AMERICAS Trump posts graphic of Venezuela as 51st US state Today 11:01 Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez says Venezuela has "never" contemplated becoming the 51st US state, as suggested by US President Donald Trump.
US-VENEZUELA RELATIONS Trump hosts Machado at White House but praises Venezuela’s ‘terrific’ interim leader 15-01-2026 20:27 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump; US president showers praise on interim leader Delcy Rodríguez after removal of Nicolás Maduro.
MADURO OUSTED IN VENEZUELA US forces 'killed 55 Venezuelan, Cuban military personnel' in Maduro raid 06-01-2026 17:19 US forces killed 55 Venezuelan and Cuban military personnel during their stunning raid to capture Nicolas Maduro, according to tolls published by Caracas and Havana.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA UN: US operation in Venezuela undermined international law 06-01-2026 09:18 The Trump administration does not want to occupy Venezuela, says Washington’s envoy to the United Nations.
VENEZUELA LEADER IN COURT Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty in NYC court, insists still president 05-01-2026 20:15 Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty to drug-trafficking and other charges in a defiant appearance in a New York court.
US INTERVENTION IN VENEZUELA Venezuela's Maduro arrives for first US court appearance after capture 05-01-2026 11:04 Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was en route to a New York courthouse early Monday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation.
REGIME CHANGE IN VENEZUELA Venezuela’s top court orders VP to temporarily take charge 04-01-2026 00:57 Venezuela’s Supreme Court orders Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez to immediately assume and exercise all presidential powers in an acting capacity.
REGIME CHANGE IN VENEZUELA Trump says US to 'run' Venezuela with Maduro now in New York jail 04-01-2026 00:48 US President Donald Trump says people from his cabinet will take charge of Venezuela for now, speaks of exploiting vast oil reserves; Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in New York jail as Washington hints it may work with Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez during transition.
US CAPTURES MADURO Maduro to face 'full wrath' of US law on drug, terrorism charges 03-01-2026 10:34 Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a post on X that Maduro and his wife would face "the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts" over drug and terrorism charges.
US ATTACKS CARACAS Trump says Maduro captured after US airstrikes hit Venezuela 03-01-2026 09:24 Capturing Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, marks an unprecedented intervention and a stunning fall for the Venezuelan leader who became president in 2013.
UNITED STATES ATTACKS VENEZUELA Trump says Venezuela's Maduro captured in 'large scale' US strike 03-01-2026 07:41 Donald Trump announces US has carried out large-scale military strikes in Venezuela and announced that Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country.
GAZA WAR Israel issues 'last warning' to Gazans 19-03-2025 17:18 Israel's most recent airstrikes have killed at least 436 people, according to Gaza's civil defence agency, disregarding the previously agreed upon ceasefire deal.
GAZA WAR Israel vows to fight in Gaza after deadliest strikes since truce 18-03-2025 09:47 Israel unleashed its most intense strikes on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with health ministry reporting 400 people killed, and Hamas accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of deciding to "resume war" after a deadlock on extending the truce.