At the crossroads of the Americas, Venezuela’s geography and vast mineral reserves amplify its strategic importance

Over the past decade, millions of Venezuelans have left the country. Not tourists. Not students. People escaping a life that no longer worked. Their absence is now one of the defining features of the country.

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, adding pressure to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government. The order from Trump comes after weeks of ...

The airstrikes struck La Guaira Port and the Higuerote Airport in Miranda, according to the Institute for the Study of War

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the United States has successfully carried out a “large-scale” attack on Venezuela. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are reported to have been captured and removed from the country.