New restaurants are popping up in Caracas. Nightclubs are bursting at the seams. The streets are eerily safe — with big exceptions. Could a revival be on the horizon?

InSight Crime explores the drug trafficking dynamics in Venezuela, the nature of the Cartel of the Suns, and its future without Maduro.

The president credited his tariffs with bringing America’s economic “turnaround” and blamed Democrats for having “caused” the ...

Colectivos — armed civilian groups with roots in guerrilla movements — insist they are educators and patriots. But in recent ...

Ahead of President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address since returning to the White House, his record on key ...

Venezuela has passed an amnesty law to free hundreds of political prisoners, in what the government calls a step toward reconciliation after the US ousted President Nicolás Maduro.

More than 200 Venezuelan political prisoners were on hunger strike to demand their release under a new amnesty law that excludes many.

The country’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, is opening the oil sector under American pressure, giving her a path to legitimacy.

People of detained family members who are political prisoners protest for their releases outside the United Nations office in Caracas, 18 February 2026 ...

The bill may bring the release of hundreds of political prisoners. But many critics say the legislation, passed after major pressure from the Trump administration, raises concerns.

Venezuela’s National Assembly is debating an amnesty bill that could free hundreds held for political reasons.

Briceño is from Colonia Tovar, a small mountain town about 90 minutes from Caracas. It was settled by German families in the ...