Venezuela searches for survivors after a devastating earthquake amid growing humanitarian crisis.
Venezuelans dig through rubble for loved ones after earthquakes destroyed homes.
Venezuela's back-to-back earthquakes destroyed three of four government-built apartment buildings from Hugo Chávez's socialist housing program, killing at least 1,430 people and leaving thousands buried in rubble, with rescue efforts hampered by economic collapse.
Following a double earthquake on June 24, the US deployed 250 rescue personnel and allocated 150 million dollars in aid to Venezuela, signaling a potential diplomatic shift after decades of tensions between the nations.
Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodríguez revealed a 240 billion dollar hidden debt, exceeding prior estimates, while pursuing the largest sovereign debt restructuring in history following Nicolás Maduro's removal, aiming for creditor agreement by year-end.
Venezuela's oil sector collapsed from over three million to less than 400,000 barrels daily due to PDVSA mismanagement and political interference, though vast reserves still attract international investment including from India.
Acting President Delcy Rodriguez visited India in June, breaking a 21-year governmental hiatus and signaling Venezuela's geopolitical rehabilitation, though no major agreements were signed as oil trade remains market-driven despite both nations' strategic energy interests.
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Venezuela's government legally owns the world's largest oil reserves but faces U.S. sanctions and licensing constraints that limit its control over sales, revenues, and strategic leverage, with India and Chevron emerging as primary beneficiaries.
Venezuela's economic collapse has dismantled the Cuba-Venezuela alliance that sustained regional leftist cooperation through PDVSA oil, ALBA political legitimacy, and GAESA's internal management. Cuba now faces pressure to generate alternative currency sources or implement deeper economic reforms.
Venezuela's ruling party unity cracks as Delcy Rodríguez shifts policies.
Prisoners in Venezuela seized a jail to protest alleged torture by authorities.
Photographer Christopher Anderson captures emotional truths in war zones and halls of power.
US President imposed an energy blockade on Cuba in January 2026 via executive order targeting oil sales, intensifying the island's economic crisis and repositioning it within broader US geopolitical strategy toward the Caribbean region.
Venezuelan Deputy Minister William Castillo stated the economy is gradually recovering from eleven years of US sanctions, which caused a ninety-eight percent income drop between 2015 and 2020, devastating GDP, public services, and triggering mass migration.
Argentine President Javier Milei sparks controversy with his words and actions, raising questions about his leadership and policies.
Cuba's government rejects liberalization demands despite economic crisis approaching subsistence levels, betting it can maintain control without migration relief or petroleum subsidies while facing Trump administration pressure for regime change with minimal resources.
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez accepted earthquake aid from political rival El Salvador, reflecting the nation's economic desperation following years of mismanagement, sanctions, and economic contraction that left external debt exceeding 161 billion dollars.
Venezuela's socialist revolution-era housing complex collapsed in back-to-back earthquakes, killing at least 1,430 people and destroying 960 apartments, exposing decades of poor construction standards and government mismanagement during economic crisis.
US military provides aid to Venezuela after earthquakes, despite enforcing sanctions that worsened the disaster.
Old enemies aid Venezuela's chavismo after devastating earthquakes.
South America is shifting to the right with several countries electing conservative governments.
The US conducted a quarter-century campaign of aggression against Venezuela, culminating in President Maduro's alleged 2026 kidnapping, forcing negotiations despite the government's commitment to its Seven Transformations development plan and socialist principles.
Venezuela's government signed a memorandum with General Electric to add one thousand megawatts within two years and five thousand megawatts over four years, stabilizing the national electrical system after decades of supply failures and private sector exclusion.
Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez unexpectedly arrived in Turkey after completing a five-day Indian visit, seeking to normalize international relations amid US pressure following Nicolás Maduro's removal from power.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses US allies in Colombia of being "genocidal" and "narcotraffickers".
Venezuela's oil control remains contested as U.S. sanctions reshape export dynamics, redirecting revenues from the government toward debt servicing and foreign buyers like India and Chevron, while limiting Caracas's direct access to profits from its largest proven reserves.
Sergio Schoklender accuses Aníbal Fernández of financing lawsuits against PRO leaders.
Former Spanish President Zapatero faces investigation while serving as key link between Latin American leftism and Europe, complicating PM Sánchez's position amid broader collapse of the two-decade "Pink Tide" political cycle.
Three former Caracas police officers were released after 23 years in detention.
Socialist revolutions in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Russia, and China have largely abandoned or compromised their ideals, transforming into capitalist or market-socialist systems, leaving global socialism without viable alternatives or popular power bases.
Presidents like Trump and Chavez blur politics and religion, using spiritual imagery to project their public image.
Venezuela's authoritarian regime survived despite economic collapse and sanctions.
Mexican President López Obrador requested Spanish King Felipe VI to apologize for conquest-era crimes.
Latin America's political pendulum swings rightward as outsider leaders promising security and economic pragmatism replace leftist governments weakened by corruption and inflation, with Venezuela's collapse and Trump's return accelerating regional realignment toward U.S. influence.
Venezuela's back-to-back earthquakes last week destroyed three of four government-built apartment towers from Hugo Chávez's socialist housing program, killing at least 1,430 people and leaving locals digging through rubble barehand due to economic collapse hampering rescue efforts.
Two consecutive earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on June 24, killing over one thousand people, with fifty thousand missing, while US sanctions prevented adequate medical equipment, electricity, and rescue operations response.
Venezuelan writer Josymar Pacheco presents her novel "El Círculo de las Lágrimas" blending fiction and historical events.
Rosa Miriam Elizalde receives Cuba's National Social Communication Award for her journalism work.
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez maintains power in Venezuela following Maduro's US capture, winning Trump's backing by pursuing oil deals and economic openness while suppressing over 400 political prisoners and delaying democratic elections.
Margarita Mora, a 91-year-old Venezuelan weaver, preserves ancestral traditions in her work.
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Venezuela's National Assembly approved legislation opening its electricity sector to private capital through mixed and fully private enterprises with up to 25-year contracts, reversing Hugo Chavez's 2007 nationalization, while potentially increasing residential electricity rates from current subsidized levels.
PolitiFact rated as half true Marco Rubio's claim that U.S. oil restrictions don't cause Cuba's twenty-two-hour daily blackouts, finding both decades of Cuban government mismanagement and recent American sanctions contributed significantly to the unprecedented energy crisis.
Sergio Schoklender testified that Aníbal Fernández financed a center to file complaints against the PRO party.
Pauline Hanson announces a Norway-inspired gas policy to replace the export tax.
Matanzas honors José Martí with a peace march and anti-imperialist tribute on his 131st death anniversary.
Jaime Bayly supports freedom for Cuba and Venezuela, saying they deserve to be free.
Cuban health workers fleeing Venezuela exposed systematic statistical fraud in Havana's medical mission, revealing fabricated patient numbers and expired medications were used to justify oil shipments from the Chavista regime.
Venezuela launched formal restructuring of its 150-170 billion dollar external debt after nearly a decade in default, seeking financial normalization and economic recovery with US Treasury and IMF support.