The crisis in Venezuela 07:11. Christmas came early this year in Venezuela. The season officially began October 1, as decreed by the country's authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuela faces soaring inflation as the currency collapses, oil production drops, and U.S. sanctions tighten, sparking fears of a new economic disaster.

Venezuela's government has intensified use of the "harshest and most violent" tools of repression in the wake of a disputed election, U.N. experts say.

Criticism is mounting against Venezuela’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro after deadly protests erupted across the country following its disputed presidential election.

Venezuela has an estimated debt burden of $150 billion or higher. Hyperinflation. Annual inflation skyrocketed to just over 130,000 percent in 2018, and though it has since slowed, ...

Venezuela’s oil production has plummeted from a peak of 3.2 million barrels per day in the late 1990s to just 400,000 by 2020. Today, ...

Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a senior Trump administration official.

Nicolás Maduro has ruled Venezuela through a combination of economic collapse, political repression, and institutional manipulation. Despite global condemnation and a nation in crisis, he has ...

Venezuelan state-run PDVSA's oil sales abroad in 2024 stood at $17.52 billion, according to a results document seen by Reuters on Friday, as exports jumped due to U.S. licenses allowing foreign ...

Venezuela will once again accept repatriation flights from the United States carrying its deported nationals after reaching an agreement with the U.S., a Venezuelan official said on social media Sa… ...

Venezuela will face new “severe and escalating” sanctions if it refuses to accept citizens being repatriated from the U.S., Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A United States Air Force veteran, who the U.S. government had determined to be wrongfully detained in Venezuela, was released from custody Tuesday. Joseph St. Clair ...