Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Tuesday that her country could hold elections in less than a year, after U.S. troops captured and ousted President Nicolás Maduro last month. “We ...

CARACAS, Venezuela — At a military parade in Caracas, hundreds of soldiers march past acting President Delcy Rodríguez, to swear their allegiance to the nation's new ruler. At one point in the ...

Roxanna Vigil is an international affairs fellow in national security, sponsored by Janine and J. Tomilson Hill. She previously served as the director for Andean affairs at the National Security ...

Often lost in the rapidly evolving situation in Venezuela is the long history of the country’s petroleum industry and its lessons for industrial policy. The nation’s enormous resources have played a ...

Venezuela says oil prices will follow markets, not U.S. pressure, amid sanctions uncertainty. The Venezuelan ambassador to China also sought to assure that Chinese investment in Venezuela will be ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

This view shows the bulk carrier Ithaca Patience (R) and the crude oil tanker Nord Star, both from Panama, anchored on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, on Jan. 7, 2026. MARYORIN MENDEZ AFP via Getty Images ...

HOUSTON — It's been barely a month since U.S. forces swooped into Venezuela and snatched up strongman Nicolás Maduro. The raid convulsed that country, and the effects still ripple through this ...

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights ...

Some 45 years ago, I worked for Oil Buyers’ Guide, a Lakewood-based publication that extensively covered world oil markets. Each summer, the company would invite scores of oil executives to come ...

Laura F. Dogu, the United States’ new top envoy to Venezuela, arrived in Caracas on Saturday as the Trump administration aims to reopen an embassy there for the first time in nearly seven years. “I ...

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez signed a law overhauling the nation's oil sector, opening it to privatization. The move reverses a core policy of the socialist movement that has ruled the ...