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Venezuela

An oil pumpjack at Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Venezuela on 27 January 2026. Photo: Reuters

US to take 35% stake in Venezuelan mogul Betancourt's oil venture, WSJ reports

The US reportedly plans to take a 35% stake in a Venezuelan oil firm and secure preferential access to 20% of its production, amid President Donald Trump’s claims of greater US control over...

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez addresses the media following the June 24 earthquakes that struck the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Marian Carrasquero

Venezuela's interim president says US energy deal will last 25 years

Oil platforms and pumpjacks at Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela, January 26, 2026. REUTERS

Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

A general view of Caracas, Venezuela January 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

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Venezuela reduces public sector workday to save energy

Oil tanker Marinera, previously known as Bella 1, which was seized by the US Coast Guard, is moored next to a US Coast Guard vessel in the Moray Firth, off the coast of Scotland, Britain, January 14, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo

US sells for scrap two sanctioned oil tankers seized after Venezuela raid

A Venezuelan flag waves as people search for the bodies of their loved ones beneath the rubble, after earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24, killing and displacing thousands of people, in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela, July 29, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Gaby Oraa

Death toll from Venezuela June earthquakes tops 6,000

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to mark the launch of "Trump Accounts" in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 6 July 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Venezuela not ready for elections: Trump

Rescue workers and relatives look at the searching to recovery bodies in a collapsed building by the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Photo: AP

Venezuela earthquake: Death toll rises to 5,346

A flag of Venezuela flutters as rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 5, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Delayed orders, confusion slowed Venezuelan military's response to quakes, sources say

A man reacts amid the rubble of a building after earthquakes hit the country, in La Guaira, Venezuela, 25 June, 2026. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa

Venezuela quake death toll exceeds 5,000 as IMF releases funds

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez addresses the media following the June 24 earthquakes that struck the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Marian Carrasquero

Venezuela's Rodriguez taps Washington envoy for new foreign ministry post

Maru Nunez, 59, points at a damaged housing building at Mision Vivienda, which was affected by the June 24 earthquakes, in Catia La Mar, La Guaira State, Venezuela, July 12, 2026.

Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 4,490