- 4d ago
Venezuela moves to unwind hate speech law as US pushes talks on lasting troop presence
Venezuela's National Assembly gave preliminary approval to reforming a law used to jail dissidents, as Washington presses Caracas over remaining political prisoners and talks on a possible long-term US military presence advance.
- 4d ago
Ayuso awards Chile's president José Antonio Kast Madrid's International Medal
Isabel Díaz Ayuso presented the medal at the Real Casa de Correos on Monday, 2 November, while Kast was in Madrid for the XXX Ibero-American Summit. Vox leader Santiago Abascal met him the same day.
- 4d ago
Trump says he could have won Vietnam War in a week, days before midterms
At a rally in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday, 1 November 2026, Trump said he could have ended the Vietnam War in a week and the Afghanistan war in three weeks. He also argued the US should have struck Ho Chi Minh City instead of spraying herbicide on forests.
- 6d ago
Venezuelan army bombs ELN guerrilla camp on Colombian border, at least 19 reported dead
Venezuelan forces reportedly bombed a camp of the Colombian ELN guerrilla on Venezuelan soil, according to Infobae and Fundaredes. The strike hit a site near the border, and Caracas had not commented at the time of reporting.
- Oct 30
Delcy Rodríguez names Oliver Blanco foreign minister and sends Félix Plasencia to recover gold in London
Acting president Delcy Rodríguez announced the appointment on Thursday, 29 October, in a televised speech. Félix Plasencia will travel to the United Kingdom to recover Venezuelan gold held at the Bank of England.
- Oct 29
Machado calls Venezuela's transition irreversible and demands elections in 2027
Back in Caracas after ten months abroad, María Corina Machado urged a presidential vote in 2027 under the US three-phase plan, while acting president Delcy Rodríguez ruled out a near-term election.
- Oct 29
Portugal's foreign minister Paulo Rangel backs transatlantic ties despite US divergences
Rangel told parliament on Thursday, 29 October, that Portugal must keep investing in relations with Washington despite divergences, and he voiced cautious optimism on Venezuela after María Corina Machado's return.
- Oct 29
Delcy Rodríguez rules out short-term Venezuela elections, promises renewed electoral authority
Acting president Delcy Rodríguez said on Thursday, 29 October 2026, that Venezuela will hold elections but did not name a date. A US-backed roadmap described by a senior State Department official points to a six-month window after key institutions are renewed.
- Oct 28
Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who oversaw Maduro and Trump hush-money cases, dies at 92
Alvin K. Hellerstein, a Manhattan federal judge since 1998, died on 28 October 2026 at the age of 92. His death is likely to delay the trial of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, whose case is being reassigned.
- Oct 28
Trump floats Venezuela as 51st US state at Texas rally, as Musk money fuels Senate race
At a Corpus Christi rally, Trump said Venezuela could become a prosperous 51st state while a tanker carrying one million barrels of its oil reached Texas, a week before the 3 November midterms.
- Oct 25
Machado returns to Venezuela and meets families of political prisoners
Opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela after an absence that sources put at nearly ten months to a year, while acting president Delcy Rodríguez played down the return and denied political persecution in the country.
- Oct 23
Rodríguez meets opposition negotiator Figuera after third round of Venezuela talks
Acting president Delcy Rodríguez received opposition negotiator Dinorah Figuera at the Miraflores palace in Caracas. The US State Department praised the outcome of a week of talks as producing tangible results, while opposition rallies drew a government warning and an arrest claim.
- Oct 23
Venezuelans rally in several cities demanding elections and Machado's return
Thousands rallied across Venezuela on Thursday, 22 October 2026, in the first nationwide opposition protest in nearly two years. Demonstrators want an election date and the return of Nobel laureate María Corina Machado, who lives in exile in Panama.
- Oct 22
Ecuador orders pre-trial detention for ex-presidential candidate Luisa González
A judge on Friday, 23 October, ordered pre-trial detention for Luisa González and two others in a money-laundering probe tied to her 2023 campaign financing, while a fourth accused was freed under restrictions.
- Oct 20
Rubio in India: trade deal 'pretty close', Reliance under US pressure over oil
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened his India visit in Mumbai, where Washington and New Delhi say a trade agreement is close. The trip also centers on Reliance Industries' Jamnagar refinery, a major buyer of Russian and Venezuelan crude.
- Oct 19
Trump adviser Rick Grenell faces White House probe over alleged access-for-money offer
Axios reports that Rick Grenell, a senior Trump adviser, is accused of offering a Turkish billionaire access to the president in exchange for a donation to the Kennedy Center. Grenell denies the claims and says he did not send the message.
- Oct 18
Venezuela's opposition reaffirms Machado as leader and sets out 14-point transition plan
The Unitary Democratic Platform, Venezuela's main opposition coalition, agreed in Caracas on Sunday, 18 October, to back the exiled Nobel laureate and make presidential elections the first priority of a transition.
- Oct 16
Plus Ultra financier Simon Leendert Verhoeven denies laundering the 53 million euro rescue
Dutch financier Simon Leendert Verhoeven, described as the financial brain of the Plus Ultra case, told Judge José Luis Calama at the Audiencia Nacional that he did not know about the state rescue and that he lent the airline 2.1 million euros.
- Oct 15
Maduro and Flores plead not guilty to new US torture conspiracy charges
Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores denied new US charges of leading a repression system that included torture. The pleas came on Thursday, 15 October, in federal court in New York, and the chavista camp calls the couple kidnapped.
- Oct 14
US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's National Assembly president Jorge Rodríguez
The US Treasury removed Jorge Rodríguez, brother of acting president Delcy Rodríguez, from its sanctions list on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, without giving reasons. The step follows the January 2026 capture of Nicolás Maduro and a series of earlier easing measures.
