Venezuela’s Maduro pleads not guilty in NYC court, insists still president

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug-trafficking and other charges at a defiant appearance in a New York court Monday, two days after being snatched by US forces in... Read more »

‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US | US foreign policy

The US bombardment of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro, follow a long history of interventions in South and Central America and the Caribbean over the past two centuries.... Read more »

Delcy Rodriguez sworn in as Venezuela’s president after Maduro abduction | US-Venezuela Tensions News

Delcy Rodriguez, formerly Venezuela’s vice president, has been formally sworn in to lead the South American country following the abduction of Nicolas Maduro in a United States military operation. On Monday, Rodriguez... Read more »

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

An emergency meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), convened on Sunday by the bloc’s pro-tempore president, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, ended without a joint declaration condemning the... Read more »

10 Key Sports Developments in Latin America (January 4 2026)

Chivas opened Liga MX Femenil with a 2–0 win over Atlético San Luis, and Tigres began their title defense by beating Necaxa 4–1. In winter ball, Escogido beat Águilas 5–2 and Toros... Read more »

Mass protests erupt in Iran over mounting economic distress

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a ceremony to mark the Shiite holiday of Eid al-Ghadir, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. [AP Photo] Large protests against mounting economic distress... Read more »

Trump snatches Maduro but leaves his regime in charge

After US President Donald Trump stunned the world by saying the United States plans to “run” Venezuela, uncertainty over what that means and who is in charge loomed over the South American nation.... Read more »

Trump insists US ‘in charge’ in Venezuela and Rubio points to oil leverage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country, even as President... Read more »

Trump’s abduction of Maduro escalates concerns over potential war with Iran | US-Venezuela Tensions News

Washington, DC – Hours after the United States announced the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Israeli politician Yair Lapid issued a warning to Tehran: “The regime in Iran should pay close... Read more »

Rubio seizes chance to remake Latin America in Venezuela gambit

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States will use leverage over oil to force further change in Venezuela as he seizes a long-awaited chance to try to shape Latin America... Read more »