Venezuela

Friday, April 3rd 2026 - 00:24 UTC
Uruguayan national admits to scheme to circumvent US sanctions linked to Venezuela

A 60-year-old Uruguayan citizen pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in order to circumvent American sanctions linked to Venezuelan government officials, the Department of Justice announced on March 25.
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Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 03:01 UTC
US lifts sanctions on Delcy Rodríguez, clearing the way for her visit to Washington

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday removed Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, from the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, the country's main financial sanctions registry managed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The move allows her to access blocked assets, conduct transactions with U.S. entities, and travel to American territory.
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Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 02:07 UTC
Machado meets Rubio in Washington, says her return to Venezuela is near

Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado met Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington. It was the second meeting between the two since the U.S. military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro in Caracas on January 3.
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Monday, March 30th 2026 - 00:53 UTC
Maduro calls from prison for “reconciliation, forgiveness, and reunion” in Venezuela

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, issued their first public statement since being captured in Caracas on January 3 in a U.S. military operation, calling for national reconciliation and endorsing acting President Delcy Rodríguez's leadership.
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Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 18:47 UTC
Judge refuses to dismiss Maduro case but questions blocking of funds for his defense

Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected on Thursday the defense's motion to dismiss the charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in a second hearing at the Southern District Court of New York that ran unusually long due to the debate over funding their legal representation.
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Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 10:59 UTC
Maduro faces New York court in key hearing over legal defense

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appear on Thursday, March 26, before the Southern District Court of New York in a second hearing in the criminal case they face in the United States following their capture in January during a U.S. military operation.
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Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 01:57 UTC
Rodríguez promises “legal certainty” to investors while Machado competes for attention from Texas

Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, participated via videoconference on Wednesday at the FII Priority investment forum in Miami, where she assured American, Saudi, and Latin American investors that her government is advancing reforms to guarantee “legal certainty” for investments in the country.
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Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 00:12 UTC
Venezuela sends diplomatic delegation to Washington to formalize restoration of ties with US

Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez announced on Tuesday that a delegation of Venezuelan diplomats will travel to Washington this week to advance the normalization of bilateral relations with the United States, severed since 2019.
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Friday, March 20th 2026 - 02:47 UTC
Delcy Rodríguez renews Venezuela's military high command following Padrino's ouster

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, executed a sweeping restructuring of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) leadership. The changes, announced less than 24 hours after the appointment of Gustavo González López as the new Defense Minister replacing the veteran Vladímir Padrino, mark a significant shift in Caracas' power structure following months of institutional attrition.
Wednesday, March 18th 2026 - 23:39 UTC
Delcy Rodríguez removes Vladimir Padrino as Venezuela’s defense minister

Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday removed Vladimir Padrino López as defense minister and appointed General Gustavo González López in his place, ending one of the longest and most politically sensitive tenures within the country’s ruling military hierarchy. Venezuelan media reported the move citing Rodríguez’s official message on X, in which she thanked Padrino for his “loyalty to the homeland” and said he would take on “new responsibilities.”