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The Latest Breaking News from Venezuela

Close ally of Machado was ‘kidnapped hours after release from prison’

Venezuela’s opposition leader claims ‘heavily armed men’ took Juan Pablo Guanipa away

The Independent UK

Venezuela frees several opposition members after lengthy politically motivated detentions

Venezuela’s government has released several prominent opposition members from prison, including one of the closest allies of Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado

The Independent UK

AI fakes on Minneapolis and Venezuela are spreading like wildfire - how can we tell what is real?

IN DEPTH: Artificial intelligence can generate huge reams of content almost instantly, filling our timelines with videos from the bizarre to the gruesome. But experts tell Bryony Gooch that AI is poisoning an internet already rife with disinformation

The Independent UK

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US announces $6 million aid to Cuba as President Díaz-Canel accuses it of imposing 'energy blockade'

The US has extended aid to Cuba for people still reeling from Hurricane Melissa in the island’s eastern regions. The aid comes despite a diplomatic rift, as Washington continues to urge Cuba to negotiate a deal to end tensions “before it is too late”.

Euronews

Turns out, Tulsi Gabbard’s investigation into voting machine hacks didn’t expose foreign interference

The investigation backfired spectacularly.

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Cuba open to talks with US ‘without pressure’ after months of Trump threats

Miguel Díaz‑Canel says Cuba is willing to engage Washington amid the island’s deepening economic crisis

The Guardian - US

Photos of Cubans getting by without power as outages persist and tensions with US escalate

Much of Cuba remains hit with constant power outages, stemming from aging infrastructure and fuel shortages at power plants. Uncertainty looms over potential aid from Russia or Mexico, after the U.S. attacked Venezuela, disrupting oil shipments. And while residents struggle to find basic necessities and the crisis deepens, some of…

The Independent UK

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Maduro’s alleged frontman Alex Saab reportedly detained in Caracas

FBI and Venezuela’s intelligence agency also reportedly arrest billionaire media mogul Raúl Gorrín at same address

The Guardian - UK

Venezuela plan to turn notorious prison into cultural centre scrubs past horrors, critics say

The move is among several measures the acting president has touted since Maduro’s capture – yet critics say it erases Venezuela’s long history of repression

The Guardian - US

'None of their equipment worked’: Donald Trump talks about US' ‘discombobulator’ use in Venezuela during Maduro's capture

US President Donald Trump once again confirmed that the United States used a weapon he described as a “discombobulator” during a military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.

The Times of India

Donald Trump to host Colombian president he called ‘sick,’ says his Venezuela raid ‘made him very nice’

Trump claims Venezuelan raid made Colombian president less critical.

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Protests, confusion and anxiety: Venezuela a month after Trump seized Maduro

IN FOCUS: Rachael Pells speaks to people in Venezuela and expatriates fearing for their families in a country where millions still need humanitarian aid. They paint conflicting images – but one thing is sure, uncertainty reigns

The Independent UK

Trumps wants to take down Cuba, but Russian military jets with unknown cargo keep landing near Havana

Cuba may not be alone.

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A mix of hope and fear settles over Venezuela after US-imposed government change

Thirty days after the U.S. captured then-President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela remains in turmoil

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Euronews

US to reopen its mission in Caracas after 7 years of diplomatic rupture with Venezuela

The US chargé d'affaires for Venezuela, Laura Dogu, has arrived in Caracas to reopen the diplomatic mission closed since 2019, in a context of bilateral thaw after the fall of Nicolás Maduro and the partial release of political prisoners.

Euronews

Trump says US ‘starting to talk to Cuba’ as Washington moves to cut Havana's oil supplies

The US president did not offer any details about what level of outreach his administration has had with Cuba recently or when, but said, “We’re starting to talk to Cuba.”

The Independent UK

US ambassador arrives in Venezuela to reopen diplomatic mission after 7 years

U.S. Ambassador Laura Dogu has arrived in Caracas to reopen the American diplomatic mission in Venezuela after seven years of severed ties

Euronews

Venezuela announces a general amnesty for political prisoners incarcerated since 1999

Delcy Rodríguez has proposed an amnesty law that would cover political prisoners detained during the entire Chavista period. The measure excludes cases of murder, drug trafficking and human rights violations. Families are waiting cautiously.

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The Independent UK

Venezuela announces bill that could lead to mass release of prisoners detained for political reasons

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has announced a bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons

Fortune

Exxon and Chevron decline new spending in Venezuela while taking a wait-and-see approach for the years ahead

Exxon Mobil maintains long-term interest in Venezuela despite Trump’s threat to keep the company out, while Chevron aims to hike its Venezuelan volumes without any additional capital influx.

The Times of India

'Punitive': Venezuela slams US tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba

The Independent UK

Cubans scramble to survive as US vise on island tightens in push to oust government

Cubans are hustling to become more self-sufficient as the U.S. government tightens its economic noose over the communist-run island in a move experts say is meant to force a popular uprising and usher in a new government

The Independent UK

What a reporter found when she returned to Cuba after last trip 3 years ago

Caribbean correspondent Dánica Coto has returned to Cuba after more than three years

The Independent UK

Venezuelan prisoners' families and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

Jan. 23-29, 2026

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Turkey steps in as president maintains threats of US-Iran war

Iran’s foreign minister to travel to Ankara for talks aimed at preventing a US attack – key US politics stories from 29 January at a glance

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