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Venezuela
The Venezuela dossier follows political conflict, sanctions, election disputes, regional pressure and humanitarian consequences. It keeps domestic political claims separate from verifiable institutional actions.
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Live dossierWFP Venezuela Earthquakes Response Situation Report #08, 10 August 2026
WFP Venezuela Earthquakes Response Situation Report #08, 10 August 2026
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: World Food Programme
ICC body urges Chad and Venezuela to reverse course on withdrawal
International court's oversight body warns exits threaten global justice, as US intensifies campaign against tribunal.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Earthquake Response Situation Report #20 (4 to 6 August 2026)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Earthquake Response Situation Report #20 (4 to 6 August 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: International Organization for Migration
US-backed Venezuela political transition talks begin without Nobel laureate Machado
US-backed negotiations between Venezuela's interim government and a faction of the opposition began on Thursday after nearly a week of delays, the two sides said. The talks aim to reshape the country's political system and lay the groundwork for eventual elections after years of political turmoil.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
Demolition complicates the search for bodies after Venezuela’s earthquakes
Venezuela has begun tearing down unstable buildings after its deadly earthquakes. But what is the cost to survivors?
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes passes 6,000
National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez says 6,125 people confirmed dead as government response faces scrutiny.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Jailed ex-leader Maduro welcomes ‘any path to dialogue’ in Venezuela
Jailed ex-leader Maduro welcomes ‘any path to dialogue’ in Venezuela This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: medium
Google News: South China Morning Post, Google News: LBCI Lebanon
Venezuela and the Dominican Republic say they will work to restore ties
Both countries have agreed on a plan to restore diplomatic relations cut off after a contested vote in 2024.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Is Washington dictating the agenda for talks in Venezuela?
Venezuela's government and a section of the opposition plan to hold talks, backed by the US.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Venezuela faces staggering cost to rebuild after devastating earthquakes
A month after Venezuela's deadly earthquakes, the focus is shifting from rescue to rebuilding -- and the costs are staggering. This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
NPR - World, Al Jazeera - All News
What drove Venezuela’s decision to leave the ICC?
The ICC says its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity will continue despite the withdrawal.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Why Venezuela is leaving the ICC
Venezuela is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, accusing it of bias against the Global South.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Venezuela men sue aviation firms who flew them to notorious Salvadorian jail
Exclusive: CSI Aviation and GlobalX accused of violating civil rights as part of Trump immigration crackdown Venezuelan men sent last year to a notorious Salvadorian terrorism prison by the Trump administration are suing the US aviation companies that transported them there. A lawsuit filed this week in federal court in Washington DC accuses the companies CSI Aviation and GlobalX of violating the Venezuelans’ civil rights, false imprisonment, intentional i...
Source confidence: medium
The Guardian - World
What’s next for Venezuela’s path to recovery from devastating earthquakes?
The cost of reconstruction is expected to run into the tens of billions, even as the country faces numerous obstacles.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
‘Women do not stop giving birth in an emergency’ – one month after Venezuela quakes
One month after twin earthquakes rocked Venezuela, thousands of women and girls continue to face difficulty in accessing essential healthcare and protection services, a senior official with the UN reproductive and sexual health agency UNFPA said on Friday. This event card combines 3 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - All, BBC World, Euronews - News
US judge sets 2027 trial date for Venezuela’s Maduro and wife
Former President Maduro pleads not guilty to drug charges; lawyer plans to challenge legality of US military operation. This event card combines 4 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
Al Jazeera - All News, The Guardian - World, Sky News - World, Google News: South China Morning Post
Desperate families search rubble weeks after Venezuela earthquakes
Families in Venezuela search through the rubble of their homes, weeks after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes hit.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
‘I consider it a miracle’: Pregnant woman pulled from post-quake rubble in Venezuela
When a 12-story apartment building pancaked in La Guaira, Venezuela, following two powerful earthquakes late last month, panic ensued to save people injured or trapped under the rubble.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - All
Venezuela quake death toll tops 5,000 as IMF releases emergency aid
IMF releases £346m in emergency funds as new details emerge about the disaster response.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Venezuela earthquake: Number of known dead rises to nearly 5,000 victims
The UN estimates 50,000 are missing, with many more feared dead under the rubble as the focus shifts to rebuilding.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Venezuela's earthquake recovery overshadows its push for democracy
After twin earthquakes killed thousands, Venezuela's recovery effort has pushed another crisis into the background: the fight for a return to democracy. This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
NPR - World, Al Jazeera - All News
Venezuela government to launch formal talks with opposition members
The opposition says the aim of the talks is to strengthen the democratic institutions and the electoral system. This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
BBC World, The Guardian - World
‘God is punishing the politicians’: anger at earthquake response grows in Venezuela
Threat of social unrest rises as public indignation at lack of disaster aid comes on top of fallout from US military intervention • A revolution in ruins: fury amid the rubble of a housing project in quake-hit Venezuela Public anger at what many perceive as the Venezuelan government’s botched response to twin earthquakes that killed nearly 4,500 people is growing, with one grieving mother caught on camera berating the son of former president Nicolás Maduro...
Source confidence: medium
The Guardian - World
A revolution in ruins: fury amid the rubble of a housing project in quake-hit Venezuela
Discontent with Trump-backed government mounts as Chávez heirs struggle to respond to disaster for which they seem ill-prepared Even before two powerful earthquakes reduced the OPPE 25 government housing project to an anarchy of shattered concrete and broken lives, the foundations of Hugo Chávez’s populist “Bolivarian” revolution were shaking in what was once a hotbed of support. Gabriel González remembers his elation when, in 2013, he received the keys to...
Source confidence: medium
The Guardian - World
‘All we see is decay’: Covering the human toll of Venezuela’s earthquakes
As the death toll in Venezuela surges past 4,000, families continue to hold out hope that loved ones might be found. This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
Al Jazeera - All News, The Guardian - World
More than 4,400 confirmed dead in Venezuela earthquakes
The number of people confirmed dead after the devastating back-to-back earthquakes that hit Venezuela last month has risen to more than 4,400. This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
Sky News - World, Al Jazeera - All News
World News in Brief: UN spotlights education aid solution, Sri Lanka prison violence, humanitarian aid to Venezuela
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report that many developing countries are spending more on debt servicing than on schooling their children.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - All
Venezuela earthquakes toll rises to 3,889 as risk of disease grows
The United Nations launched an appeal for roughly $300 million to assist survivors of Venezuela's earthquakes
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
‘Help is coming’: UN relief chief briefs on Venezuela quake recovery
The widespread solidarity shown to Venezuela must now be transformed into real, practical support for recovery from the deadly double earthquakes last month, UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said on Wednesday.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - All
Earthquake-ravaged Venezuela marked its Independence Day yesterday
Venezuela marked its Independence Day amid the aftermath of twin earthquakes and sweeping political change following the U.S.-led removal of Nicolás Maduro. This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
NPR - World, Al Jazeera - All News
Venezuela's frayed medical system further strained by earthquake
The medical system in Venezuela was already under stress even before the earthquake. Now, medications and doctors are scarce but the need for all kinds of medical care is increasing.
Source confidence: medium
NPR - World
Venezuela quake: UN continues to scale up as damage estimate reaches $37 billion
The UN and its partners are ramping up assistance for people affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela, working alongside the Government's response effort, as a new UN estimate puts direct physical damage at $37 billion.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - All
Girl trapped in Venezuela quake 'survived on ketchup and cheese'
BBC international correspondent Yogita Limayee meets 12-year-old Fabiana, who was trapped in Venezuela's devastating earthquakes.
Source confidence: medium
BBC World
How a son rescued his father from the rubble of Venezuela’s earthquakes
After the June 24 earthquakes, ex-firefighter Jesus Garcia found himself working to save his dad and younger brothers.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Rodríguez defends Venezuela’s emergency earthquake response as number of bodies expected to soar
Interim president says unrest will not break out despite anger at official response to the 24 June disaster Venezuela’s interim president has defended her country’s emergency response to the twin earthquakes that have killed more than 3,000 people, vowing the country would not descend into social unrest. Many Venezuelans have expressed anger at what they see as the US-backed government’s inadequate response to the 24 June disaster before international team...
Source confidence: medium
The Guardian - World
Volunteers vow to keep searching for Venezuela earthquake survivors
Rescue teams in Venezuela’s La Guaira State say they’re never going to give up their search for earthquake survivors.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
AP Exclusive: Trump Administration Tells Prosecutors to Stand Down on Venezuela Leader, Sources Say
AP Exclusive: Trump Administration Tells Prosecutors to Stand Down on Venezuela Leader, Sources Say
Source confidence: low
Google News: PBS
Where does Trump stand on the Venezuela-Guyana dispute?
Where does Trump stand on the Venezuela-Guyana dispute?
Source confidence: low
Google News: Latin America Risk Report