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Venezuela heads into 2026 facing inflation risks, sanctions, oil uncertainty and political tension, raising doubts about recovery and economic stability.

President Donald Trump has, in recent months, overseen military strikes against alleged “drug smuggling” boats off the coast of Venezuela, ordered a military build-up in its coastal waters, accused ...

President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a ...

President Trump has ordered a ban on all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, escalating pressure on the country's president.