Venezuela News

US won’t renew license for Venezuela oil and gas

The US said it will not renew General License 44, which provides relief to Venezuela’s oil and gas sector.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader denounces court ruling on leadership bid

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Monday called the court ruling blocking her presidential candidacy last week "judicial criminality".

US condemns ban on Venezuelan opposition leader’s candidacy

The US government and nearly 30 conservative world leaders on Saturday condemned the decision of Venezuela's highest court to block the presidential candidacy of opposition leader María Corina Machado.

Guyana, Venezuela foreign ministers meeting in Brazil

Guyana’s Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Hugh Hilton Todd, will meet his Venezuelan counterpart, Yván Gil Pinto in Brazil on Thursday.

Venezuelan opposition wants ICJ solution to border controversy

The Democratic Unitary Platform stated that Venezuelans have solid legal documents to defend our Essequibo territory, which must be presented to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ensure a legal decision.

A British warship arrives in Guyana as tensions heat up in...

The HMS Trent's visit led Venezuela to begin military exercises a day earlier in the eastern Caribbean near its border with Guyana as the Venezuelan government presses its claim to a huge swath of its smaller neighbour.

Venezuela says troops will stay deployed until British military vessel leaves...

In a video posted to X, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino appeared surrounded by military officers in front of a marked up map of Venezuela and Guyana, a former British colony.

Oil spill blackens part of Venezuela’s western coast

The spill was first detected on Tuesday, Yohan Flores, a regional director of the Azul Ambientalistas NGO, told AFP.

Venezuela launches military exercise over British warship ‘threat’

Maduro said he was launching "a joint action of a defensive nature in response to the provocation and threat of the United Kingdom against peace and the sovereignty of our country."

Venezuela accuses UK of provocation as warship heads to Guyana

Guyana and Venezuela have a long-running border dispute.