Venezuela

Singapore Expresses Deep Concern Over U.S. “Foreign Intervention” in Venezuela, Calls for Respect of UN Charter

Singapore has voiced deep concern over the United States’ dramatic intervention in Venezuela on Saturday (Jan. 3), urging all parties to exercise restraint amid escalating tensions in the Latin American nation. The intervention, executed in a pre-dawn operation, saw U.S....
Nicolas Maduro

Nicolas Maduro: From Bus Driver to Iron-Fisted Leader, Rising to Power in 2013 and Securing Controversial Re-Elections in 2018 and 2024 Amid Allegations of Fraud

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the nation’s controversial strongman for more than a decade, was seized early Saturday by US special forces in an operation that has sent shockwaves through Caracas and the international community. The 63-year-old former bus driver, who...
US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer

Democratic Lawmakers Say Trump Administration Misled Congress on Venezuela Regime Change, Demand Clear Plan as President Cites Risk of Leaks

Democratic lawmakers accused the administration of President Donald Trump on Saturday (Jan 3) of misleading Congress about its intentions toward Venezuela, saying senior officials had repeatedly denied any plan for regime change or major military action just weeks before the...
Venezuelans celebrate after US President Donald Trump said the US has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores

Legal Storm After US Forces Seize Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro: Was the Capture of Nicolas Maduro Lawful?

The early-morning capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro by United States forces on Saturday, January 3, has triggered a storm of legal, diplomatic and constitutional debate, marking one of the most extraordinary uses of American military power against a foreign...
US President Donald Trump announcement lowering cost of drug prices, Roosevelt Room White House

White House Orders U.S. Military to Focus on Venezuelan Oil “Quarantine”

The White House has directed U.S. military forces to concentrate nearly exclusively on enforcing a “quarantine” of Venezuelan oil for at least the next two months, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday (Dec. 24), signaling that Washington is...