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Maduro Gets a Trial Date
Maduro Gets a Trial Date
Jul 22, 2026 12:45 PM CDT

Maduro Gets a Trial Date

Lawyer says he'll contest legality of Venezuelan leader's 'military abduction'

(Newser) - A June 1 trial date was set Wednesday for Nicolás Maduro to face drug trafficking charges along with his wife as his lawyers continue to object to the US military action that snatched the Venezuelan president from power. Maduro, 63, and his wife, Cilia Flores, 69, have been held...

Rubio's Unofficial Title: 'Viceroy' of Venezuela
Venezuela Has a 'Viceroy,'
and His Name Is Rubio
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Jul 13, 2026 7:06 AM CDT

Venezuela Has a 'Viceroy,' and His Name Is Rubio

New York Times reveals how the US secretary of state is running the nation from afar

(Newser) - Marco Rubio may sit in Washington, but a New York Times investigation argues that he is effectively governing Venezuela from afar. Reporters Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev make the case that Rubio "has become the de facto viceroy of Venezuela, holding sway over a sovereign nation in a way...

Earthquake Victims Seek Help for Illnesses, Not Just Injuries

People flock to nongovernmental organizations Venezuelan government has opposed

(Newser) - Victims of the powerful twin earthquakes that jolted Venezuela last month as well as people spared by the destruction on Thursday flooded relief services offered by nongovernmental organizations in the hardest-hit areas. The United Nations has launched an appeal for roughly $300 million to assist 1.3 million people in...

Venezuelan Girl Recounts How She Survived Under Rubble

'A strange calm came over me,' says 12-year-old Fabiana

(Newser) - Twelve-year-old Fabiana ran into her family's kitchen, feeling the floor tremble beneath her—and suddenly, she was on her back, with the ceiling just above her face. Fabiana would spend the next 32 hours trapped beneath the ruins of her family's 10-story apartment in Caraballeda, Venezuela, eating ketchup...

Catcher Debuts for Dodgers With a 'Heavy Heart'

Eliezer Alfonzo Jr. makes first start amid news his stepmom, sister perished in Venezuela quakes

(Newser) - Eliezer Alfonzo Jr. stepped into his first major-league start on Sunday against the San Diego Padres carrying news no player wants to hear. The Los Angeles Dodgers catcher learned that his stepmother and younger sister, missing for nine days after powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on June 24, had been...

In Venezuela, 'Hospital McDonald's' Serves Up Hope

Earthquake survivors get burgers, care, and search for missing pets at fast-food joint in devastated city

(Newser) - Hope came in the strangest of places: A Venezuelan restaurant that has come to be known as "Hospital McDonald's." Gabriela Alves found herself embracing her 6-year-old dog Buddy on Thursday in the fast-food outlet after a week of searching for the white pup that went missing when...

8 Days After Quakes, Venezuela Pulls a Miracle

Security guard is rescued from a building basement, emerges to cheers

(Newser) - Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early Thursday, ending a grueling days-long operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days earlier. Hernán Alberto Gil Flores was extracted safely after being trapped since June 24...

National Soccer Team Player Among Venezuela's Dead

Soccer federation, club mourn 18-year-old Yimvert Berroterán, killed after twin quakes

(Newser) - An emerging Venezuelan soccer talent is among the nearly 1,500 people killed after powerful earthquakes struck the country last week. The Venezuelan Football Federation on Saturday confirmed the death of 18-year-old Yimvert Berroterán, who represented Venezuela at the 2025 Under-17 World Cup before joining Venezuela's Under-20 side, the...

Man Pulled From Venezuela Rubble After 106 Hours

21-year-old survived after days trapped in Caraballeda building collapse

(Newser) - Rescue crews in Venezuela have pulled off a rare success story days after deadly twin earthquakes hit the country. A 21-year-old man, Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas, was found alive after roughly 106 hours trapped under debris in the coastal town of Caraballeda, reports the BBC . Teams from Venezuela, Mexico, and...

Search for Quake Survivors Passes Critical Point

Death toll in Venezuela tops 1.4K as aftershocks hinder rescuers

(Newser) - Rescuers in northern Venezuela are still pulling earthquake survivors from the rubble as aftershocks and gridlocked roads slow the search. But more than 72 hours has passed since the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes struck on Wednesday—beyond the point when survival chances sharply drop, disaster experts say....

Venezuela's Old Buildings Made It Vulnerable to Quakes

In one city, a third of its structures were damaged after 2 temblors

(Newser) - Older buildings, substandard construction, and geography left many neighborhoods in Venezuela vulnerable to strong earthquakes like the ones that struck the country this week. Engineers and other experts said the back-to-back earthquakes on Wednesday were among the most intense to hit the country in more than a century, leveling buildings...

Crews, Families Search Rubble for Survivors of Earthquakes
Crews, Families Search Rubble
Jun 25, 2026 7:00 PM CDT

Crews, Families Search Rubble

Hundreds remain missing and injured after Venezuela earthquakes

(Newser) - Crews searched Thursday for more than 200 people thought to still be trapped in debris after Venezuela's earthquakes—and where residents thought the rescue efforts inadequate, they dug into the rubble themselves to look for family members. Officials said the death toll was at least 188, the New York ...

USGS Quake Model Projects Huge Death Toll in Venezuela

Agency says it could exceed 10K, as Trump promises help

(Newser) - The second of back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday was the most powerful to hit the country in more than a century, reports the BBC , and the results are catastrophic:
  • Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Thursday that at least 164 people are dead and 971 injured, but the
...

Powerful Twin Earthquakes Kill at Least 32 in Venezuela

That number is expected to rise, officials warn

(Newser) - Powerful back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening killed at least 32 people and injured at least 700, the nation's acting president said, as communities across the South American country sustained damage. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez warned the toll was expected to rise as rescuers search collapsed...

Powerful 7.1 Quake Shakes Buildings in Caracas
2 Strong Quakes
Shake Venezuela
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Jun 24, 2026 7:16 PM CDT

2 Strong Quakes Shake Venezuela

Buildings collapsed in Caracas during back-to-back quakes

(Newser) - Back-to-back powerful earthquakes slammed Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas. The US Geological Survey said the first earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and its epicenter was west of the community of Morón, located along the country's Caribbean coast, about 104 miles west...

Trump: US Strike Has Killed an 'Infamous Leader'

Attack that reportedly took out Tren de Aragua chief Hector 'Nino' Guerrero saw US, Venezuela team up

(Newser) - President Trump says a US military strike has taken out the man he calls the "infamous leader" of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang. Hector "Nino" Guerrero was killed in what Trump described Friday on Truth Social as a "swift and lethal" operation carried out in close...

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...

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