(2026-01-18). U.S. militarization of Latin America grows. radiohc.cu After attacking Venezuela and kidnapping its constitutional president, Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are rushing to finalize agreements to send marines to Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Dominican Republic. | The corollary with which President Donald Trump updated the Monroe Doctrine takes different forms. Strategies that mutate, but pursue the same goal: to regain control of the territory that the United States has always considered its "backyard" and to control the natural resources that are currently in dispute with other major powers.
(2026-01-18). Venezuelans are in the streets — 15 days and counting — to demand the return of their president and first lady. radiohc.cu 
Venezuelans continue to denounce the military attack carried out by the U.S. military on January 3rd — two weeks ago — and the kidnapping of the presidential couple, an act of aggression that represents a fatal blow to international law. | The Trump Administration's chain of crimes and illegal actions began with extrajudicial killings in lethal attacks against vessels in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific, continued with the air embargo and naval blockade against Venezuela, and culminated in the military aggression and bombings of January 3 against Caracas and other locations in the country, in whi…
(2026-01-18). Saturday 1/17: Webinar: From Venezuela to Palestine : U.S. Empire, Genocide, and Our Duty to Fight Back. indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ITzu……
(2026-01-18). The Terror of an Empire in Decline. counterpunch.org A murder in Minneapolis. A kidnapping in Caracas. Genocide in Palestine. Termination of trans people's healthcare and rights. Criminalization of pregnant people. Detention, disappearance, deportation, and death of immigrants. These are all part of the same project of domination, coercive control, and imperialist violence of the United States, turbocharged by the fascist Trump regime. It's going to take all of us to stop it. | To read this article, log in
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(2026-01-17). Venezuela interim leader sacks industry minister allied with ousted president Maduro. geo.tv 
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters while standing next to Alex Saab at a pro‑government rally in Caracas last year. — AFPRodriguez reshuffles cabinet after US-backed transition in Venezuela.US pressure mounts as Venezuela drops Maduro ally…
(2026-01-17). Cienfuegueros rindieron tributo a los hermanos asesinados en Venezuela por el ejército estadounidense. radiohc.cu 
El pueblo de la ciudad cubana de Cienfuegos participó este viernes en una inmensa movilización, la mayor ocurrida en áreas del histórico Parque José Martí, con tristeza y orgullo en los corazones para rendir tributo a los 32 hermanos asesinados en Venezuela, por el ejército de los Estrados Unidos. | Crimen de terrorismo de Estado, donde secuestraron el pasado día 3 al Presidente Institucional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro y a su esposa Cilia Flores. "Hermanos combatientes, que estaban allí por principio, para defender la paz mundial, la integración de América Latina y El Caribe, la Patr…
(2026-01-17). Foreign Minister Gil Warns That US Aggression Against Venezuela Threatens Global Stability. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil condemned the military attack carried out by the US government against Venezuela, stating that it seriously endangers world peace. According to Gil, this action violates the very foundations upon which the United Nations (UN) was built. | During a meeting with the network of legal experts at the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas on Friday, the minister emphasized that the principles of dialogue and diplomacy had been systematically and flagrantly violated. "We are discussing the gravity of this situation and the urgency of restoring international law," he stated firmly. | G…
(2026-01-17). US invasion of Venezuela exposes bankruptcy of Mélenchon's France Unbowed Party. wsws.org Workers cannot stop imperialism's accelerating plunge into military dictatorship and wars of plunder without breaking politically with forces like Mélenchon, who calls for them to subordinate themselves to the Venezuelan bourgeois nationalist regime's negotiations with Trump.
(2026-01-17). The end of pretenses: Trump's assault on Venezuela. links.org.au 
Anderson Bean — Trump's attack on Venezuela should be understood as a stab at "hegemonic crisis management."
(2026-01-17). Confederation of Sahel States condemns U.S. attack on Venezuela. iacenter.org January 15, 2026 Communiqué from the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) regarding the armed attack by the United States of America against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: The Confederation of Sahel States (AES) has followed with grave concern the reports of a military operation carried out by the United States of America on the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which resulted in the illegal abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his spouse [Cilia Flores]. The Confederation of Sahel States (AES) recalls that the use of armed force by one State against the sovereignty, territor…
(2026-01-17). Who are Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores? — and why Washington kidnapped them. workers.org 
Gary Wilson wrote this article, published at struggle-la-lucha.org on Jan. 5. On Jan. 3, 2026, the Trump administration carried out one of the most brazen acts of imperialist aggression seen in Latin America in decades. U.S. forces invaded Venezuela and seized its elected president, Nicolás Maduro, along with Cilia Flores. . . . |
(2026-01-17). Nearly 50 Venezuelan soldiers killed in US abduction of President Maduro. aljazeera.com Venezuela's Defence Ministry says 83 people in total killed in US attack to abduct President Nicolas Maduro.
(2026-01-17). French youth speak out against Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela. wsws.org WSWS reporters interviewed students in the Paris area on Trump's military operation against Venezuela to kidnap its president and try to seize its oil revenues.
(2026-01-17). Acciones solidarias en España contra la arremetida imperial. radiohc.cu 
Con la finalidad de fortalecer la conciencia colectiva entorno a los acontecimientos ocurridos recientemente en Venezuela y el secuestro del presidente Nicolás Maduro, en varios sitios de España celebraron espacios de diálogo y condena a los hechos perpetrados por Estados Unidos en la nación suramericana. | Estas acciones pretenden ser espacios abiertos de información, análisis y compromiso militante, dirigido a todas las personas y colectivos que apuestan por la autodeterminación de los pueblos y la solidaridad con Venezuela y Cuba. | Las actividades sesionaron este viernes 16 de enero, en la tarde noche, con en…
(2026-01-17). Venezuela: Delcy Rodríguez anunció acuerdo para exportar gas licuado de petróleo. radiohc.cu La presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez anunció este viernes la firma de un contrato de comercialización de gas licuado de petróleo, lo que marca el inicio formal de la exportación de este recurso energético. | Durante el Consejo Nacional de Economía Productiva afirmó: Lo habíamos dicho, lo habíamos anunciado: que exportaríamos la primera molécula de gas y lo estamos cumpliendo. Le estamos cumpliendo al presidente Maduro y le estamos cumpliendo a nuestro pueblo", afirmó. | De acuerdo con medios locales de prensa, el hito se enmarca en los esfuerzos de la industria nacional de hidrocarburos por mejora…
(2026-01-17). Hyper-Imperialism On Hyper-Drive. popularresistance.org The US attack on Venezuela on 3 January 2026 came on the same day as French and UK jets bombed an underground facility in the mountains near Palmyra (Syria) and just a few weeks after the US bombed villages in the Nigerian state of Sokoto. None of these attacks — all carried out under the pretence of fighting some form of 'terrorism' — had authorisation from the United Nations Security Council, making them violations of international law. These are all illustrations of the danger and decadence of this sulphurous hyper-imperialism.
(2026-01-17). Maduro's son rallies World to demand release of captured Venezuelan leader. hindustantimes.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's son, Nicolas Maduro Guerra, has launched an international campaign urging global bodies and parliaments to demand his father's release following the U.S. military capture of Maduro and his wife. Maduro Guerra proposed a consensus document denouncing what he calls "aggression and kidnapping" and called for international commissions to mobilize support, portraying Maduro as a symbol of resistance against foreign intervention.
(2026-01-17). Trump Neither Selected Delcy Rodríguez Nor Governs Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By William Serafino — Jan 15, 2026 | Following the overwhelming and patently illegal US military aggression against Venezuela on January 3, which culminated in the
(2026-01-17). La Habana despide a los héroes caídos en agresión de EEUU a Venezuela. radiohc.cu 
Una representación del pueblo capitalino se reunió, en la tarde de este viernes, para rendir homenaje y despedir a sus hermanos caídos en combate durante la agresión militar estadounidense contra Venezuela, el pasado 3 de enero. | En la necrópolis Cristóbal Colón se dieron cita civiles, militares, jóvenes, ancianos, trabajadores y estudiantes, para agradecer a los héroes que sacrificaron sus valiosas vidas en cumplimiento de su misión. | En las palabras centrales, el primer secretario del Partido Comunista de Cuba en La Habana, Liván Izquierdo, expresó: Hoy reafirmamos el tributo de toda una nación a los 32 héroes…
(2026-01-17). Cuba's condemnation of U.S. aggression against Venezuela. iacenter.org January 15, 2026 The following is the Revolutionary Government of Cuba's strong condemnation of the cowardly U.S.A. aggression against Venezuela and its absolute support for that sister nation: The Revolutionary Government strongly condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the military aggression carried out by the United States against Venezuela, while categorically reaffirming Cuba's absolute support and solidarity with the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its government. Cuba supports the address delivered by the Executive Vice President, Comrade Delcy Rodríguez, and endorses her demand that the Go…
(2026-01-17). United Nations system "mortally wounded" after attack on Venezuela. radiohc.cu Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil has denounced that the United Nations system was "mortally wounded" following the military operation that resulted in the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. | According to the high-ranking official, the act constitutes a violation of the pillars that have sustained the world order for the last 80 years. | During his address at the meeting of the Network of Jurists for the Liberation of President Nicolás Maduro and his Wife Cilia Flores, Gil described the operation as a disproportionate and unjustified deployment that left a regrettable toll of a…
(2026-01-17). Cuban blood was never shed in vain! radiohc.cu Imperialism was once again exposed when more than 500,000 residents of the capital took to the streets with a single sentiment: to honor their fallen heroes in Venezuela and condemn any action that threatens the sovereignty of nations. | Accompanied by the highest leadership of the country, the Cubans, who marched from the Anti-Imperialist Tribune, demonstrated the unity of a nation not only in their grief for their sons and daughters, but also in their conviction that nothing can extinguish the revolutionary flame that keeps the entire island alive. | With the slogans "Glory to our martyrs!" and "Down with imper…
(2026-01-17). Nobel Prize inseparable from winner but medal can be given away, says award body. geo.tv 
US President Trump meets Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the Oval Office, during which she presented the President with her Nobel Peace Prize, in Washington, DC, US, released January 15, 2026. — Reuters Venezuela's Machado gave her Nobel medal to Trump.Donald…
(2026-01-17). Holguín y el duelo antiimperialista. radiohc.cu 
Un mar de pueblo, compacto y silencioso, anegó este viernes el corazón de Holguín. Era el gesto solidario de una provincia, de una isla entera, despidiendo a sus hijos caídos. Treinta y dos combatientes, siete de ellos de esta tierra oriental, arrancados de la vida por la despiadada maquinaria de guerra del imperio. | El crimen ocurrió en suelo venezolano, en la hermana República Bolivariana, víctima permanente del acoso y la agresión de Washington. El merecido tributo tuvo lugar en un emblemático museo holguinero. | El escenario es simbólico: frente al Museo Provincial La Periquera, testigo momentos trascendenta…