US will control Venezuela oil sales 'indefinitely', official says
Officials say sales were expected to start with 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil and the revenue would be controlled by the US government.… ↗
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Why Trump Is Fixated on Venezuelan Oil
Venezuela has roughly 17 percent of the world’s known oil reserves, but it produces only about 1 percent of the crude oil the world is using. Our energy reporter Rebecca F. Elliott explains.… ↗
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The Guardian view on Britain and Europe: time to move together, faster and further | Editorial
<p>The chaos that Donald Trump is causing in the world makes the case for continental solidarity and explicit repudiation of Brexit divisions </p><p>Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for 2026 was to talk more about the domestic is… ↗
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US reportedly warns Maduro ally Diosdado Cabello he could be next
<p>Interior minister told he must back acting president, while Marco Rubio lays out three-point plan for Venezuela</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> has… ↗
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US attack on Venezuela will decide direction of South America’s vast mineral wealth
<p>Outcome of aggression will determine whether rare earths and other resources drive energy transition – or strengthen US military power and oil interests</p><p>The US’s first overt attack on an Amazon nation last weeke… ↗
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It's not just oil: How else Wall Street might benefit from Trump's Venezuela actions
Oil companies and their shareholders may benefit from President Trump's military action in Venezuela — but it also could benefit many other U.S. investors.… ↗
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POLL OF THE DAY: Was the US 'morally right' to capture Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, as Kemi Badenoch claims?
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch cited her upbringing in military-ruled Nigeria as she backed the raid by the US to snatch Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.… ↗
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‘No state has the right to use force against ships,’ says Moscow after US seizes Russian-flagged tanker – live
<p>Marinera, also known as the Bella 1, has been taken over in North Atlantic with second Venezuela-linked vessel seized in Caribbean</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/06/people-in-greenla… ↗
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Trump claims China and Russia have ‘zero fear’ of Nato without US; officials brief Congress on Venezuela operation – live
<p>Trump says he ‘doubted Nato would be there for us if we really needed them’; Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth hold briefing for Senate and House</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/miranda-bryant">M… ↗
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US special forces use tiny Scottish airport to launch raid to seize Marinera oil tanker
US special forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela for sanctions violations, launching the operation from Wick John O'Groats airport in northern Scotland with RAF support… ↗
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US military says it seized second Venezuela-linked oil tanker
The US military says it has seized a second tanker in the Caribbean after also capturing a Russian-flagged vessel linked to Venezuelan oil in the North Atlantic - both operations are said to have happened today… ↗
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U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker with ties to Venezuela
U.S. forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the north Atlantic after a two week chase. This is part of the larger U.S. campaign aimed at tankers going to and from Venezuela.<br>… ↗
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Venezuela to continue supplying oil to US ‘indefinitely’, White House says
<p>US to remove some sanctions to allow it to keep selling country’s supplies after laying claim to blockaded crude</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jan/07/oil-price-falls-trump-venezuela-sup… ↗
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Venezuelan opposition leader says she'd 'personally' give Trump her Nobel Prize
María Corina Machado did not rule out handing her peace prize to Donald Trump after a Washington insider reportedly claimed 'she'd be the president of Venezuela today' if she did not accept the award… ↗
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Trump says Russia and China have 'zero fear of NATO without' America
Donald Trump has claimed that Russia and China have 'zero fear of NATO without the United States', just hours after the US seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers… ↗
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Fears US could invade Greenland as Atlantic tensions rise - all you need to know
Donald Trump's Venezuela strike and following insistence that the US 'needs' Greenland has sparked new fears that the Trump administration may try to invade the territory… ↗
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Venezuela Live Updates: U.S. Forces Board Oil Tanker in Challenge to Russia
The U.S. military intercepted a Russian-flagged tanker as part of its pressure campaign against Venezuela. It also stopped a second ship in the Caribbean.… ↗
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US forces seize rogue oil tanker in daring commando-style raid in mid-Atlantic as Russian navy watches on
The United States has seized a Venezuela-linked oil tanker after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic. … ↗
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Putin's secret deal to swap Ukraine for Venezuela? Fears US will give Russia free rein to crush Kyiv in wake of Maduro capture - six years after Kremlin 'offered to cut ties with Caracas'
Fears of the US allowing Russia to crush Ukraine in the wake of the incursion into Venezuela are growing.… ↗
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After Trump’s Military Victory in Venezuela, Cuba’s Economy Is in ‘Freefall’
With widespread power outages, medicine shortages and rising food prices, experts say Cuba’s economy has never been worse, with the crisis coming just as the supply of Venezuelan oil is threatened.… ↗