’s leadership as being “very strong”, while he accelerates efforts to open Venezuela’s oil sector to private investment

Over 600 political prisoners freed: Venezuelan Interim President

January 24, 2026, 02:52 PM - 2 min read

As many as 626 inmates have been freed since December 2025, said, Venezuela’s interim President, Delcy Rodríguez, adding that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is welcome to verify the figures independently

The US Navy has maintained an enhanced presence in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since early September last year with the stated objective of countering drug-trafficking routes used to supply illicit narcotics to the US mainland

US boat strike kills two in Pacific

January 24, 2026, 02:16 PM - 3 min read

The strike brings the total known US operations against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific to 36 (on 37 vessels), with approximately 117-125 deaths reported since the campaign intensified in September 2025 under ‘Operation Southern Spear’

However, the official did not mention the date of her visit, nor confirmed whether it has been set yet

Venezuela’s interim president to visit US: Officials

January 22, 2026, 03:17 PM - 3 min read

Venezuela’s interim President, Delcy Rodríguez would be the first sitting president of the country to visit the United States in nearly 35 years

Bananas to barrels: A century of US resource control

January 20, 2026, 02:22 PM - 8 min read

Historians are not surprised that oil or any other commodity is playing a role in US policy toward the region. What has taken them aback, though, is the Trump administration’s openness about how much oil is driving its policies toward Venezuela.

Among those killed in the action were also 32 Cuban soldiers, some of whom had been assigned to President Maduro’s personal protection team. Their remains arrived in small boxes on Thursday in Cuba, and were received by Cuban authorities

Venezuela claims 50 soldiers killed in US raid on Jan 3

January 17, 2026, 03:18 PM - 3 min read

Among those killed in the action were also 32 Cuban soldiers, some of whom had been assigned to President Maduro’s personal protection team

Speaking in the backdrop of the recent US military action in Venezuela that ended with the capture of its President, Nicolas Maduro; the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; as well as other geo-political challenges, Guterres said the world is brimming with conflict, impunity, inequality and unpredictability, but reminded nations that the UN Charter is not “à la carte menu”.

UN Charter is not ‘à la carte menu’ for nations: UN chief

January 16, 2026, 09:24 AM - 3 min read

The Secretary General of the United Nations addressed the 193-member General Assembly on Thursday, and vowed to make each day of this year count in pushing for a better world

Trump has said it would be difficult for Machado to lead because she “doesn’t have the support within or the respect within the country.”

Venezuelan Oppn leader ‘presents’ her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

January 16, 2026, 08:14 AM - 3 min read

Machado said on Thursday she presented her medal to Trump as a “recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom”

On January 3, a US raid on Caracas killed more than 80 people, including Venezuelan and Cuban security personnel and civilians.

Trump, Rodríguez discuss ‘oil, minerals, trade’ in phone call

January 15, 2026, 03:20 PM - 2 min read

US President Donald Trump called Venezuela’s interim President, Delcy Rodríguez, a “terrific person” after speaking with her on the phone on Wednesday evening

Maduro’s fall could topple Cuba

January 12, 2026, 02:53 PM - 7 min read

Historians of the United States and Cuba believe that Washington’s relations with Havana have entered a new phase under the Trump administration. Gone are Barack Obama’s “Cuban Thaw” and Joe Biden’s less-restrictive sanctions. In their places, the Trump administration has apparently adopted a policy of regime change through maximum pressure.

The ongoing naval drills are the second such exercise after Russia, China, and South Africa conducted similar drills in 2019

South Africa defends joint naval drills with BRICS nations

January 11, 2026, 02:44 PM - 2 min read

South Africa has described the ongoing naval exercises with Russian, Chinese, and Iranian warships to be essential in the backdrop of current radical geopolitical developments

On Saturday, Trump said Iran will have “hell to pay” if it kills more protesters in its clampdown even as internet services remain suspended in the country

Trump mulling strikes on Iran: Sources

January 11, 2026, 11:29 AM - 3 min read

Report by officials in Washington who are privy to the goings-on have indicated that Trump is being regularly briefed on the updates coming in from Iran as the death toll in the violence surrounding the protests increases to at least 116, with thousands others detained

When asked about Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, who dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize last year to him, Trump said Machado will be coming to Washington next week to “pay her regards to our country, really to me, but you know I’m a representative of the country, nothing else, and she’s coming in sometime next week”.

Stopped India-Pak conflict; 8 jets had been shot down: Trump

January 10, 2026, 04:28 PM - 4 min read

US President Donald Trump has repeated his claims of helping resolve the military conflict between India and Pakistan last year, adding that eight jets were shot down, but without clarifying which country they belonged to