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US Flag Flies Again at Caracas Embassy After Seven Years

Tico Times - March 14, 2026

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Venezuela Reports 475% Inflation as Reforms Begin

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Trump Announces Venezuela Oil Transfer Worth Billions

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Venezuela plans to transfer between 30 and 50 million barrels of crude oil to the United States....

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Maduro’s Cult of Personality and Repression Defined Venezuela’s Lost Decade

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Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, who has been seized by US special forces after more than a decade in power, ruled with an iron fist while...

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Costa Rica Watches U.S. Capture of Maduro as Regional Concerns Grow

The United States carried out airstrikes on Venezuelan military sites early this morning, leading to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife,...

Latin America

United States Launches Strikes on Caracas, Captures Venezuelan President Maduro

United States forces bombed several sites in Caracas early this morning, leading to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, according to an announcement...

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Trump Confirms U.S. Strike on Venezuelan Drug Loading Site

President Donald Trump stated that the United States carried out a strike on a Venezuelan facility used for loading drugs onto boats. He described...

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Former Venezuelan Detainees from El Salvador’s Cecot Prison Call for US Due Process

A group of Venezuelans once held in El Salvador's notorious Cecot prison spoke out in Caracas on Friday, pressing the United States to allow...

Latin America

US Forces Seize Second Oil Tanker Amid Tightened Blockade on Venezuela

United States forces intercepted a second oil tanker in international waters off Venezuela's coast on Saturday, escalating tensions in the Caribbean as President Donald...

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How does Trump’s blockade affect Venezuela’s oil?

A U.S. blockade on oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela would likely trigger a steep drop in exports, with experts estimating reductions of up...

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Venezuelan Migrants Are Key to Latin America’s Economy, IOM Says

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Venezuelan migrants make a “key” economic contribution to the countries where they live, undermining claims that they are merely a burden, according to a...

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Trump Crackdown Sends More Migrants Back to Venezuela

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A plane from the United States landed Friday at Venezuela’s main airport carrying 172 deportees, at a moment when the country has been left...

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