Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-diplomatic-relations-maduro-12eca94ea60dbdbc8d8ac37535a5d23b The United States and Venezuela announced they are exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations after years of strained ties. This followed a visit by a Trump administration delegation to Venezuela to evaluate whether the U.S. embassy in Caracas could reopen. This visit marks one of the most serious efforts toward renewed engagement since relations were… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/cuba-us-venezuela-maduro-e66899b41f0b84cf83f77a69d399b486 Cuba announced that 32 of its military and police officers were killed during a U.S. military operation in Venezuela over the weekend. This is the first official death toll released related to the American strikes. According to a statement on Cuban state television, the officers were in Venezuela at the request of the Venezuelan government. While… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/brazil-billionaire-batista-met-with-venezuelas-rodriguez-us-officials-2026-01-14/ Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista has been acting as an informal middleman between Venezuela and the United States. According to Reuters, he met with Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, before and after meeting with U.S. officials in Washington. Batista told U.S. officials that Rodríguez seems open to foreign investment in Venezuela’s oil and gas industry and willing… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-president-calls-un-avoid-bloodshed-venezuela-2025-12-17/?utm_source= Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum asked the United Nations to help prevent violence in Venezuela as tensions grew between the U.S. and the Venezuelan government. Speaking in Mexico City, she said Mexico believes in non-intervention and solving conflicts peacefully. Her statement came after President Trump ordered a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers going in and out of Venezuela… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/chile-peru-jose-jari-gabriel-boric-venezuela-511ce16ff599d5e48f8f03584ae37f69 Peru’s president José Jerí declared a state of emergency along the southern border with Chile due to an increase in Venezuelan migrants entering Peru. This movement began after anti-immigrant sentiment grew in Chile, especially during its presidential election. The leading candidate took a strong stance against undocumented immigrants, which caused many migrants to leave Chile. Many Venezuelans… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-removes-sanctions-brazilian-top-court-justice-moraes-2025-12-12/?utm The United States lifted sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, undoing penalties placed on him in July under the Global Magnitsky Act. Moraes was sanctioned for overseeing the criminal case that led to former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro being convicted and sentenced to prison for attempting a coup after the 2022 election. The… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-us-deportation-protection-civil-war-ce99bb3f8f30aec9745046c41ac7fa1b The article from Associated Press reports that human-rights organizations are condemning the U.S. government’s move to terminate the protected status for nationals of Myanmar (also known as Burma).Under the decision announced by Kristi Noem of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the government concluded that Myanmar has made “notable progress,” including plans for elections and cease-fire… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/canada-carney-trump-budget-exports-c78a41c00167bc1d8177d5d74e34d09f Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that Canada can no longer assume its deep economic integration with the U.S. will persist. He announced a goal of doubling Canada’s exports to non-U.S. markets over the next decade, citing mounting U.S. tariffs and trade uncertainty as key risks. With more than 75% of Canadian exports currently going to… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-maduro-cartel-soles-us-drugs-terrorist-f778922c04b4f514092bd29b91e77358 The U.S. has officially designated Venezuela’s so‑called Cartel de los Soles (“Cartel of the Suns”) as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), tying it to President Nicolás Maduro’s regime and accusing the network of trafficking large volumes of cocaine into the U.S. and supporting terrorist violence. The U.S. framed the move as part of an intensified counter‑drug… Read more »
