9 hour agoPentagon: Three boats ran and now all three have been captured. Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the Bertha without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. The vessel was operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean and attempted to evade. From the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, we tracked it and stopped it.
Kaja Kallas will propose that the EU lift sanctions on Delcy Rodríguez following a request from Spain
1 day agoSOUTHCOM: On Feb. 23, at the direction of SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Three male narco-militants were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed
Cuban security advisers are departing Venezuela as Acting President Delcy Rodriguez moves to reduce reliance on Havana under pressure from Washington. Rodriguez has replaced Cuban bodyguards with Venezuelans and removed some Cuban officials from key intelligence posts
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, is asking for a review of cases not covered by the amnesty approved in the country.
Delcy Rodríguez received the draft of the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence at Miraflores Palace. The law, approved in its second reading by the National Assembly, must now be promulgated by the national executive branch. Diosdado Cabello also participated in the delivery of the text. - VTV
AFP: Venezuelan parliament unanimously approves amnesty law
5 day agoThe Treasury Department issues another license that expands the transactions enabled in Venezuela's oil sector
1 week agoReporter: On Venezuela, Rodriguez last week said that Nicolas Maduro is still a legitimate president and is. Trump: She probably has to say that. I think politically she has to say that. She’s doing a very good job
European Aviation Safety Agency withdraws recommendation to avoid flying to Venezuela
Venezuela frees 17 political prisoners, opposition movement says
1 week agoProtesting crowd at UCV in Caracas is rapidly growing. Hundreds of students and other protesters are already present
The interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, says she has received an invitation to visit the United States
Venezuela has begun driving Colombian rebels back across the border, a sharp break from years in which ELN and other fighters found safe haven on its soil, Colombia’s defence minister told AFP on Wednesday
Venezuela's largest refinery out of service after power blackout, sources say. Feb 9 (Reuters) - Venezuela's largest refinery, the 645,000-barrel-per-day Amuay, was taken out of service on Monday following a power blackout, four sources close to the facility's operations said
2 week agoOvernight, U.S. military forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding on the Aquila II without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. The Aquila II was operating in defiance of President Trump's established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean. The Department of War tracked and hunted this vessel from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says Juan Pablo Guanipa, a former governor and one of her closest allies, was kidnapped hours after being released from prison
Jesús Armas was released from prison a few minutes ago.
2 week agoThe release of Naomi Arnaudez, lawyer and leader of Voluntad Popular, has been confirmed.
2 week agoAfter months marked by absence and uncertainty, Luis Somaza is free again. Nearly a year of unjust imprisonment failed to break his conviction or his commitment to the country he always defended.
Just days before the one-month anniversary of National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez's announcement of mass releases of political prisoners in Venezuela, protests demanding their release are intensifying.
2 week agoSOUTHCOM: On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.
US authorities confirm that Alex Saab was arrested in a joint operation between the Venezuelan regime and the Trump administration
Petro proposes to Trump that Colombia and Venezuela work together to defeat drug traffickers
3 week agoHundreds of students march, demanding the release of political prisoners, in what is the largest protest the country has witnessed in months
Venezuela's first shipment of liquefied petroleum gas is headed to the US: it is expected to arrive in Providence, Rhode Island.
3 week agoDominican Republic and Venezuela resume consular relations
3 week agoU.S. Envoy to Venezuela: I just arrived in Venezuela. My team and I are ready to work
Delcy Rodriguez has announced a general amnesty for all political prisoners in the country
US Ambassador Laura Dogu, newly appointed as head of mission to Venezuela, will be in Caracas tomorrow Saturday, @CNN has learnt.
