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Despite higher oil production and U.S. oversight of Venezuela's oil revenues, the country's currency is weakening, inflation is accelerating and economic conditions are deteriorating.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2026
The mystery of Venezuela¡¯s missing petrodollars
Venezuela¡¯s oil production is rising, yet its currency is depreciating, inflation is accelerating and foreign exchange remains scarce.
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted at Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York City on Jan. 5.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2026
U.S. soldier charged with using classified info to bet on Maduro¡¯s capture
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a 38-year-old special forces soldier, allegedly made more than $400,000 trading on Polymarket¡¯s prediction market.
The rise of personality-driven leadership in business and politics, exemplified by Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, is undermining organizational stability and increasing systemic risk.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2026
America¡¯s big personalities are shrinking its greatness
A new generation wearied of managerialism, partly because memories of the bad old days faded and partly because managerialism, like all regimes, became self-indulgent.
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Court House in New York City on Thursday, in this courtroom sketch.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 27, 2026
Maduro appears in court to fight narco-terrorism case
Prosecutors claim the ousted Venezuelan leader, who was seized by the U.S. military on Jan. 3, played a key role in a conspiracy to traffic cocaine into the U.S.
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan, New York, on Jan. 5 in this courtroom sketch.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2026
Maduro case to test U.S. narcoterrorism law with limited trial success
The 2006 statute at issue has produced just four trial convictions, a review of federal court records shows.
Two U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-41) prepare to launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 15.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2026
Memo to the Trump administration: Iran has no Maduro
A U.S. attack on Iran could create precisely that no-win outcome: To advance is hell; to retreat is hell.
Members of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) take part in a march in Caracas on Nov. 13, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 9, 2026
Distrust, desertions and dwindling bonuses undermine Socialist Party¡¯s grip on Venezuela
Six sources described distrust ?among loyalists to the United Socialist Party and spreading suspicion of interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
A motorcyclist stands next to a mural depicting ousted President Nicolas Maduro that reads in Spanish ¡°Venezuela is Respected¡± in Caracas on Monday.
WORLD
Feb 3, 2026
What¡¯s changed in Venezuela a month after Maduro¡¯s ouster
Rodriguez¡¯s interim government swiftly approved reforms to the oil industry, in what analysts have described as a law heavily influenced by Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to preserve Venezuela's Chavista power structure, sidelining pro-democracy advocates and leaving opposition leader Maria Corina Machado with little influence.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2026
Trump is putting Venezuelan democracy on hold
Nicolas Maduro¡¯s removal initially raised hopes that Venezuelans would finally regain control over their political future.
Russian bloggers are criticizing Vladimir Putin¡¯s silence after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and seized the country¡¯s president, Nicolas Maduro.?
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2026
Why is Putin silent on the capture of Maduro?
While Russian President Vladimir Putin certainly does not relish appearing weak, nor does he want to risk exacerbating tensions with the US.
U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution that would have barred U.S. President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without congressional authorization.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2026
U.S. Senate narrowly blocks effort to rein in Trump¡¯s Venezuela war powers
The Republican president put pressure on party members who had supported it, causing two senators to change course, dooming the resolution.
Demonstrators hold a banner reading "No to imperial interventionism!" during a march in Mexico City on Jan. 10 in support of deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and against a possible U.S. intervention in Mexico.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2026
The U.S. sphere of influence is bigger than it looks
While this shows a big shift in U.S. cultural priorities, there isn¡¯t a whiff of willingness to leave Russia or particularly China alone in their own spheres of influence.
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted toward the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for an initial appearance to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at Downtown Manhattan Heliport, in New York on Jan. 5.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 12, 2026
With Venezuela raid, U.S. tells China to keep away from the Americas
China¡¯s progress in Latin America ¡ª from satellite tracking stations in Argentina to a port in Peru ¡ª has been an irritant for U.S. leaders.
A Liberian-flagged oil-chemical tanker sails through Havana Bay as U.S.-Cuba?tensions rise after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to stop Venezuelan oil and money from reaching?Cuba?and suggested the communist-run island to strike a deal with Washington, in Havana on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
Trump vows to cut off Cuba¡¯s oil after toppling Venezuelan ally Maduro
Trump urged Cuba to ¡°make a deal¡± soon, pledging to cut off all oil and money flowing to the communist-run island.
Then-Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, in Tehran in June 2022.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2026
America¡¯s Venezuela playbook won¡¯t work in Iran
Whether the Islamic Republic is ripe to fall from an external U.S. or Israeli nudge is a complicated question.
Nicolas Maduro, the ousted president of Venezuela, and his wife, Cilia Flores, are escorted off a helicopter on their way to the federal courthouse in Manhattan on Jan. 5.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2026
The precedents to Trump¡¯s Venezuela operation
Whereas fascists and imperialists know that war requires real combat, Trump seems unwilling or unable to go that far, not least because he is weak at home.
Supporters march calling for the release of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Friday, days after he and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured by U.S. forces following strikes on the country.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2026
Venezuela says in talks with U.S. to restore diplomatic ties
It was the latest sign of cooperation following the leftist leader¡¯s capture and U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s claim to be ¡°in charge¡± of the country.
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Padilla attend a ceremony honoring Venezuelan and Cuban military and security personnel who died during a U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on Thursday.
WORLD
Jan 10, 2026
How Cuba was blindsided by the operation to capture Maduro
Experts say Cuban intelligence, assigned to protect President Nicolas Maduro, misjudged the U.S.¡¯ willingness to take action in Venezuela.
Relatives of prisoners expecting the release of their loved ones wait outside El Rodeo prison in Caracas on Friday.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2026
Trump cancels second attack on Venezuela, citing cooperation
Venezuela is ¡°working well¡± with the U.S. on rebuilding its oil and gas infrastructure and releasing ¡°large numbers¡± of political prisoners, Trump said.
Then-Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei of the La Libertad Avanza party addresses a campaign rally in Buenos Aires in September 2023. He went on to win the election.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2026
The year of the right is looming in Latin America
If 2025 marked the reemergence of Latin America¡¯s right, then 2026 is likely to cement it.
China¡¯s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese payment processor¡¯s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm¡¯s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ?115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Trump says ¡®Japan¡¯ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
World¡¯s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx's vertical-farming facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Wednesday.
¡®Princess Mononoke¡¯ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The ¡°Princess Mononoke¡± adaptation was created under Shochiku¡¯s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ¡®Human Vapor¡¯
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix¡¯s ¡°Human Vapor,¡± says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa¡¯s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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