Venezuela

Venezuela moves to free political detainees after leadership upheaval

WORLD & POLITICS VENEZUELA

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez signed an amnesty bill into law on Thursday that could lead to the release of hundreds of detained opposition figures, activists, lawyers and other government critics.

Venezuela enacts political-prisoner amnesty with carve-outs

WORLD & POLITICS VENEZUELA

Venezuela’s National Assembly unanimously passed an amnesty law and President Jorge Rodriguez signed it, authorizing the release of hundreds of detainees jailed for opposing the government while excluding cases tied to promoting or facilitating armed foreign-backed action against the state.

India shifts crude sourcing away from Russia

WORLD & POLITICS INDIA

Data for January shows India’s crude imports from Russia fell 23.5% month-on-month and about one-third year-on-year, taking Russia’s share to its lowest level since late 2022.

US expands maritime interdictions tied to Venezuela oil sanctions

LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY GLOBAL

The US military boarded the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Veronica III in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean on suspicion of helping Venezuela evade US sanctions.

Anthropic’s Claude reportedly used in a U.S. operation targeting Venezuela’s leadership

BUSINESS & MARKETS USA

The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. military used Anthropic’s Claude, deployed through Anthropic’s partnership with Palantir, during an early-January raid that captured Nicolas Maduro and moved him to New York to face drug-trafficking charges.

US authorizes major oil firms to resume Venezuela operations

WORLD & POLITICS USA

The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC issued general licenses allowing BP, Chevron, Eni, Repsol and Shell to conduct oil and gas sector transactions in Venezuela under specified conditions.

Reliance gets a sanctions carve-out to buy Venezuelan crude

WORLD & POLITICS INDIA

Reliance Industries received a US general licence in late January authorising it to purchase Venezuelan crude directly without violating US sanctions.

Reliance gets a sanctions-compliant path to buy Venezuelan crude

WORLD & POLITICS INDIA

The US issued a general licence to Reliance Industries allowing it to purchase, export, sell, and refine already-extracted Venezuelan-origin oil without breaching US sanctions.

Venezuela opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa taken into custody again

WORLD & POLITICS VENEZUELA

Venezuela’s Public Prosecutor’s Office requested revocation of Juan Pablo Guanipa’s house-arrest measure, and María Corina Machado said armed men seized him and took him away.

US begins reopening its diplomatic mission in Venezuela

WORLD & POLITICS VENEZUELA

US envoy Laura Dogu arrived in Caracas on January 31, 2026, to reopen a US diplomatic mission in Venezuela after a seven-year break in ties.

Venezuela moves to open its oil sector to private investment

ENERGY & POWER VENEZUELA

Interim President Delcy Rodriguez signed an oil-sector reform bill into law after the National Assembly passed it, changing the legal framework to allow increased privatisation of Venezuela’s nationalised oil industry.

Nobel laureate Machado will be ‘fugitive’ if she leaves Venezuela to accept peace prize

WORLD & POLITICS VENEZUELA

Maria Corina Machado may be labeled a fugitive if she leaves Venezuela to accept her Nobel Peace Prize. This situation highlights the political tensions in Venezuela.

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