Staff (2026-02-04). Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez Appoints Félix Plasencia as Ambassador to US, Meets With US Diplomatic Envoy. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The announcement followed a meeting between Rodríguez and the US Chargé d'Affaires for the Venezuela Affairs Unit in Bogota, Laura Dogu. The top Venezuelan diplomat explained that the meeting included a review of a shared agenda, particularly regarding energy, t…

Arthur Michelino (2026-02-04). Market Sovereignty and Executive Power: The Venezuela Case. moderndiplomacy.eu Trump's Venezuela operation succeeded militarily but failed economically. United States forces executed Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3, capturing President Nicolás Maduro in a military operation that succeeded on its own terms. Despite offering direct access to 303 billion barrels of proven reserves to US oil companies, roughly 17 per cent of global supply, in …

slorinoco (2026-02-04). US Federal Prosecutor Requests Postponement of President Maduro Cilia Flores' Hearing. orinocotribune.com On Monday, the United States government requested a postponement of the next hearing in the criminal case against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Representative Cilia Flores, citing logistical reasons and the exchange of evidence. | In a letter addressed to Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York, US federal prosecutor Jay Clayton requested that the hearing, originally scheduled for March 17, be moved to March 26, EFE reported. | The request, which has the consent of the defense of both defendants, allegedly seeks to avoid "schedule conflicts and logistical problems." | Acco…

Martha Rios (2026-02-04). Abanderan equipo Cuba a la II Serie de las Américas de Béisbol. radiohc.cu El equipo Cuba que participará en la segunda edición de la Serie de las Américas de Béisbol, del 5 al 13 próximos, en Venezuela, fue abanderado este martes en el estadio Latinoamericano, de La Habana. | La ceremonia estuvo presidida por Osvaldo Vento Montiller, presidente del Instituto Nacional de Deportes, Educación Física y Recreación (Inder); Raúl Fornés Valenciano, vicepresidente primero, y la vicepresidenta Tereza Méndez àÅlvarez. | Asistieron, además, Juan Reinaldo Pardo, comisionado nacional de béisbol y sóftbol, así como otros directivos del organismo. | La bandera nacional fue entregada por el dest…

aljazeera (2026-02-04). Thousands march in Venezuela to demand US free President Maduro, wife. aljazeera.com Pro-Maduro protesters hold banners calling on US to release 'kidnapped' President and First Lady Cilia Flores.

Staff (2026-02-04). Putin y Xi Jinping apuestan por mantener nivel de cooperación con Venezuela y Cuba. cubadebate.cu Los presidentes de Rusia y China, Vladímir Putin y Xi Jinping, sostuvieron este miércoles una videoconferencia de alto nivel, en la que reafirmaron el carácter estratégico, estable y estructural de la asociación bilateral, en medio de un contexto internacional marcado por tensiones geopolíticas, reconfiguración del orden mundial y presiones occidentales.

Staff (2026-02-04). Mass Demonstration in Venezuela for Release of President Maduro and Cilia Flores 1 Month After Their Abduction. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, January 3, the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, was the scene of a massive demonstration of citizens demanding the return of the Constitutional president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the first lady, Cilia Flores, abducted by US imperialism exactly one month ago. | The protest brought together workers, students, and social movements near the La Previsora building in Plaza Venezuela. From there, the march proceeded along Libertador and Urdaneta avenues, ending at the corner of Santa Capilla in the city center, where the demonstrators reaffirmed their commitme…

aljazeera (2026-02-04). These exiled Venezuelans dream of returning home. What's stopping them? aljazeera.com In January, the US removed Nicolas Maduro from power. But Venezuelans in exile say it is still too dangerous to return.

Cira Pascual Marquina (2026-02-04). War, Imperial Decline and the Communal Horizon: A Conversation with Robert Longa. orinocotribune.com Robert Longa is a founding member of the Fuerza Patriótica Alexis Vive, a Venezuelan grassroots organization promoting communal construction. Based in Caracas' 23 de Enero barrio, Longa has played a central role in building El Panal Commune and in advancing a strategic vision of communal power as the backbone of the Bolivarian Revolution. | This conversation took place in the aftermath of the January 3 attack on Venezuela, a moment that marked the culmination of the current phase of U.S. imperial escalation. In the interview, Longa reflects on imperialism's crisis of hegemony, the return of openly fascistic forms…

Martha Rios (2026-02-04). Jefe de Estado vietnamita recibe a enviado especial cubano. radiohc.cu El presidente de Vietnam, Luong Cuong recibió este martes al ministro cubano de Relaciones Exteriores, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, quien realiza una visita a la nación indochina en calidad de enviado especial del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) y el Gobierno de la isla. | El canciller calificó de fructífero el diálogo, en el que intercambiaron sobre el estado actual de las relaciones bilaterales y reconocieron los logros en esa esfera, en el último año. | En su cuenta en la red social X, el jefe de la diplomacia cubana señaló que también abordaron la situación actual internacional y en América Latina y el Caribe.