Ronald Ojeda Murder Case Explained: Who Is on Trial
The Ronald Ojeda murder case explained: who the Chilean courts have convicted, who goes on trial on 20 October and...
October 16, 2026Section
Venezuela News in English
Venezuela news in English from The Rio Times — Caracas politics, economy, oil and migration.
Chile Hands Villegas 20-Year Sentence
A Santiago court sentenced Maickel Villegas Rodríguez to 20 years for the kidnapping and killing of Venezuelan refugee Ronald Ojeda...
October 16, 2026
Maduro Pleads Not Guilty to Torture Charges
Venezuela's ousted president Nicolás Maduro denied new US torture charges in a Manhattan court on 15 October. His wife Cilia...
October 15, 2026
Venezuela Population and Ethnic Groups Explained
Venezuela population explained: about 28.6 million people in 2026, 51.6% moreno, 2.7% Indigenous, and more than 6.9 million living abroad.
October 15, 2026
Venezuela Pitches Oil and Mining Plan to IMF
Venezuela's economy chief presented an oil and mining plan to the IMF in Bangkok to rebuild water and power services,...
October 15, 2026
US Delists Venezuela’s Rodríguez: What Next
The US removed Jorge Rodríguez, who leads Venezuela's side in US-backed talks, from its sanctions list on 14 October. What...
October 14, 2026
Venezuela’s Machado Return Odds Fall to 26%
Polymarket gives María Corina Machado a 26% chance of entering Venezuela by 31 December, down 36.5 points in a week...
October 14, 2026
Jorge Rodríguez: Venezuela’s Negotiator and Power Broker
Who is Jorge Rodríguez? Venezuela’s Assembly president and chief negotiator, brother of the acting president, came off the US sanctions...
October 14, 2026
Foreign Powers and Investors in Venezuela 2026
Who the Venezuela foreign players are in 2026: Washington, licensed oil majors, NABEP, shut-out China and Russia, lenders and 7.9...
October 14, 2026