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January 4, 2026 5:36 PM

Trump says US will run Venezuela after Maduro seized

Venezuela's toppled leader Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday awaiting drug charges after President Donald Trump ordered an audacious raid to capture him, saying the U.S. would take control of the oil-producing nation. The image of the 63-year-old Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed en route to the U.S. has stunned Venezuelans and was Washington's most controversial intervention in Latin America since the invasion of Panama 37 years ago. Maduro, who wished his captors a ...

January 4, 2026 2:40 PM

India calls developments in Venezuela a ‘matter of concern’, urges peaceful dialogue

India on Sunday expressed deep concern over the recent developments in Venezuela and called upon all parties to peacefully resolve issues through dialogue, stressing the importance of regional peace and stability. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it is closely monitoring developments in the South American nation. “Recent developments in Venezuela are a matter of deep concern. We are closely monitoring the evolving situation. India reaffirms its support to the well-...

January 4, 2026 12:40 PM

Maduro is out but his top allies still hold power in Venezuela

The U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro - praised by President Donald Trump as stunning and powerful - leaves behind uncertainty about who is running the oil-rich country. Trump said on Saturday that Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, part of the powerful cabal at the top of the country's government, had been sworn in after Maduro's arrest and that she had spoken with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, leading to speculation that she would take the reins. Under Venezuela's constitu...

January 4, 2026 12:48 PM

Venezuelan oil industry: World’s largest reserves, decaying infrastructure

Following are key facts about the oil industry of Venezuela, whose President Nicolas Maduro was captured by U.S. forces on Saturday, according to U.S. President Donald Trump. RESERVES Venezuela has the world's largest oil reserves but its crude output remains at a fraction of capacity due to mismanagement, lack of investment and sanctions, official data shows. Venezuela holds about 17% of global reserves or 303 billion barrels, ahead of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)...

October 30, 2026 4:53 PM

Was the US capture of Venezuela’s president legal?

The U.S. captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation early on Saturday morning, culminating a months-long pressure campaign by President Donald Trump's administration that drew condemnation from some international leaders. Maduro was on a warship bound for New York to face criminal charges, according to U.S. officials. Below is a look at the legality of the U.S. action. WHAT HAPPENED? On Saturday, U.S. forces attacked Venezuela and seized Maduro, who has been widely...

October 30, 2026 4:53 PM

No quick wins in tapping Venezuela’s oil reserves

Venezuela is unlikely to see any meaningful boost to crude output for years even if U.S. oil majors do invest the billions of dollars in the country that President Donald Trump promised just hours following Nicolás Maduro's capture by U.S. forces. The South American country may have the world's largest estimated oil reserves, but output has plummeted over the past decades amid mismanagement and a lack of investment from foreign firms after Venezuela nationalized oil operations in the 2000s tha...

October 30, 2026 4:53 PM

Trump’s bet on regime change in Venezuela is a sharp departure from MAGA agenda

President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Venezuela, arrest its president and temporarily run the country marks a striking departure for a politician who long criticized others for overreaching on foreign affairs and vowed to avoid foreign entanglements. His vision for U.S. involvement in Venezuela, sketched out in a midday news conference, left open the possibility of more military action, ongoing involvement in that nation’s politics and oil industry and “boots on the ground.” The t...

January 4, 2026 12:50 PM

Trump says he’s ‘not thrilled’ with Putin over war in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the continued war in Ukraine, repeating that he had initially believed that ending the war would be easy. "I'm not thrilled with Putin. He's killing too many people," Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, during a press conference to discuss the overnight U.S. military operation in Venezuela and capture of its President Nicolas Maduro. Trump said he did not ...

December 29, 2025 9:31 AM

US and Ukraine ‘a lot closer’ on peace deal, Trump says after meeting with Zelenskiy

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, while acknowledging that the fate of the disputed Donbas region remains a key unresolved issue. The two leaders spoke at a joint news conference after meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Sunday afternoon. Both leaders reported progress on two of the most contentious issues in peace talks - security ...

December 29, 2025 8:59 AM

US Media Brands Trump’s Trade Moves a ‘Disaster’

The Southern California News Group (SCNG) published an editorial titled ‘$12 billion payout to farmers is a tariff-based disaster,’ saying a bailout announced earlier this month underscored the failure of the Trump administration's trade policies. The editorial, written by the SCNG Editorial Board, opened with a pointed question: ‘If President Donald Trump's tariffs and trade wars are so great for the American economy, then why does he have to shell out, as he did this month, $12 billion ...