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Trump praises 'terrific' new Venezuela leader Rodríguez after call

Yesterday 10:26 US President Donald Trump says he had held a "long call" with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez, describing her as "terrific."

The fall of the Bolivarian régime and its ruinous fallout for Argentina

13-01-2026 15:18 Argentina’s economic relationship with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela left a negative balance difficult to hide. From Hugo Chávez’s financial loans to Néstor Kirchner to failed trade agreements, expropriations and non-payments, the link translated into lost dollars, lost markets and troubled national companies. Bonds with usurious interest rates, unpaid exports, truncated energy projects and forced nationalisations marked almost three decades of a political alliance which, in economic terms, proved to be costly and ruinous for the country.

by Carlos Burgueño

Fracas in Caracas

10-01-2026 06:43 Whisking Maduro from a heavily guarded Caracas military base to a New York courtroom was also an almost magical feat but has yet to prove a game-changer in Venezuelan history. If Bolivarian 21st-century socialism could outlive Hugo Chávez, it could also survive Maduro.

by Michael Soltys

The dictator, the imperialist and the new world order

10-01-2026 06:39 Seeing a strongman take the keys to the region’s socio-political-economic inclinations is ominously reminiscent of the darkest days of the recent past. It feels even more terrifying when the man with his finger on the button is Trump.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Trump plots offer to buy Greenland as NATO ally Denmark seethes

08-01-2026 14:17 French President Emmanuel Macron accuses United States of "breaking free from international rules" and "gradually turning away" from its allies.

Milei praises Trump but says he won’t break trade links with China

08-01-2026 00:36 Argentina’s President Javier Milei said that there is "global reordering" taking place – and that his government has already stated which side it’s backing.

Latin America split at UN over US military action in Venezuela

06-01-2026 17:59 Security Council meeting exposes sharp regional divisions after Maduro’s capture and transfer to New York; Some governments defend sovereignty while others back Washington’s move against Maduro.

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.

Argentina leads bloc to stop CELAC rebuke of US action in Venezuela

05-01-2026 13:19 Buenos Aires leads group of regional governments in preventing unanimous CELAC statement condemning Washington’s actions in Venezuela, highlighting political divisions across Latin America.

Fernández de Kirchner: US ‘crossed a line’ with Maduro’s capture

05-01-2026 12:02 Former president posts strongly worded statement condemning Donald Trump’s decision to oust Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and transfer him to the United States; Act of “absolute illegality and illegitimacy” violates international law, she argues.

Rubio seizes chance to remake Latin America in Venezuela gambit

04-01-2026 18:42 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hopes to seize a long-awaited chance to try to shape Latin America in Washington’s favour.

Venezuela military recognises Maduro's VP Rodríguez as acting president

04-01-2026 15:14 ; Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Spain reject outside 'control' of nation in wake of Maduro's ouster.

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.

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.

Venezuela's allies condemn US attack and removal of Maduro

03-01-2026 08:35 Venezuela's neighbours and allies of its President Nicolás Maduro condemn large scale US strike on the South American country and removal of leader.

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.

Maduro confirms 'cordial' call with Trump amid rising US military pressure

04-12-2025 13:53 Trump and Maduro hold their first cordial call amid increasing US military presence in the Caribbean and escalating tensions.

Trump’s move on Venezuela splinters region over possible strike

03-11-2025 13:29 President Nicolás Maduro’s calls for Latin American solidarity have largely fallen on deaf ears; New poll shows significant number of people in region see US military intervention as best shot at restoring Venezuelan democracy. 

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

10-10-2025 13:36 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights" and "struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

Maduro awarded honorary military degree amid US naval stand-off

01-10-2025 19:20 Venezuelan leader accepts military university honour while vowing to defend sovereignty amid US naval deployment and drug-trafficking accusations.