The United States, on Wednesday, seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker with links to Venezuela after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic, and as a Russian submarine and warship were close by, Associated Press reported, citing the US military. Russian-flagged oil tanker (REUTERS/ Representative) The seizure, which could stoke tensions with Russia, came after…
new video loaded: Machado Says She Plans to Return to Venezuela ‘as Soon as Possible’ transcript Back transcript Machado Says She Plans to Return to Venezuela ‘as Soon as Possible’ María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, said she was planning to return to the country after the United States’ capture of Nicolás Maduro. President Trump…
Hong Kong’s innovation and technology minister has cancelled his trip to the United States, just four hours after the government announced his three-day itinerary for the visit. In a statement issued at 4.20pm on Tuesday, the government said that Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong had cancelled his visit to the US, without…
China risks losing access to satellite tracking stations and other sensitive technology infrastructure in Venezuela after the United States seized control of the country’s leadership and transferred its president Nicolas Maduro to New York for trial. Beijing’s embedded assets – from satellite ground stations to oilfield systems and telecommunications networks – could be compromised after…
Venezuelan Manny Reimi was queuing for Hong Kong’s Peak Tram on Saturday with his cousin and her family, whom he had not seen in 15 years, when news broke that the United States had captured Nicolas Maduro, the president of his homeland. The 37-year-old father of two, who relocated from Venezuela to Hong Kong in…
new video loaded: Maduro’s Arraignment Begins as U.N. and Protesters Speak Out transcript Back transcript Maduro’s Arraignment Begins as U.N. and Protesters Speak Out As Nicolás Maduro, the ousted leader of Venezuela and his wife faced charges in a federal court in Lower Manhattan on Monday, protesters and global leaders responded with mixed thoughts. “This…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil shake hands before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on May 12, 2025. FLORENCE LO / POOL / AFP BEIJING — Even as China eyes new opportunities to build global influence in the wake of the U.S. attack on Venezuela,…
China — one of the world’s biggest buyers of Venezuelan oil — reacted to President Trump’s ouster of the Latin American country’s leader over the weekend with a series of condemnations but no signals of retaliation so far, as the world continues to assess the shocking weekend move to arrest President Nicolás Maduro. China is…
Amid uncertainty over Venezuela’s political future following major US-led strikes in the country, President Donald Trump on Monday warned of a second strike in the country “if they don’t behave”. Members of the militia group known as “Colectivos” take part in a march calling for the release of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.(REUTERS) “We were prepared…
China’s influence in Latin America may be significantly tested by the US revival of the Monroe Doctrine, as Washington’s attack on Venezuela is set to have a chilling effect on the region’s engagement with Beijing, analysts warn. In a surprise precision operation on Saturday, the US military struck Venezuela, captured its leader Nicolas Maduro and…