#theguardian.com. × US forces board second Venezuela‑linked oil tanker in Indian Ocean. Pentagon tracked sanctioned Veronica III from Caribbean Sea after it left Venezuela on day Maduro was captured
#Feb.15.2026
#theguardian.com. × No fuel, no tourists, no cash - this was the week the Cuban crisis got real. Diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative Trump tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in
#Feb.15.2026
#theguardian.com. × US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude in Venezuela raid, report says. Wall Street Journal says Claude used in operation via Anthropic’s partnership with Palantir Technologies
#Feb.14.2026
#theguardian.com. × Venezuelan deportee welcomes chance of US return but fears repeat of ordeal. Luis Muñoz Pinto, 27, who was sent to notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador would like to clear his name after US judge’s ruling
#Feb.14.2026
#theguardian.com. × US officials investigate whether ICE agents lied about Minneapolis shooting. Charges dropped against two Venezuelan men over January shooting as investigation opened into agents’ conduct
#Feb.14.2026
#theguardian.com. × ‘Big step forwards’: emboldened activists take to the streets of Venezuela. Protesters are enjoying greater freedom of expression since Nicolás Maduro’s downfall despite lack of regime change
#Feb.12.2026
#theguardian.com. × Venezuela’s Machado says close ally kidnapped by ‘heavily armed’ men hours after prison release. Juan Pablo Guanipa was ‘violently’ taken from a residential neighbourhood in Caracas, according to opposition leader María Corina Machado
#Feb.09.2026
#theguardian.com. × Maduro’s alleged frontman Alex Saab reportedly captured in Caracas. FBI and Venezuela’s intelligence agency also reportedly arrest billionaire media mogul Raúl Gorrín at same address
#Feb.05.2026
#theguardian.com. × Venezuela plan to turn notorious prison into cultural centre scrubs past horrors, critics say. The move is among several measures the acting president has touted since Maduro’s capture – yet critics say it erases Venezuela’s long history of repression
#Feb.05.2026
#theguardian.com. × Donald Trump set to welcome Colombian president to White House for talks – US politics live. US president to meet with Gustavo Petro weeks after threatening military action in the country
#Feb.03.2026
#theguardian.com. × DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’. Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
#Feb.03.2026
#theguardian.com. × Venezuela approves bill to open oil sector to foreign investment after US pressure. Law will give private companies more control but experts unsure whether reforms go far enough for US
#Jan.30.2026
#theguardian.com. × Trump orders immediate reopening of commercial airspace over Venezuela. Order allows direct flights from US to Venezuela, as major oil companies already on ground to assess potential operations
#Jan.29.2026
#theguardian.com. × Federal agents involved in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti placed on administrative leave – live. Two officers involved have been placed on administrative leave in standard protocol, says CBP spokesperson
#Jan.28.2026
#theguardian.com. × Can Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez become a Latin American Deng Xiaoping?. Maduro’s Sorbonne-educated successor is talking up an era of ‘reform and opening up’ modelled on China’s post-Mao boom
#Jan.28.2026
#theguardian.com. × Venezuela’s top opposition leader claims ‘new era’ is coming despite lack of clear plan. María Corina Machado pens a ‘freedom manifesto’ as plan to force Nicolás Maduro from power remains unclear
#Nov.18.2025
#theguardian.com. × US will label supposed Venezuelan drug cartel ‘headed by Maduro’ as terrorist organization. Experts believe decision is designed to pressure Venezuela’s leader into stepping down with threat of military force
#Nov.17.2025
#theguardian.com. × US army veteran who received Purple Heart deported by ICE to Mexico. Venezuelan-born Jose Barco detained upon early release from prison following attempted murder conviction
#Nov.15.2025
#theguardian.com. × Venezuela’s Maduro urges Trump to avoid Afghanistan-style ‘forever war’. Authoritarian leader calls for US to make peace amid military buildup and strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats
#Nov.14.2025
#theguardian.com. × Stakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean. Expert says military action may be ‘imminent’ in Venezuela, while others suspect deployment is a negotiating tactic
#Nov.12.2025
#theguardian.com. × Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds. Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prison
#Nov.12.2025
#theguardian.com. × White House asks supreme court to allow deportations under wartime law. Appeals court had upheld block on flights using Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members
#Mar.28.2025
#theguardian.com. × Judge at centre of row with Trump over Venezuela deportations will hear Signal lawsuit. US president had previously called for the impeachment of James Boasberg after the judge blocked his deportation flights
#Mar.27.2025
#theguardian.com. × Trump administration claims details of mass deportations are state secrets. Justice department avoids providing US judge information on expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador
#Mar.25.2025
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