January 04, 2026 3:15 pm
The US has long accused Maduro of leading a drug cartel responsible for smuggling contraband into America.
January 03, 2026 6:01 pm
Maduro who was born on November 23, 1962, began his career as a bus driver but first made a name for himself as a trade union leader.
December 12, 2025 10:27 pm
Also on the sanction list is Panamanian businessman Ramon Carretero, six firms and six Venezuela-flagged ships accused of transporting Venezuelan oil.
November 25, 2025 10:00 pm
In October, Trump confirmed that he had authorised the CIA to conduct secret operations in Venezuela.
October 10, 2025 5:50 pm
Maria Corina Machado, Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Machado has long been one of the strongest advocates for democracy in the country that has long been under a repressive dictatorship.
January 30, 2019 1:56 pm
Venezuela was plunged into political turmoil last week after the United States recognised Guaido, 35, as acting president, while Russia has continued to back Maduro.
September 18, 2017 10:35 pm
The supplies to Venezuela will be carried out as part of commercial contracts between Russian and Venezuelan state companies, Russian Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev said in an interview for the Reuters Russia Investment Summit.
June 12, 2017 7:46 am
Maduro said opposition parties were "training children for terrorist groups," using his preferred terminology for the protesters he says are intent on overthrowing the government of the oil-producing nation.



