Nairobi — The African Union (AU) has expressed deep concern over the escalating crisis in Venezuela, warning that the country’s complex internal challenges can only be resolved through inclusive political dialogue among Venezuelans themselves. In a communiqué issued from its headquarters in Addis Ababa on January 3, the AU said it was closely monitoring recent…
The African Union is following with grave concern the recent developments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, including reports of the abduction of the President of the Republic, Mr. Nicolás Maduro, and military attacks on Venezuelan institutions. The African Union reaffirms its steadfast commitment to the fundamental principles of international law, including respect for the…
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump gave the Venezuelan leader one last chance to step down. In a private phone call a week ago, Trump told Nicolás Maduro that he had to go. By that point, an armada of U.S. warships was floating off Venezuela’s shores. A CIA team had crept into the country,…
President Donald Trump’s overthrow of President Nicolas Maduro in oil-rich Venezuela is unlikely to shock energy markets in the near term, analysts told CNBC on Saturday. While the scale of the U.S. attack was unexpected, markets had already priced in a conflict with Venezuela that would disrupt oil exports, said Arne Lohmann Rasmussen, chief analyst…
WASHINGTON — While Republican leaders and allies of President Donald Trump praised his strike in Venezuela to capture leader Nicolás Maduro, Democrats and even some Republicans from various ideological corners of the party are pushing back. In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Trump is facing questions from Capitol Hill about the legality and the…
President Donald Trump announced that the US will run Venezuela until a ‘proper transition can take place.’
The Trump administration informed congressional leaders about the strikes only after the Venezuela operation began, congressional sources said. The gang of eight, the House and Senate leaders and the chairs and ranking members of the intelligence committees, received the notification. The chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, confirmed…
United States President Donald Trump has kicked off the new year with a typically deranged bang by conducting massive air strikes on Venezuela and reportedly capturing the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, who has apparently been spirited off to an undisclosed location. The attack does not come entirely as a surprise, given Trump’s track record of doing…
Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026. Str | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States conducted a large-scale strike in Venezuela that resulted in the capture and removal of Venezuelan President…
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