Venezuela’s top lawmaker says more than 400 prisoners have been released
The announcement contradicts claims from local rights groups that no more than 70 prisoners have been freed.
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Trump meets US oil bosses to discuss Venezuela extraction
President Donald Trump said his administration will decide which oil companies are allowed to operate in Venezuela.
Published On 10 Jan 2026
Analysis: Why Venezuela’s military holds the key to country’s future
Whether Trump or Rodriguez, running Venezuela will need the help of its military, which has incentives to strike a deal.
Trump promises oil executives ‘total safety’ if they invest in Venezuela
Experts said oil execs gave a ‘less-than-full-throated’ approval as they waited on terms from US and Venezuela.
![U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-03T165300Z_824548544_RC2STIA7D0LY_RTRMADP_3_USA-VENEZUELA_cropped-1767460525.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Venezuela starts ‘exploratory process’ to re-establish formal ties with US
US State Department officials are visiting Caracas less than a week after the military abduction of Nicolas Maduro.
Big and small oil companies summoned to meet Trump on Venezuelan oil
Many of the smaller firms have connections to Denver, Colorado, the home turf of Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
From: NewsFeed
US intercepts fifth sanctioned oil tanker
The US seized a fifth oil tanker in the Caribbean as Washington ramps up seizing on sanctioned Venezuelan oil shipments.
Published On 9 Jan 2026
From: Counting the Cost
Is the US unlocking Venezuela’s oil wealth or exploiting it?
President Donald Trump aims to control and revive Venezuela’s oil industry. Critics call it modern-day colonialism.
Published On 9 Jan 2026
US seizes fifth oil tanker as Venezuela pressure campaign continues
Operation comes days after US seized Russian-flagged tanker; US pledges to continue blockade following Maduro abduction.
Trump cancels second wave of attacks on Venezuela after ‘cooperation’
US president also says he will meet oil executives at tWhite House on Friday to discuss Venezuela’s oil industry.
It’s not the oil. It’s Florida
Nicolas Maduro’s kidnapping is about the US state’s politics, not Venezuela’s oil.
