The integration of internet-connected computers into power grids is creating a world where the line between code and physical destruction is blurred COMMENT | SAMAN ZONOUZ | The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3, 2026, signalled a profound shift in the nature of modern conflict: …
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NEW YORK | Xinhua | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday pleaded not guilty to all U.S. charges during his first court appearance in New York. “I am innocent, I am not guilty,” Maduro told the court, adding that he was “kidnapped” at his home in Caracas and that he …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The U.S. military launched a series of attacks against Venezuela early Saturday morning, reportedly capturing President Nicolas Maduro and flying him out of the country. Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, speaking on a state-run television station, said the whereabouts of Maduro and his wife are unknown, asking …
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CARACAS | TASS | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has urged the United States to abandon its policy of interference, change of regimes and state coups in Venezuela and Latin America. “We demand the US government cease its illegal, tough interference [into the domestic affairs] in Venezuela and Latin America, abandon …
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CARACAS | Xinhua | Venezuela on Monday called on the governments of Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay to withdraw their diplomatic staff accredited in the country. The measure, announced in an official statement released by the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, also calls for withdrawing Venezuelan …
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MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro expressed common ground on establishing a fair world order during a phone conversation on Thursday, the Kremlin said in a statement. “During an exchange of views on the international agenda, an emphasis was placed on the …
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How GMO seeds and Monsanto are driving US policy in Venezuela | Whitney Webb | As the political crisis in Venezuela has unfolded, much has been said about the Trump administration’s clear interest in the privatisation and exploitation of Venezuela’s oil reserves, the largest in the world, by American oil …
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Caracas, Venezuela | AFP | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is being squeezed internationally as the United States pressures key multilateral bodies to boot out his “illegitimate” representatives. To publicly underline America’s position and its support of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim leader, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed …
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Vienna, Austria | AFP | Diplomats Thursday walked out of a UN convention on drugs addressed by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, saying his government was illegitimate and did not represent the country. Dozens of officials from Latin America, as well as the US, Canada and some European countries, including France, left the room in …
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Paris, France | AFP | Venezuelan oil output has plunged by more than half in 30 years but the country still sits on the world’s biggest crude reserves, so any political changes will ripple worldwide. The country holds 17.9 percent of proven oil reserves, ahead of Saudi Arabia at 15.7 percent, …
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