Trump, Maduro and Venezuela
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The U.S. on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four firms operating in Venezuela's oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers, which the U.S. accuses of being part of a shadow fleet serving Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government,
In a message shared via his official Telegram channel on December 30, 2025, Maduro congratulated the Venezuelan military for reaching a total of 39 drug-trafficking planes downed in 2025 and 430 since authorities began enforcing the current anti-drug law.
Israel's strikes on Hezbollah are driving the terror group to expand operations in Venezuela, creating new security threats closer to U.S. borders.
Shamans in Peru gathered for an annual New Year's ritual on Monday where they made predictions for the year to come, including illness for U.S. President Donald Trump and the downfall of Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro.
A group of Peruvian shamans gathered on a sacred hill overlooking Peru’s capital city to carry out an annual ritual in which they make predictions for the upcoming year
U.S. limits on Venezuelan oil exports are cutting the revenue that once sustained Nicolás Maduro, weakening his cash flow and putting the regime’s stability at risk.
The authoritarian socialist claimed victory in Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election despite ballot audits that showed he lost .
New U.S. sanctions have been imposed on family members and associates of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as Washington increases pressure on Caracas. The measures have targeted seven people who are family members or associates of Malpica Flores, a nephew of Maduro, and Panamanian businessman Ramon Carretero.
President Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro continues to ramp up, with his threat this past week to impose a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers, but the
President Trump says Nicolás Maduro is running out of time. But as U.S. warships amass off Venezuela’s coast and Washington escalates a partial oil blockade, the embattled strongman is signaling something very different: that he expects to outlast American pressure.