Delcy Rodríguez has maintained tight control of political conditions inside the country, while prioritising economic liberalisation.

CNN finds Venezuelans talking of a “fragile” society even as they use the limited freedoms they have months after the US deposed their president.

U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state. He recently posted a map showing Venezuela filled with the U.S. flag.

Only days after suggesting that Venezuela could become the 51st state, President Donald Trump doubled down, posting a map of the oil-rich country.

Venezuela ’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez told journalists Monday that her country had no plans to become the 51st U.S. state after President Donald Trump said he was “seriously considering” the move.

For most of the 13 years the Cayena hotel has operated in Caracas, rooms starting at $400 a night mostly sat empty. The occupancy rate was a dismal 21% last year.

The US indictment of Raul Castro for the 1996 aircraft downing has escalated tensions with Cuba, raising fears of potential conflict.

Three police officers, accused more than 20 years ago of conspiring against the government of the late former president Hugo Chávez, have been released in Venezuela along with dozens of other political prisoners,