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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 ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has officially designated Venezuela's so-called Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, citing its role in drug trafficking. The U.S. alleges the ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV canonized José Gregorio Hernández, Venezuela’s “doctor of the poor,” giving the South American ...

CARACAS, Venezuela(AP) — María Corina Machado has long been the face of resistance to Venezuela's 26-year ruling party. Now, she may become a symbol of peace, too. Machado, the Venezuelan ...

I landed last week at the Tucson airport from where in 1964 I flew off toward Caracas to begin a life of reporting abroad. America still mourned a young JFK who, flaws aside, had an inspiring vision ...

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Sam Vigersky is an international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He has more than two decades of ...

What began in early September as a series of American airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean—which U.S. officials alleged were trafficking drugs from Venezuela—now seems to have morphed into a ...