US says it wants to control Venezuelan oil indefinitely. Can it? ○
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US oil company executives are expected to meet with Trump to discuss investments in Venezuela's oil sector.
Venezuelan government begins releasing political prisoners ⊖
The US, which recently captured its President Nicolás Maduro, has long demanded the detainees be freed.
US protester arrested after TV interview says she was targeted due to Venezuela trip ⊖⊖
Plichta faces misdemeanor charges, which locals say is a tactic of Grand Rapids police to suppress protests
Jessica Plichta was arrested on 3 January after a live interview with a local news station a…
Senate to vote on barring Trump from further military strikes in Venezuela after Maduro capture ⊖
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The Trump administration used to military to snatch Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last week.
‘Wildcatters’ race for Venezuelan oil deals ahead of wary western majors ⊖
Entrepreneurs seek to steal march on bigger rivals that are still weighing risks of re-entering country
Trump’s Venezuela incursion has nothing to do with its freedom | Judith Levine ○
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Trump’s actions at home tell a different story – and they parallel many of Maduro’s own repressive moves
Whatever else the US attack on Venezuela is ostensibly about – oil, drugs, communism – it’s not…
US says it will control Venezuelan oil indefinitely ⊕
Venezuela’s interim leader has hit back at US plans to indefinitely control her country’s oil wealth.
Dense, sticky and heavy: why Venezuela’s oil is valuable to Trump – video explainer ⊕⊕
The Venezuelan oil industry is ‘a total bust’ according to Donald Trump, something he has promised to ‘fix’ after attacking Caracas and seizing the country’s leader. But with analysts estimating it c…
With Venezuela, Trump has achieved his dream of making his own 80s action movie ⊖
Given his rise during the ego joyride of the 1980s, it’s no shock that Trump’s foreign policy is to emulate that decade’s belligerent cinema
The box office barnstormer of 2026 arrived early this year.…
Venezuela open to oil deal, says Rodríguez, as Vance claims US ‘controls’ country’s resources ⊕
The Trump administration is asserting control over Venezuelan oil, after seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers on Wednesday
Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended plans to open up…