Desperate Machado ‘awards’ peace prize to Trump
María Corina Machado announced on Thursday that she had offered her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump, an award that Trump has coveted for some time despite the fact…
Massive long-term airlift of Venezuela’s gold to Switzerland
Nearly a decade ago, gold worth about 4.7 billion Swiss francs was shipped to Swiss refineries to be melted down, recast into internationally tradable bars, and sold or used as…
Trump will “run” Venezuela after attack, kidnap
While US forces shocked most of the world by arresting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas and taking them to New York to face criminal charges, there…
US rivals throw backing behind Venezuela – in words
China and Russia have voiced support for Venezuela as it faces a US blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, while Donald Trump intensifies pressure on President Nicolás Maduro. As activity at…
Trump says he’s keeping the oil
Donald Trump has said the United States plans to keep or potentially sell both the crude oil and the tankers it has seized off the coast of Venezuela, suggesting the…
US boards third Venezuelan tanker
The United States has intercepted a third Venezuelan oil tanker, marking a further escalation in tensions with President Nicolás Maduro’s government. Officials did not disclose the vessel’s identity or the…
Open conflict with Venezuela inches closer
Donald Trump and his top advisers have refused to rule out open conflict with Venezuela as Nicolás Maduro ordered his navy to escort oil tankers defying the largest US fleet…
Trump orders full blockade off Venezuela
US President Donald Trump has ordered what he called a “total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, a move condemned by Caracas as warmongering.…