Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday expressed solidarity with Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes struck the South American country, causing heavy casualties and widespread damage to property and infrastructure. In a post on social media platform X, Museveni said he hoped ongoing search and rescue …
Read More »Rescue race intensifies after Venezuela’s deadliest quakes in decades
CARACAS | Xinhua | Venezuela is racing against time on Thursday to rescue hundreds believed trapped beneath collapsed buildings after twin powerful earthquakes left at least 188 people dead and 1,520 injured, while authorities warned the toll could rise further as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas. The shallow …
Read More »Venezuela’s National Assembly passes partial reform of hydrocarbons law
CARACAS | Xinhua | Venezuela’s National Assembly on Thursday passed a partial reform of the Organic Law on Hydrocarbons proposed by the country’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez earlier this month. “Approved unanimously. Consequently, the Organic Law on Hydrocarbons is hereby enacted for history, for the future, for our daughters and …
Read More »Venezuelan acting president calls for oil industry reforms to attract foreign investment
CARACAS | Xinhua | Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday called on the legislature to approve an oil industry reform plan to attract foreign investment and promote the country’s economic recovery. In her annual report to the legislature on behalf of the administrative body, Rodriguez said that the relevant …
Read More »Maduro sends message to son: “We are well, I am a fighter”
CARACAS | Xinhua | Venezuelan lawmaker Nicolas Maduro Guerra said on Saturday that his father, President Nicolas Maduro, sent a message through his lawyers saying he is in good condition and remains resolute while being held in the United States. “The lawyers told us they are strong and that we …
Read More »U.S. strike on Venezuela marks a defining moment in the erosion of American hegemony
Today, confronted with deepening domestic strains and an increasingly contested global position, Washington has shed its veneer of moralism and is resorting more openly to naked force to impose its will on other countries. COMMENT | XINHUA | Far from a triumphant display of strength and Western Hemisphere dominance as …
Read More »Trump meets U.S. oil companies on investment in Venezuela’s oil industry
NEW YORK | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday promoted his plan of securing investment of at least 100 billion U.S. dollars to rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry in a meeting with U.S. oil company executives at the White House. Trump urged major U.S. oil companies to participate in …
Read More »How U.S. actions in Venezuela violate International law, risk global stability
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | U.S. forces last Saturday launched an attack on Venezuela, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, before transferring them to the United States. Washington later claimed it would “run” Venezuela, compelling Maduro to appear before a U.S. court. The blatant use of force against a …
Read More »Oil, power and uncertain fate of Venezuela
CARACAS, VENEZUELA | Xinhua | After explosions rocked Venezuela’s capital, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of their country by the U.S. military on early Saturday to New York, leaving the country in a state of emergency. U.S. President Donald Trump insisted Sunday the …
Read More »Confusion reigns in U.S. after attack on Venezuela
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | Confusion is reigning in the United States over the U.S. attack on Venezuela and the snatching of the nation’s president, with many Americans wondering what is going on. On Saturday, U.S. forces attacked the oil-rich South American nation and captured Venezuelan President Nicolas …
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