Why a Venezuelan-American Democrat says he has a chance in Florida’s Senate race

MIAMI — Sitting at a cozy corner table at Caracas Bakery, Florida’s newest Democratic Senate candidate Hector Mujica described his Sunday routine: church with his wife and 16-month-old son, sometimes with their dog Coco in tow, before heading here...

Emergence of CBDCs in the Global Financial Market

Sanjay M.Nafde The global financial landscape has recently undergone significant transformations, with a notable focus on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), often dubbed as digital counterparts to traditional currencies. This concept has...

US Taxpayers Bail Out Argentina’s Bank As Trump’s Tariffs Help It Steal American Farmers’ Largest Market

Between multiple extrajudicial killings of everyone aboard several alleged Venezuelan drug boats, a supposed peace deal in the Middle East, and a million other international stories as the chaotic daily misinformation vomit of the Trump...

Colombia condemned over attack on Venezuelan activists in Bogota

Amnesty International on Tuesday issued a press statement condemning the attack on a Venezuelan human rights defender and asylum seeker, Yendri Velásquez, alongside his companion, Luis Peche, also a Venezuelan-Colombian activist in Bogotá. The...

Trump condones public executions by Hamas, comparing victims to US strikes on Venezuelan ‘drug boats’

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Imperial Double Standards: Warfare for Venezuela and Welfare for Argentina

Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution has been in the vanguard of the Global South. In contrast, President Javiar Milei’s government in Argentina represents the logical, though absurd, consequence of extreme neoliberalism, which he calls...

Donald Trump slams Spain's 'disrespectful' defence spending and threatens more trade tariffs

David Alandete Washington Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 13:08 Share Donald Trump has expressed his deep dissatisfaction with the Spanish government for not having raised its defence spending to 5% of GDP, as Washington demands of its Nato allies. "I...

Venezuela warns of imminent US assault as strike kills six off its coast

DA­REECE PO­LO Se­nior Re­porter da­reece.po­lo@guardian.co.tt The Unit­ed States has car­ried out an­oth­er strike near Venezue­lan wa­ters, hit­ting a small ves­sel it claims was in­volved in nar­co traf­fick­ing and killing six peo­ple on...

Venezuela Closes Embassy In Norway After Opposition Leader Receives Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuela announced it would close its embassy in Oslo, days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a statement, the Venezuelan government did not comment on Machado’s prize, saying that the closure was...

Six killed in US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela coast — Trump

The US military conducted another strike on a vessel suspected of drug trafficking off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people on board, President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday. This marks at least the fifth such fatal operation reported by...

Machado's Nobel Prize puts Venezuela and US policy in the spotlight

When Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the announcement rippled far beyond the usual celebration of moral courage. To many, it wasn't just about honouring her defiance against an authoritarian...

The Media Is Blowing a Big Story in Venezuela

As to whether a regime change war is inevitable, there is no clear consensus. Other knowledgeable observers remain skeptical that the U.S. will actually launch a full-scale attack. They point out, rightly, that the 1989 invasion of Panama, the...

Trump says 6 narcoterrorists killed in US military’s strike on vessel off Venezuela Coast

Washington: The United States military carried out another strike on a vessel accused of drug trafficking off the coast of Venezuela, resulting in the deaths of six narcoterrorists on board, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday. The president...

Fifth US Strike Near Venezuela Brings Death Toll To 27 

By NAN Caribbean Desk News Americas, Miami, FL, Tues. Oct. 15, 2025: The US strikes near Venezuela is turning deadlier by the week. Donald Trump today confirmed a fifth strike killing six more “just off the coast,” bringing the regional death toll...

Venezuelan Vice President to Virtually Address Russian Energy Week Forum on Wednesday

https://sputnikglobe.com/20251015/venezuelan-vice-president-to-virtually-address-russian-energy-week-forum-on-wednesday-1122961431.html Venezuelan Vice President to Virtually Address Russian Energy Week Forum on Wednesday Venezuelan Vice President...

No to US State Terrorism in the Caribbean Sea No to US Plans for Regime Change in Venezuela Caricom Must Act Now

The U.S. is using Guyana as a proxy to escalate aggression against Venezuela. This manufactured crisis, fueled by oil interests, risks dragging the entire region into a war. October 8, 2025 Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP) rejects...

Venezuela: Does Trump want war?

Is President Trump “planning to overthrow Venezuela’s regime?” asked Edward Luce in the Financial Times. So far, he’s seemed content to blow up alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean, destroying four vessels in a matter of weeks...

NAM chair Museveni asked to mediate as US-Venezuela tensions escalate

Uganda’s President Museveni has been urged to use his position as chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to rally international support for peace and restraint amid escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela over sanctions and...

Venezuela’s “Foreign Legion” in South Korea

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro speaks during a rally on April 13, 2024 (Source | StringerAL, courtesy of Shutterstock) North Korea has had ties with Venezuela since 1965, but in the last two decades since the coming to power of dictator Hugo...

Trump says six narcoterrorists killed as US conducts strike on vessel off Venezuela Coast

Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): The United States military carried out another strike on a vessel accused of drug trafficking off the coast of Venezuela, resulting in the deaths of six narcoterrorists on board, President Donald Trump announced...