January
Venezuelan lawmakers vote to ease state grip on oil
The National Assembly approved the overhaul of the energy industry law less than a month after the US seizure of then-president Nicolás Maduro.
Trump threatens to block ExxonMobil from Venezuela
The US president has attacked the oil major’s chief executive over his scepticism about investing in the South American country.
The most feared man in Venezuela vows to ‘battle’ the US
Diosdado Cabello wields immense power, commanding the nation’s police, intelligence services, some army units and the militia checking citizens’ phones.
This Beijing-backed port in Peru helps explain Trump’s Venezuela raid
China has poured billions of dollars into shoring up mineral and food supplies from Latin America and increasingly build political influence.
Exxon calls Venezuela ‘uninvestable’ as Trump pushes oil plan
Major oil executives told the US president that hard work remained before they could make substantive investments.
Fewer than 40 stocks and forex hell, but Caracas’ bourse is on fire
Brokerages are fielding a growing number of calls from foreign clients asking how to get exposure, convinced that a political shift will lift Venezuelan assets.
Colombia looks to turn the page with US after Petro-Trump call
The two leaders discussed relations between the countries in their first call since the US president said US military action against Colombia “sounds good”.
This is how Trump hopes to win a conviction against Maduro
The case will hinge on showing the court that Venezuela and its former leader posed a major drug-trafficking threat to the US.
Oil tankers enter ‘dark mode’ to flee Venezuela
The deceptive tactics appear to be part of a coordinated attempt to bypass US naval forces in the region and could open the door for military action at sea.
The woman with Trump’s blessing to lead Venezuela
Washington has built its transition plans around vice president Delcy Rodriguez, a canny operator close to the oil industry.
The big problem with Trump’s ‘Donroe doctrine’ after Venezuela
Swapping American dominance of the western hemisphere for Chinese dominance of East Asia would be the deal of the century. For China.
Venezuelan president reached safe-room door but was ‘unable to close it’ before US capture
US commandos took less than three hours to bring an end to Nicolas Maduro’s rule after the Venezuelan strongman spent years holding out against rising pressure from the US.
‘A sick man’: Trump takes aim at Colombian president over drug trade
The US President doubled down on his campaign against South America’s cocaine trade, saying several other nations needed to change their ways.
Who’s next? Trump is getting a taste for imperial-style interventions
Leaders in the western hemisphere and beyond will be sleeping less easily. The US President is getting comfortable with the firepower at his disposal.
Inside the notorious Brooklyn jail where Maduro is held
MDC Brooklyn is for those awaiting trial in federal courts in Manhattan and Brooklyn, holding alleged gangsters, drug traffickers and white-collar offenders.
Vast unexplained wealth: Why US seized Maduro’s wife
Cilia Flores is “a fundamental figure in corruption in Venezuela – absolutely fundamental,” said Zair Mundaray, a former senior prosecutor under Nicolas Maduro.
Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela after Maduro capture
“We are not afraid of boots on the ground,” the US president said. “We are going to make sure that the country is run properly.”
White House shares video of Maduro’s ‘perp walk’
Nicolas Maduro says “Happy New Year” as he is shown walking in US custody; Venezuela names new president; video of aftermath of US raid. See how the day unfolded.
Donald Trump revives gunboat diplomacy with Venezuela attack
Washington’s military deployment and removal of Nicolás Maduro echoes centuries of armed intervention by the US in Latin America.
Inside the elite US Delta Force that captured Maduro
From the capture of Saddam Hussein to the 1989 Panama invasion, the D-Boys immortalised by Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down are America’s first point of call.
What Trump’s capture of Maduro means to Putin and Xi
The military raid against Nicolas Maduro is the US president’s most brazen flouting of international law. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are watching.
From rising revolutionary to Trump’s captive: Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro
The authoritarian leader has withstood previous attempts to oust him but has continued to preside over the collapse of the country’s economy.
A decade in the making: How Trump’s threats against Venezuela unfolded
The US president has been pressuring the country for almost 10 years with sanctions and military manoeuvres.
Panic, then silence: Trump’s strikes shock Venezuela’s capital
Images showed residents fleeing and armed government supporters on the streets of Caracas. According to residents, the explosions lasted for about an hour.
In pictures: US strikes Venezuela
The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country.
