Eni, Repsol fight to recoup $6bn in gas payments from Venezuela
The European groups continued to supply the Latin American country after the US dialled up economic pressure on Caracas...
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The European groups continued to supply the Latin American country after the US dialled up economic pressure on Caracas...
The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom have joined Denmark in reaffirming that mineral-rich Greenland “belongs to its people.” As the Americas and Europe find them...
The US attack on Venezuela is part of a long history of military interventions and political influence by the US in Latin America. Here are five such examples since World War II....
Donald Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras’ presidential election, electoral authorities said on Wednesday, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the Cent...
Spain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay issued a joint statement rejecting 'the unilateral military operations in Venezuela' and warn against exploiting its natural resources. The signatori...
During a US military operation in Venezuela, troops removed a sitting head of state, President Nicolás Maduro, and his wife Cilia Flores. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Gavin Lee welc...
Article URL: https://archive.wphna.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1971-Eduardo-Galeano-Open-Veins-of-Latin-America.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46487523 Points: 5 # Comments:...
On the heels of the US attack on Venezuela, leaders from major European powers and Canada are rallying behind Greenland amid threats of a US takeover. Nick Morgan, Director of the Centre for Latin Ame...
Oil-rich Venezuela has been a springboard for Beijing’s geopolitical and economic interests in Latin America...
The US secretary of state’s chance to reshape Latin America has arrived — if he can keep his boss onside...
First articulated in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was largely meant to stave off European colonial influence in the western hemisphere, but modern president have used it to justify military intervention ...
Beijing is "deeply shocked" by the Trump administration's attack on Venezuela, one of China's key partners in Latin America. At the same time, China can find ways to use the kidnapping of Maduro for i...
Article URL: https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46509019 Points: 5 # Comments: 0...
For the first time, investors are talking about ‘US risk’...
Facilities across the Gulf Coast are already well poised to process imports from the South American country...
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...
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 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...
Article URL: https://www.karlsnotes.com/running-venezuela-the-return-of-the-american-protectorate/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46482234 Points: 6 # Comments: 1...
President Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal "bridge payments." But optimism remains hard to come by in farm country. (Image credit: Kirk...