Venezuela

A 28-year-old American who was detained in Venezuela after crossing the border from Brazil in December said he was beaten, denied food and water, and held in restraints before being taken to a prison.

At current market prices, a kilogram of gold is valued at roughly $166,000, putting the potential value of the shipment in the hundreds of millions of dollars

The Department of Justice is preparing a criminal indictment against Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez, according to a new report.

Anxiety and speculation are rising in Cuba following U.S. military actions in Venezuela and Iran, with some residents now openly discussing the possibility of intervention on the island.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. military could sustain its assault on Iran for "four to five weeks" if necessary and described the post-Maduro transition in Venezuela as "the perfect scenario" for what could follow in Tehran.

Rachel Campos-Duffy publicly criticized the Trump administration's engagement with Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, arguing that cooperation with her risks both U.S. political support and democratic progress in Venezuela.

Armed guerrilla groups entrenched in southern Venezuela continue to control vast gold and coltan deposits despite Washington's efforts to reshape the country's political and economic landscape after Nicolás Maduro's capture on January 3

Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela's interior minister and a senior ruling-party figure, is now the highest-priority target on the U.S. reward list following the recent death of Mexican cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho."

Venezuela canceled the auction of assets seized from Halliburton after the Trump administration intervened, according to a new report.

A new AtlasIntel survey conducted for Bloomberg News found that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is currently the most positively viewed political figure in Venezuela.

The Trump administration is moving to ease fuel shipments to Cuba's private sector as part of a broader strategy to make the island more dependent on U.S. supplies, according to a new report.

Analysts caution that while the visible Cuban presence is shrinking, the network is unlikely to disappear entirely: "this is not the end of Cuban influence"

The figure of 687 million Swiss francs (roughly $880 million) frozen under the new rules was disclosed by the Swiss Foreign Ministry in response to reporters' questions.

Experts say interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez is navigating U.S. pressure while maintaining support from Maduro loyalists and the military after Maduro's capture.

Rep. Carlos Giménez said he believes Venezuelan top official Diosdado Cabello should face prosecution in the United States in the same way former authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro did, and questioned why U.S. authorities have not acted yet.

Venezuelan authorities have released Evanan Romero, an 86-year-old oil consultant and U.S. citizen, four days after his arrest in the western city of Maracaibo.

U.S. prosecutors are set to accuse Venezuela's former President, Nicolas Maduro, of selling diplomatic passports to Mexican cartels, which they would later use in cocaine smuggling operations, according to a new report.

Venezuela has become the U.S.'s fifth largest provider of oil after Washington took over the country's industry following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro in early January.

Drivers across Cuba are facing waits of weeks or months to refuel as fuel shortages deepen and new government controls limit access to gasoline.

The U.S. naval deployment centered on Venezuela since August has cost more than $20 million per day and as much as nearly $3 billion overall, according to an analysis.

Venezuelan authorities have detained Evanan Romero, an 86-year-old oil consultant who is a U.S. citizen, a move that comes as Washington seeks to encourage foreign energy investment in Venezuela.

Venezuela's government has appointed former military officer and ex–electricity minister Luis Alfredo Motta Domínguez to a senior oversight post, despite an active U.S. indictment and a standing reward offer for his arrest tied to money-laundering charges.

President Donald Trump said the United States is not planning a military operation in Cuba similar to the one that led to Nicolás Maduro's capture in Venezuela.

Orlando Gutiérrez Boronat of the Cuban Democratic Directorate told Euroenews that "a transition in which the same people remain in power is not acceptable"

U.S. authorities announced on Jan. 14 that the first sale of Venezuelan crude had generated $500 million, but contrary to Trump's comments, the revenue has remained under U.S. control.

He added that his father expressed support for a proposed amnesty law now advancing in Venezuela's National Assembly, saying: "amnesty not only for them, for us as well"

Grenell initially pursued a track with Venezuela that emphasized negotiations, prisoner releases and oil-sector arrangements over regime change

Seven in 10 Venezuelans say the country is moving in a positive direction after the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, and a majority want new presidential elections held in 2026, according to a new poll.

Elliott Abrams, who served as the Trump administration's special representative for Venezuela during the president's first term, said that there is no legal basis for the United States to take Venezuelan oil and sell it.

Minister Sánchez said Colombia is "coordinating" diplomatically with Caracas and called the political turmoil after Maduro's capture "a unique opportunity" to restore security cooperation