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In Venezuela, US Conducts Rapid Response Exercise

Military aircraft land at reopened embassy

(Newser) - The US military conducted a rapid response exercise involving Marines and military aircraft in Venezuela's capital on Saturday, over four months after the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro. Two Marine Corps Osprey aircraft, which have characteristics of both a helicopter and a fixed-wing airplane, flew over the recently...

Maduro's Son: 'My Father Knew What He Was Getting Into'

Nicolas Maduro Guerra, captured leader's only child, defends jailed dad in chat with Der Spiegel

(Newser) - Helicopters over Caracas, bombs dropped near a Venezuelan military airport, and a former bus driver-turned-president now in a New York jail: That's the starting point for a striking interview by Der Spiegel with Nicolas Maduro's only child. Nicolas Maduro Guerra, 35, also known as "Nicolasito," is...

Rodriguez Rejects Trump's '51st State' Remarks

Venezuela is 'not a colony, but a free country,' she says

(Newser) - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez told journalists Monday that her country had no plans to become the 51st US state after President Trump said he was "seriously considering" the move. "We will continue to defend our integrity, our sovereignty, our independence, our history," said Rodríguez,...

Venezuela Says Oil Spill Caused Serious Damage

Trinidad and Tobago counters there was a quick cleanup

(Newser) - Venezuela said this weekend that an oil spill originating in Trinidad and Tobago, two islands just off its coast, has caused serious environmental damage along the coastlines of at least two of its states and in a gulf area near the Caribbean nation. The extent of the spill was disputed...

Rivera Guilty of Secret Lobbying for Venezuela

Prosecutors say ex-congressman played Rubio, other friends like 'pawns on a chessboard'

(Newser) - A former Florida congressman who built his brand bashing Caracas now stands convicted of secretly working for it. A federal jury in Miami on Friday found ex-Rep. David Rivera guilty of conspiracy, failing to register as a foreign agent, money laundering, and related charges tied to a covert, multimillion-dollar lobbying...

US-Venezuela Flights Resume After 7 Years

American Airlines resumes Miami-Caracas route as sanctions ease

(Newser) - For the first time in nearly seven years, a US commercial jet is heading back to Caracas. An American Airlines flight is set to leave Miami at 10:16am ET on Thursday and land at Venezuela's Simon Bolivar International Airport just over three hours later, reports CNN . The flight...

Death Toll From US Boat Strikes Inches Closer to 200

US Southern Command has clip of latest strike in Pacific, which is said to have killed 2

(Newser) - The US military said it launched another strike on Friday on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The Trump administration's campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 183...

Protest in Venezuela Follows Rodríguez's Plea for Patience

Police keep economic demonstrators from presidential palace

(Newser) - Union leaders, retirees, and public sector workers in the Venezuelan capital marched toward the presidential palace on Thursday to demand higher wages and dignified pensions, only to be met by police blockades. The protests were held the day after acting President Delcy Rodriguez went on national television to ask public...

US Removes Sanctions on Venezuelan Leader
US Lifts Sanctions
on Rodríguez
Apr 1, 2026 5:10 PM CDT

US Lifts Sanctions on Rodríguez

Venezuela's acting president expresses hope for improved relations

(Newser) - The US lifted sanctions on acting President Delcy Rodriguez of Venezuela on Wednesday, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the Treasury Department website. The sanctions relief represents a strong signal, the AP reports, that the US recognizes Rodriguez as a legitimate authority in Venezuela ever since...

In 'a New Chapter,' US Reopens Embassy in Venezuela
US Reopens Caracas Embassy
Mar 30, 2026 5:20 PM CDT

US Reopens Caracas Embassy

State Department pronounces 'a new chapter' after Maduro's removal

(Newser) - The US Embassy in Caracas has formally reopened after the restoration of full diplomatic relations between the US and Venezuela following the Trump administration's ouster of President Nicolas Maduro in early January. The State Department announced Monday that it had resumed normal operations at the embassy—which had been...

Maduro Makes Second Court Appearance in US

Judge questions why the US is blocking him from paying for defense with Venezuelan funds

(Newser) - Nicolás Maduro reappeared in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday looking leaner but legally no closer to freedom. The ousted Venezuelan leader, jailed since January and shackled at the ankles, listened as US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein refused to throw out his narco-terrorism case, while openly questioning whether US sanctions should...

US Brings Home $100M in Venezuelan Gold

Gold shipment follows Burgum's talks with interim leader Delcy Rodriguez

(Newser) - The US just hauled a hefty stash of gold out of Venezuela for the first time in more than two decades, according to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Speaking at the CERAWeek energy conference, Burgum said a recent trip to Caracas ended with the US physically returning with $100 million in...

Rubio Testifies Against Ally Accused as Secret Agent

Secretary of state details 2017 Venezuela talks in Miami trial of former Congressman David Rivera

(Newser) - Two Florida politicians who once shared a house in Tallahassee just shared something else: a federal courtroom. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent hours on Tuesday testifying against his ex-roommate and longtime friend David Rivera, a former congressman now on trial in Miami on charges that he secretly worked for...

Venezuela Beats US to Win World Baseball Classic

3-2 win gives Venezuela its first WBC title

(Newser) - Eugenio Suárez and his Venezuelan teammates stood on the stage behind second base with shiny medals draped over their proud chests, belting out their national anthem accompanied by tens of thousands of fans who remained in the ballpark a half-hour after the final out. Back home, people were singing...

Report: Trump Privately Mulling Sending Ground Troops to Iran

White House pushes back on NBC report about possible small, strategic deployment

(Newser) - President Trump has been talking privately about putting a limited number of US troops on the ground in Iran , multiple current and former US officials tell NBC News . According to those sources, Trump has floated deploying a small, targeted contingent rather than launching a large-scale ground invasion. The discussions, said...

After 7 Years, US to Restore Diplomatic Ties With Venezuela

State Department says talks are focused on creating conditions for 'peaceful transition'

(Newser) - The United States and Venezuela agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship, the State Department said on Thursday. Rounds of Trump administration officials have visited the South American nation after a US military operation deposed former President Nicolás Maduro in January, the...

Trump Floats Weeks-Long Military Campaign in Iran

President offers different scenarios on how things might play out

(Newser) - President Trump said in a quick interview on Sunday that the US is prepared to continue the military campaign against Iran for four to five weeks. "It won't be difficult," Trump told the New York Times . "We have tremendous amounts of ammunition. You know, we have...

US Tracks Oil Tanker to Indian Ocean, Climbs Aboard

It's the third sanctioned vessel seized by American military, after it was followed from the Caribbean

(Newser) - US military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. An organization that tracks ship movements said the vessel was the only tanker left to...

Venezuela to Free Scores Under New Amnesty Law

Opposition activists are among 379 prisoners who applied for release

(Newser) - At least 379 people held in Venezuela for political reasons are slated to be released from prison this weekend after submitting their applications under an amnesty bill that was signed into law this week, authorities said. The measure is expected to benefit opposition members, activists, human rights defenders, journalists, and...

Pentagon: US Boarded Tanker From Venezuela in Indian Ocean

Veronica III 'tried to defy President Trump's quarantine,' military says

(Newser) - US military forces boarded another sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon said Sunday. Several tankers had fled the Venezuelan coast, including the ship that was boarded in the Indian Ocean...

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