Nicolás Maduro
White House orders US forces to focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuelan oil for next two months
The White House has directed US forces to prioritize the "quarantine" of Venezuelan oil for the next two months, aiming to use economic pressure over military action.
US intercepts another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, officials say
Venezuela is not just authoritarianism, it is organized crime in power - opinion
Russia warns US moves on Venezuela could have ‘fatal’ consequences
Trump designates Venezuelan 'regime' foreign terrorist organization, orders blockade of oil tankers
US President Donald Trump's comments came a week after the United States seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
Bryan Stern, the man behind the extraction of Maria Corina Machado from Venezuela - interview
Grey Bull Rescue, which operates entirely on donations, conducted the mission without financial or operational assistance from any state actor.
Venezuela's Nobel laureate Machado says she aims for peaceful transition after Maduro
"Maduro will leave power, whether it is negotiated or not negotiated," Machado told a press conference in the Norwegian capital. "I am focused on an orderly and peaceful transition."
US issues fresh sanctions targeting Maduro's family, Venezuela-linked oil tankers
The action came as the US executes a large-scale military buildup in the southern Caribbean and as US President Donald Trump campaigns for Maduro's ouster.
Trump again says land strikes on Venezuela drug shipments coming soon
Trump has repeatedly threatened to begin strikes on narcotics being smuggled overland in recent weeks.
Putin calls Maduro, Lukashenko meets Venezuela envoy as Trump cranks up pressure
Russia and its close ally Belarus reached out to Venezuela's embattled leader, Nicolas Maduro, on Thursday as US President Donald Trump ramps up pressure for his removal.
Venezuela's GNB guilty of crimes against humanity, including rape and torture, UN finds
"The torture, ill-treatment, and acts of sexual violence we have verified were not isolated incidents. They form part of a pattern of abuse used to punish and break victims," said head of UN mission.
US seizes tanker said to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran
Officials, speaking with Reuters on the condition of anonymity, said the US Coast Guard led the operation, and did not name the tanker or where the interdiction took place.
US lawmakers want war powers vote after Trump pledges Venezuela attack 'soon'
After Trump told reporters repeatedly that a land attack would start "very soon," a group of senators filed a resolution to block US military action against Venezuela without congressional approval.
Trump says US will launch land strikes on drug smugglers in Venezuela
“I want those boats taken out, and if necessary, we’ll attack on land as well as at sea. We’re taking those individuals out,” Trump said.
Venezuela, the Jews, and the ‘Axis of Resistance’: Antisemitism rises as dictators falter - opinion
When societies struggle, many leaders find it easier to blame Jews than fix their own problems, as Venezuela demonstrates today
