Nicolas Maduro

US formally reopens Caracas embassy as ties with Venezuela warm

The US embassy in Caracas, Venezuela resumed operations on March 30 after it was shuttered in 2019.

Venezuela’s ousted leader Maduro thanks supporters in first online post from US prison

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro with his wife, Cilia Flores attend a hearing in New York City on March 26.

Ousted Venezuela president Maduro to return to New York court

Detained in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison known for unsanitary conditions, Maduro is alone in a cell, with no access to the internet or newspapers.

Commentary

Why China chooses to stay on the sidelines

Watching US President Donald Trump get bogged down by the Iran war and call for help is hardly a bad thing for China, which can claim more easily that it stands for stability while quietly tending its own interests, says the writer.

US, Venezuela restore ties as Washington pushes for minerals access

U.S. and Venezuelan flags appear in this illustration taken December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Is North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rattled by downfalls of Venezuela’s Maduro and Iran’s Khamenei?

The back-to-back removals of anti-US leaders complicate South Korean leader Kim Jong Un's calculus, said experts.

US turns up heat on Venezuela with threat to indict new leader Delcy Rodriguez

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez speaks after receiving the text of the amnesty law meant to grant immediate clemency to individuals jailed for participating in political protests following its approval, at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

US will not allow Venezuelan government to pay Maduro’s legal fees, lawyer says

Venezuela's captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend their arraignment with defense lawyers Barry Pollack and Mark Donnelly to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 5, 2026 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

Venezuela petitions UN for Maduro’s release

Mr Nicolas Maduro was ousted as Venezuela President in a Jan 3 raid by the United States.

Top US commander for Latin America makes surprise visit to Venezuela

From left: Commander of the US Southern Command Francis L. Donovan, US envoy to Venezuela Laura Farnsworth Dogu, and senior Pentagon official Joseph M. Humire posing for a photo in Caracas on Feb 18, 2026.

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