A view of the "El Palito" oil refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Jesus Vargas/Getty Images The US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise raid on Saturday. In a press co...
Venezuela underwent major economic and social changes in the mid-20th century. Jack Manning/Getty Images Venezuela, home to the world's largest oil reserves, was once among the world's richest nations...
The death toll for Venezuelan security officials comes after Cuba’s government on Sunday announced that 32 Cuban military and police officers working in Venezuela had also been killed....
A Paris court sentenced 10 individuals for cyberbullying the spouse of French President Emmanuel Macron with false allegations about her gender identity, doling out sentences including suspended priso...
A US appeals court ruled on Friday that California’s ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state was unconstitutional. A panel of the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeal...
The aftermath of the US strikes on January 3 Satellite image ©2026 Vantor. The US carried out strikes in Venezuela as part of an operation to capture Nicolás Maduro. New satellite imagery shows damage...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela, according to US President Donald Trump. The US conducted a 'large-scale strike" on the country, he added. Follow DW fo...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela to face criminal charges in the US, according to President Trump. The US conducted a 'large-scale strike" on the countr...
Chevron, the only US oil major still operating in Venezuela, counts Berkshire Hathaway as a key shareholder. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Trump administra...
President Donald Trump speaks at a podium about his January 3rd raid on Venezuela. Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, and Stephen Miller stand behind him. Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump on Sat...
European leaders have given a low-key response to US President Donald Trump's military intervention in Venezuela as they try to get Trump to help end Russia's war on Ukraine. Venezuela's traditional a...
Nicolas Maduro's allies have been particularly vocal in their condemnation of the US' capture of the deposed Venezuelan leader. Among them are Russia, Iran and China. US control of oil reserves in Ven...
The US Army has several special operations forces. Delta Force is among its most elite. US Army A US operation infiltrated the home of Venezuela's president and captured him and his wife. A highly eli...
A US Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules transport aircraft takes off from Puerto Rico on Saturday. Eva Marie Uzcategui/REUTERS The US military staged an audacious operation to capture Venezuelan President ...
On December 31st, a brand-new account on Polymarket placed a bet: Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela, would be out of office by the end of January. It was the first in a series of increasi...
Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism in New York court...
Attorney Alex Spiro wrote to California Gov. Gavin Newsom saying several of his clients would relocate if a billionaire tax were implemented. Ramsay de Give-Pool/Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Gett...
The UN has condemned the US attack on Venezuela & the abduction of Nicolas Maduro. As the world body calls on the int'l community to "come together" & forcefully reject "undermining a fundamental prin...
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The Trump administration has indicated it intends to exert long-term control over Venezuela by directing the actions of its interim leadership and overseeing the nation’s oil exports after removing Ni...