Putin’s willingness to be pushed around has its limits, and it is entirely possible that Donald Trump's administration will prove pushy enough to find out what those limits are. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/16/world/putins-silence-on-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #vladimirputin #nicolasmaduro #venezuela #russia #us #donaldtrump #russiaukrainewar #defense
https://www.europesays.com/uk/699699/ Why access to Venezuela’s ‘heavy’ oil is ‘tremendous’ news for US refiners | Oil and Gas News #BusinessAndEconomy #DonaldTrump #Economy #Energy #Explainer #News #NicolasMaduro #OilAndGas #World
The U.S. seizure of Venezuela’s leader shows that Washington is not retreating into a tidy world of spheres of influence but is instead using raw power to challenge rivals and weaken the rules-based order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/13/world/us-sphere-of-influence-is-big/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #us #russia #china #taiwan #ukraine #donroedoctrine #monroedoctrine #vladimirputin #latinamerica
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Cuba to “make a deal” soon, pledging to cut off all oil and money flowing to the island after the toppling of Havana’s key ally, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/world/politics/trump-cuba-oil-venezuela-maduro/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #cuba #venezuela #nicolasmaduro
China's progress in Latin America — from satellite tracking stations in Argentina to a port in Peru — has been an irritant for U.S. leaders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/world/politics/venezuela-raid-us-china-americas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #china #northamerica #southamerica #us #donaldtrump
Iran’s leaders are unsettled by the U.S. raid in Venezuela, but domestic unrest and regional setbacks make external military action risky and unlikely to succeed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/11/world/venezuela-playbook-wont-work-in-iran/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #venezuela #iran #tehran #islamicrepublics #nicolasmaduro #us #donaldtrump
In ousting and arresting Nicolas Maduro, U.S., President Donald Trump wants the political gains of fighting a war without actually having to fight one. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/11/world/venezuela-coup-precedents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #venezuela #oil #nicolasmaduro #us #donaldtrump #mariacorinamachado #latinamerica #colonialism #iraq
Venezuela said Friday it had launched talks with the United States on restoring diplomatic ties, days after U.S. forces deposed Nicolas Maduro as its president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/10/world/politics/venezuela-us-diplomatic-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #us #donaldtrump
The capture by U.S. forces of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and the killing in the operation of 32 Cubans assigned to protect him represent a major blow for the island's revered intelligence services, experts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/10/world/cuba-blindsided-venezuela-attack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #cuba #venezuela #us #donaldtrump #nicolasmaduro
U.S. President Donald Trump said a second wave of attacks on Venezuela has been canceled, citing improved cooperation from the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/world/trump-cancels-second-venezuela-attack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #venezuela #nicolasmaduro
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[Venezuela flag icon] : @ituc and @CSA_TUCA strongly
condemn the US military aggression against
Venezuela and the violation of its sovereignty.
We call for respect for the Venezuelan people’s
right to self-determination, the immediate
release of all those detained, and a return to
peaceful and democratic dialogue.
Peace and international law must prevail.
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We join the international labor community in condemning President Trump's unconstitutional acts in Venezuela.](https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/115/834/831/099/350/342/original/fd4fa9a7cb238c91.png)
Latin America’s political mood is moving right as voters punish governments that fail to deliver, but local contexts and individual leaders shape how this trend plays out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/09/world/year-of-the-right-looms-for-latin-america/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #latinamerica #joseantoniokast #javiermilei #nicolasmaduro #donaldtrump #nayibbukele #gustavopetro #luizinacioluladasilva #sebastianpinera #claudiasheinbaum #chile #argentina #venezuela #elsalvador #ecuador #honduras #costarica #peru #colombia #brazil #mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump’s brazen move to snatch Nicolas Maduro also sent a clear message to Chinese President Xi Jinping: The Western Hemisphere has no room for another superpower. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/08/world/trump-china-new-front/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #china #venezuela #donaldtrump #xijinping #nicolasmaduro
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En la tele que pagamos todos, llevan toda la mañana justificando el secuestro de Maduro, y tildándolo de "dictador sangriento". Recuérdalo cuando te digan que es "Telepedro", o "la tele de Pedro Sánchez".
While snatching Maduro was clearly a violation of international law, accusations that it sets a precedent for “regime change” in Taiwan go too far. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/07/world/trying-to-understand-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #venezuela #us #donaldtrump #caracas #nicolasmaduro
U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to refine and sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil that had been stuck in Venezuela under U.S. blockade, following the capture of its leader, Nicolas Maduro. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/world/politics/venezuela-oil-us-talks-caracas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #oil #nicolasmaduro #us #donaldtrump #oil #mariacorinamachado #southamerica
En la tele que pagamos todos, llevan toda la mañana justificando el secuestro de Maduro, y tildándolo de "dictador sangriento". Recuérdalo cuando te digan que es "Telepedro", o "la tele de Pedro Sánchez".
Venezuela's main opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, has vowed to return home soon, praising U.S. President Donald Trump for toppling her enemy Nicolas Maduro and saying her movement is ready to win a free election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/world/politics/maduro-machado-venezuela-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #mariacorinamachado #us #donaldtrump #nicolasmaduro #venezuela
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s first appearance in a U.S. courtroom offered a glimpse of the legal battle ahead over rarely tested questions — chief among them whether he can claim immunity from prosecution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/world/politics/maduro-immunity-us-foreign-leaders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #us
America’s allies have offered a measured response after U.S. troops captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a raid, a move that sent shock waves around the world and highlighted divisions among governments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/06/world/politics/us-allies-muted-response-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #donaldtrump #us #usmilitary #usjapanrelations #un #nicolasmaduro #sanaetakaichi