Maduro and Flores case: New court hearing scheduled for Wednesday in New York

The Daily Journal — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has scheduled a status hearing for Wednesday, July 22, as part of the criminal proceedings involving Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores. The hearing will begin at 12:00 p.m. New York time. The court will review the case’s current status, while […]

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Colombia’s Constitutional Court halts Special Economic Zone with Venezuela

The Daily Journal – Colombia’s Constitutional Court recently halted the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed one year ago by the governments of Gustavo Petro and Nicolás Maduro to create a Binational Special Economic Zone. The court ruled that the agreement must follow the constitutional procedure required for international treaties and cannot take effect […]

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What will we do?

By Héctor Sánchez, Sociologist — Let us imagine, for a moment, the following scenario: the U.S. midterm elections arrive, and Donald Trump suffers a crushing defeat, just as opinion polls suggest amid dissatisfaction from six out of every 10 Americans. Under those circumstances, the president would most likely face immediate impeachment proceedings. Given Washington’s status […]

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Trump uses Venezuela as a success story to defend higher military spending

The U.S. president said stronger armed forces have delivered results in Venezuela and other international arenas. He also said Caracas is cooperating with Washington to increase oil production. The Daily Journal. — U.S. President Donald Trump cited the January 3 military operation in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro as one of the successes […]

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What the CIA report reveals about electronic voting in Venezuela

The CIA document compiles intelligence reports on alleged plans, technical vulnerabilities, and links between government officials and Venezuela’s electoral system. The agency states that its assessments did not confirm large-scale electronic fraud in any specific election. The Daily Journal. — A declassified report from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) compiles intelligence assessments conducted between […]

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Trump alleges plot to “digitally manipulate” Venezuela’s 2020 elections

The Daily Journal. — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday night that Nicolás Maduro’s administration conspired “to manipulate” Venezuela’s 2020 parliamentary elections digitally. In a televised address to the nation from the White House, Trump presented a series of declassified Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents focused on electronic interference capabilities in Venezuela’s electoral processes. During […]

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Florida Court orders Maduro and other senior officials to pay $314 million in U.S. lawsuit

EFE. — A federal judge in the United States has ordered former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and several other senior Chavista officials to pay $314 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by more than a dozen U.S. citizens alleging kidnapping, torture, and terrorism. The ruling did not include Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, among […]

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Jorge Rodríguez postpones debate on CNE and Supreme Court appointments during earthquake emergency

The Daily Journal — National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said on Saturday that appointing new authorities to the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) and the National Electoral Council (CNE) does not rank among the government’s immediate priorities. During a press conference with international media, reporters asked the lawmaker about the expiration of Acting President Delcy […]

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The diplomacy of earthquakes: The unexpected thaw between Caracas and Jerusalem

The earthquakes in Venezuela have triggered a geopolitical shift. The arrival of IsraAID rescue teams and Acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s official welcome to the Jewish community have buried nearly two decades of ideological dogmatism, opening a channel of pragmatism amid the rubble. By Óscar Reyes Matute Geology has achieved what diplomacy seemed unable to accomplish: […]

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Juan Barreto: Venezuela has ceased to be a sovereign state and has become a tutelary territory

The Daily Journal — Former Caracas mayor Juan Barreto argued that Venezuela is experiencing a loss of political sovereignty due to what he described as a “catastrophic stalemate” between competing political forces. He drew on a concept developed by the Italian Marxist theorist Antonio Gramsci, in which no bloc prevails, and the confrontation ultimately triggers […]

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