Venezuela

A Cuban soldier described the scenes that unfolded when U.S. troops arrived in Caracas to capture authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

U.S. military planners timed a cyberattack that cut power across large parts of Caracas in the early hours of Jan. 3 to support a pre-dawn raid to capture Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro while limiting risks to civilians, according to a new report.

Russia said that any judicial decisions by U.S. authorities concerning Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro would be illegal and lack legitimacy under international law following his capture by U.S. forces earlier this month.

The U.S. military seized yet another tanker it accused of "operating in defiance of President Trump's established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean."

President Donald Trump said that a federal investigation involving a Washington Post reporter stemmed from leaks tied to U.S. policy on Venezuela, describing the case as part of a broader effort to crack down on unauthorized disclosures.

The Trump administration is preparing to rely on private military contractors to protect oil and energy infrastructure in Venezuela instead of deploying U.S. troops, according to two sources familiar with the planning who spoke with CNN.

The Trump administration is considering sending private military contractors to Venezuela to guard energy assets in the South American country as it seeks to oversee its industry following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

As reported by El País, Alberto Trentini and Mario Burlò were the Italian nationals who returned to Rome on Jan. 13 after spending more than a year imprisoned in Venezuela.

Venezuela restored access to the social media platform X, ending more than a year of restrictions imposed under captured leader Nicolás Maduro.

A secret memo from the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel determined that President Donald Trump had the constitutional authority to send troops into Venezuela without approval from Congress, according to a new report.

The Venezuelan regime appears to have given the Colombian guerrilla Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional (ELN) a green light to control the border between the two countries, according to an expert in the region.

Two in three Latinos said they support the U.S.'s military intervention in Venezuela after being told the country is a hub or narcoterrorism with ties to Iran and Hezbollah, according to a new poll.

A majority of Americans say they would support U.S. military intervention in Venezuela when informed of alleged ties between the country and narcoterrorism, Iran, and Hezbollah, according to a new Morning Consult poll.

A former officer of the Venezuelan army said that Cuban intelligence convinced the Maduro regime that the U.S. would never attack the South American country, a notion that played a significant role in the operation that led to the capture of the authoritarian president, according to a new report.

The United States has sought court warrants to seize dozens more oil tankers linked to Venezuela's crude trade, according to four sources familiar with the matter.

The Trump administration is seeking warrants to seize dozens of additional tankers linked to Venezuela, according to a new report.

The son of captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said his father sent him a message from a U.S. prison, calling on the people to trust interim leader Delcy Rodriguez.

More than 10 days after the U.S. operation that captured Maduro, Caracas residents described to the BBC what they remember from that night.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration can't comply with a judge's order to give deported migrants a chance to challenge their removal.

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton has sharply criticized President Donald Trump's approach to Venezuela in an New York Times op-ed, arguing that Washington has removed Nicolás Maduro without carrying out a genuine transition away from authoritarian rule.

Venezuela has begun reopening oil wells that were shut during a strict U.S. embargo as crude exports resumed this week under close U.S. oversight, according to a new report.

Several Senate Republicans are moving to curb President Donald Trump's foreign policy authority amid concerns that his actions in Venezuela signal a broader willingness to deploy U.S. military force abroad without congressional approval.

Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said that Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were "kidnapped" during a U.S. military operation earlier this month, and that efforts to reopen diplomatic missions between Caracas and Washington are primarily aimed at ensuring their safety and return.

Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump after he shared a manipulated image on Monday

Critics warn U.S. military operation in Venezuela could become a double-edged sword that could incite Russia and China to justify their own military actions.

The tanker departed an eastern Venezuela port shortly after the Jan. 3 military operation in Caracas without authorization from port authorities or Petróleos de Venezuela, the state oil company, which said it was never paid for the half-million barrels of crude onboard.

Venezuela's interim leadership publicly reaffirmed its relationship with Cuba after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington had ended the flow of Venezuelan oil and financial support to the island.

Venezuela's advanced air defense systems bought from Russia were not connected to the radar when U.S. forces descended in Caracas to capture authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new report.

China said on Monday that Latin American countries are sovereign states with the right to choose their own international partners, responding to recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that Beijing and Moscow could buy Venezuelan oil only under U.S. oversight.

President Donald Trump threatened to back primary challenges against the Republican senators who joined Democrats and backed a war powers resolution to limit his ability to conduct further strikes in Venezuela, according to a new report.