Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, has sought the presidency of Brazil eight times since 1989. He has won the presidency four times (2002, 2006, 2022, and 2026), most recently
As Nicolás Maduro awaits trial in the United States, attention is turning to the woman many Venezuelans believe truly shaped the regime’s inner workings: his wife, Cilia Flores. According to a profile
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The fall of Nicolás Maduro has not brought unity to Venezuela’s ruling movement but instead exposed sharp internal fractures, as rival Chavista factions compete for power in the country’s uncertain transition. According
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Russia has dispatched a submarine and other naval assets to escort an empty, rusting oil tanker being pursued by the United States, turning an obscure maritime enforcement case into a new flashpoint
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A classified CIA assessment presented to U.S. President Donald Trump concluded that senior loyalists of Nicolás Maduro, including Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, were best positioned to maintain stability if Venezuela’s longtime leader
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America’s actions in Venezuela, coupled with Europe’s acquiescence, mark an open reversion to colonialist militarism. For much of the post-Cold War era, Western power operated through deniability. Coercion was cloaked in the
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by Luxman Aravind In the predawn darkness of 20 December 1989, the streets of Panama City erupted in chaos as the United States launched Operation Just Cause to capture General Manuel Noriega,
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President Donald Trump has cast doubt on Venezuelan opposition figure and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado’s ability to lead her country, following a US military operation that captured President Nicolas
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Venezuela is unlikely to see a meaningful increase in crude oil production for years, even if U.S. energy companies invest billions of dollars following President Donald Trump’s pledge after the capture of
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At least one, and possibly two, of the U.S. Air Force’s highly secretive RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drones appear to have taken part in the overnight operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
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There is only one word to describe the US attacks on Venezuela. That word is criminal. It is the only word that describes the act of invading another nation and kidnapping its
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A little after 2am, Venezuela time, on 3 January 2026, in violation of Article 2 of the United Nations Charter, the United States began an attack on several sites in the country,
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Venezuela’s Attorney General, Tarek William Saab Halabi, has accused the United States of kidnapping President Nicolás Maduro during recent strikes that, he claims, also killed civilians. Speaking on state television, Saab Halabi
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Just hours before U.S. military strikes hit Venezuelan territory, President Nicolás Maduro met with China’s Special Envoy for Latin American Affairs, Qiu Xiaoqi, in Caracas. The meeting reportedly reaffirmed bilateral partnerships and
More Saturday’s U.S. military strikes on Venezuela have provoked a wave of condemnation and concern from countries across the globe, highlighting the fragile state of international relations. Russia’s Foreign Ministry described the attacks
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What is unfolding in Venezuela may prove to be one of the most consequential demonstrations of American military power in the twenty-first century. If Donald Trump’s claim is true—that Nicolás Maduro and
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