Venezuela’s regime has distributed weapons to state workers and militias, potentially aiming to expand the country’s civilian army while exposing his waning influence over the colectivos, once the primary political-military force supporting his government.

A leaked report reveals Venezuelan territory was used by ELN rebels before a deadly attack in Colombia, escalating tensions between the countries

The United States and Venezuela have a fraught recent history marked by broken diplomatic relations, sanctions and accusations of criminal activity and coup-plotting.

The director of WOLA’s Venezuela Program, Laura Dib, joins the podcast to discuss the political, human rights, and diplomatic reality following Nicolás Maduro’s January 10 inauguration. Maduro’s new term begins amid severe tensions,

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) arrested dozens of people in Colorado in a raid that targeted a Venezuelan gang. The Rocky Mountain arm of the DEA posted on the social platform X that nearly 50

Venezuela's authoritarian regime said it was willing to work with Washington to take back Venezuelan criminals from the U.S. in a rare show of support for President Trump's plans to designate Latin American drug gangs as terrorist groups.

The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands in Colombia’s Catatumbo region.

A massive rally in emerging-market junk bonds has sparked investor appetite for two of the most far-fetched trades: dollar-denominated debt from Venezuela and Lebanon.

Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called on her supporters to boycott this year’s regional and parliamentary elections, paving the way for the ruling party to consolidate its control in the country.

A 29-year-old man who allegedly rolled his vehicle on I-65, killing a woman and sending a baby to Riley, is seeking asylum, prosecutors say.

January 10 came and went and, as expected, Venezuelan autocrat Nicolás Maduro hung on to power. It is easy to throw our hands in the air and feel hopeless before an authoritarian government that ruthlessly persecutes any dissent.

Chevron Corp. filed tax returns worth about $300 million with the Venezuelan government last year, raising questions about how much President Nicolás Maduro is benefiting from the US company’s oil production in spite of sanctions.