(2026-01-02). Russia humiliates Trump in Venezuela as US rushes to shield Zelensky after Ukraine's 'house attack'. hindustantimes.com A painted Russian flag mysteriously appears on oil tanker, Bella 1, while it dodges US seizure over alleged Iranian oil smuggling. As Trump's naval blockade on Venezuela, a CIA strike on a cartel‚Äëlinked dock, and a disputed drone "attack" on Putin converge, legal and geopolitical risks skyrocket in the Atlantic.
(2026-01-02). Saturday 1/3: the Deal with Venezuela? indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | also online: Please register in advance at | bit.ly/SSS-Venezuela | to receive your personal link to participate in this event online…
(2026-01-02). Driving Car, Maduro reveals Trump call details, Peace offer amid first land attack by USA | Venezuela. hindustantimes.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says Caracas is open to negotiating an agreement with the United States to combat drug trafficking, while also signalling readiness for renewed U.S. investment in Venezuela's oil sector. Speaking in a pre-recorded interview, Maduro said Venezuela is prepared to cooperate if Washington is serious, as tensions rise following U.S. military strikes targeting alleged drug-smuggling operations linked to Venezuela.
(2026-01-02). Venezuela has detained several Americans. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) — Venezuelan security forces have detained at least five Americans in recent months as the US has built a pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a US official familiar with the matter told CNN.
(2026-01-02). Wednesday 1/14: Webinar: US aggression towards Venezuela and its repercussions for Latin America. indybay.org Online | secure.everyaction.com/BX66_bP-OEqF2ERN7……
(2026-01-02). President Maduro: "To the people of the United States, I say that here in Venezuela, you have a friendly people" radiohc.cu The Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro agreed to grant us a "New Year's interview." We recorded it in Caracas in the late afternoon of December 31, as night began to fall over the country's beautiful capital and 2025 came to a close. This time, President Maduro proposed that we conduct a "traveling interview."
(2026-01-02). Report: Russia Asks US To Stop Chasing Tanker It Attempted To Seize Near Venezuela. news.antiwar.com Russia has made a formal request to the US to stop chasing the Bella 1, an oil tanker the US attempted to seize off the coast of Venezuela and has been pursuing in the Atlantic Ocean since December 21, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The report said that as the ship had been …
(2026-01-02). Big Daddy Trump Hustling While Triggering Venezuela War. globalresearch.ca While Trump humbly boasts about what a great dad he was because he said no to drugs and alcohol, it appears the coup makers are intending a massive strike inside Venezuela. | The 'peacemaker' is angling to once again bomb a …
(2026-01-02). Maduro finds ultimate bargaining chip against Trump after USA's first land attack on Venezuela. hindustantimes.com Amid escalating tensions in the Caribbean, U.S. officials say Venezuelan security forces detained several Americans in recent months, according to The New York Times. Those held include dual Venezuelan-American passport holders and U.S. citizens, with Washington estimating at least two were wrongfully detained. The identities of most detainees remain unclear, while one traveler, James Luckey-Lange, was reported missing after entering Venezuela in December. Analysts say President Nicolás Maduro uses detained Americans as leverage in talks with Washington. Earlier negotiations led to releases, but recent U.S. milit…
(2026-01-02). Maduro says open to US talks on drug trafficking. newarab.com 
Maduro, in an interview with Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet, reiterated that the US wants to force a government ch…
(2026-01-02). Aprecio por Cuba ratifica India en mensaje por fecha patria. radiohc.cu 
El canciller de India, Subrahmanyan Jaishankar, ratificó el aprecio de su Gobierno a las relaciones con Cuba en un mensaje a propósito del aniversario 67 del Triunfo de la Revolución de la nación caribeña. | En un mensaje en X, el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores del país surasiático felicitó a su homólogo Bruno Rodríguez, al Gobierno y al pueblo de Cuba por la patriótica fecha. | ´Saludos al FM @BrunoRguezP, al Gobierno y al pueblo de Cuba en su Día Nacional. Apreciamos nuestra asociación de muchos años ª, publicó el jefe de la diplomacia india en la referida red social. | Jaishankar acompañó su post e…
(2026-01-02). China / United States — Latin America And The Caribbean. popularresistance.org As if by fate and unplanned twists of history, at the very moment that Trump was threatening Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and Marco Rubio was making clear his conviction that the Western Hemisphere is Washington's property, thus reviving the Monroe Doctrine and its Trump corollary for the 21st century, the government of the People's Republic of China released its third document on its foreign policy toward the region. | In 2008, the Chinese government published the first Document on China's Policy Toward Latin America and the Caribbean, in which it set out the objective of establishing a China-LAC Compre…
(2026-01-02). Partido Comunista de Uruguay reafirma solidaridad con Cuba. radiohc.cu El Partido Comunista de Uruguay (PCU) reafirmó este viernes su solidaridad con Cuba y el rechazo al bloqueo que contra la isla caribeña ejerce el gobierno de Estados Unidos por más de seis décadas. | Así lo expresa una declaración enviada por el Comité Ejecutivo del PCU al Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba, en ocasión del aniversario 67 de la Revolución Cubana y en el año del centenario del natalicio de su líder histórico, Fidel Castro. El texto afirma que el proceso revolucionario cubano continúa siendo ejemplo de ´dignidad, soberanía, justicia social y solidaridad práctica y permanente con los…
(2026-01-02). Maldivas por estrechar nexos con Cuba. radiohc.cu El canciller de Maldivas, Abdulla Khaleel, expresó su interés de estrechar los nexos con Cuba en un mensaje de felicitación a su homólogo cubano, Bruno Rodríguez, al Gobierno y al pueblo de la nación caribeña. | En la misiva por el aniversario 67 del triunfo de la Revolución cubana, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores maldivo manifestó su deseo de trabajar estrechamente con su par de la mayor de las Antillas para fortalecer los lazos bilaterales y multilaterales en los próximos años. | "En nombre del Gobierno y del pueblo de la República de Maldivas, y en el mío propio, deseo transmitirle mis más cordiales salud…
(2026-01-02). ALBA-TCP conmemoró aniversario de la Revolución cubana. radiohc.cu El ALBA-TCP se unió a la conmemoración del aniversario 67 del triunfo de la Revolución cubana, ocurrida el 1 de enero de 1959. | La Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América-Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos (ALBA-TCP) señaló en un comunicado que esa fecha "abrió un horizonte irreversible de dignidad, soberanía y justicia social para Cuba y para toda Nuestra América". | Afirmó que aquel triunfo fue obra de la Generación del Centenario, juventud consciente que, inspirada en el ideario de José Martí, asumió la lucha como deber histórico frente a la dominación colonial y la opresión imperial. | El blo…