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Normale Ansicht

Maduro Approaches His Last Act as Venezuela’s Autocratic Leader

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro looks to be heading to trial in an American court after his capture in a US military operation that leaves open the future direction and leadership of his oil-rich nation.

TOPSHOT - Venezuelan President and presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro reacts following the presidential election results in Caracas on July 29, 2024. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro won reelection with 51.2 percent of votes cast Sunday, the electoral council announced, after a campaign tainted by claims of opposition intimidation and fears of fraud. (Photo by JUAN BARRETO / AFP) (Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)

US Seizure of Venezuela Oil Tanker Risks Amping Up Economic Pain

12. Dezember 2025 um 13:05
Venezuela faces a fresh financial shock after the US seized a sanctioned oil tanker off its coast, a move that could choke off one of the few remaining revenue streams for a nation again on the brink of hyperinflation.

Shoppers at a municipal market in Caracas. While the economy is widely dollarized, Venezuelans still rely on bolivars for daily purchases.

US Seizure of Venezuela Oil Tanker Risks Amping Up Economic Pain

12. Dezember 2025 um 13:05
Venezuela faces a fresh financial shock after the US seized a sanctioned oil tanker off its coast, a move that could choke off one of the few remaining revenue streams for a nation again on the brink of hyperinflation.

Shoppers at a municipal market in Caracas. While the economy is widely dollarized, Venezuelans still rely on bolivars for daily purchases.

US Seizure of Venezuela Oil Tanker Risks Amping Up Economic Pain

12. Dezember 2025 um 13:05
Venezuela faces a fresh financial shock after the US seized a sanctioned oil tanker off its coast, a move that could choke off one of the few remaining revenue streams for a nation again on the brink of hyperinflation.

Shoppers at a municipal market in Caracas. While the economy is widely dollarized, Venezuelans still rely on bolivars for daily purchases.
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  • Venezuelans Ignore Trump’s Warships and Jump Into Holiday Season
    At Via Appia, a deli tucked into a leafy neighborhood in eastern Caracas, the well-heeled customers were loading up one recent morning on the half-turkeys, pecan pies and mashed sweet potatoes. Never mind that Thanksgiving isn’t even a holiday in Venezuela or, for that matter, that just a few nights before President Nicolás Maduro had taken to the airwaves to implore his compatriots to “give their lives” if necessary to fend off a US invasion.
     

Venezuelans Ignore Trump’s Warships and Jump Into Holiday Season

28. November 2025 um 15:00
At Via Appia, a deli tucked into a leafy neighborhood in eastern Caracas, the well-heeled customers were loading up one recent morning on the half-turkeys, pecan pies and mashed sweet potatoes. Never mind that Thanksgiving isn’t even a holiday in Venezuela or, for that matter, that just a few nights before President Nicolás Maduro had taken to the airwaves to implore his compatriots to “give their lives” if necessary to fend off a US invasion.

A mother and child shop for a Christmas tree in the Las Mercedes neighborhood of Caracas.
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