US seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker in Indian Ocean
Pentagon says US will enforce Trump-ordered blockade against South American country even ‘halfway around the world’.
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Venezuela signs law opening up oil sector as US eases sanctions
Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has signed into law a reform bill to open up the country’s oil industry.
Published On 30 Jan 2026
Venezuela’s Rodriguez signs oil reform law while the US eases sanctions
The Trump administration has pressured Venezuela to increase foreign access to the country’s large oil reserves.
Trump says that he will allow reopening of Venezuelan airspace
US has asserted control over Venezuela on key issues of sovereignty and made threats of further military attacks.
![US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes his seat before the start of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine US policy towards Venezuela on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 28, 2026. [Saul Loeb/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AFP__20260128__94BE8UV__v1__HighRes__UsVenezuelaConflictPoliticsCongressRubio_cropped-1769625424.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
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Rubio rules out military action in Venezuela, with an exception
The Trump administration does not “intend or expect” to again take military action in Venezuela, Marco Rubio said.
Published On 28 Jan 2026
Rubio says Maduro abduction ‘strategic’ necessity, downplays future attacks
Top US diplomat gives scant mention of international law as he explains plan for Venezuela in US Senate testimony.
From: NewsFeed
March to honour Cuban national hero expresses solidarity against Trump
At a rally to remember Jose Marti, some protesters disavowed any interference in Cuba from US President Donald Trump.
Published On 28 Jan 2026
Venezuela and Mexico: How Trump is trying to choke Cuba’s oil supplies
Cuba’s economy is on the verge of collapse as two of the country’s top oil supplies dry up amid US pressure.
From: UpFront
Trump’s second term: ‘Reality has overtaken satire’
Marc Lamont Hill sits down with The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel to unpack the first year of Trump’s second term.
Published On 26 Jan 2026
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‘Remote coercion’: What has US approach been since abduction of Maduro?
Three weeks since attack, US plans focus on oil, but little clarity emerges, as analysts warn of Venezuela faultlines.
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Venezuela: In the Shadow of the US
How oil-rich Venezuela fell from 1970s stable democracy to a crisis that led to the January 2026 US raid on Caracas.
Published On 23 Jan 2026
