Venezuela’s Maduro shares first photos from US detention
Abducted Venezuelan leader’s post appears to show him in US detention, published two days after US-Venezuela oil deal.
![Delcy Rodriguez said Venezuela could see over $200 billion extra per year in income from the oil deal it has struck with the US. [File: Jesus Vargas/Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/getty_6a939c5058-1788058704.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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US nears deal to secure stake in Venezuelan oil fields, insiders say
Pact with Caracas would bolster US oil supplies for years to come, but may face legal challenges.
![FILE: Oil tankers are seen at daybreak at the Bajo Grande Terminal located on the western shore of Lake Maracaibo, south of the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela [Raquel Chavez/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/reuters_6a84d529-1787090217.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
US military says strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills two
US Southern Command says Sunday’s strike targeted vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes.
![Vessels take part in a joint training exercise during Panamax 2026, a multinational exercise led by Panama and sponsored by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), in Panama City, Panama, on August 7, 2026. [Enea Lebrun/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-07T200426Z_666177120_RC2TTMASVNBN_RTRMADP_3_PANAMA-USA-CANAL-1787559950.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Flooding across Caracas, Venezuela, after heavy rains
Flooding across Caracas, Venezuela, after heavy rains
Published On 23 Aug 2026
US refineries taking in half of Venezuela’s oil output, official says
US official says Venezuela is sending 500,000 of its 1.25 million barrels per day output to Gulf Coast refineries.
Venezuela says 131 political prisoners freed amid post-Maduro talks
As detainees granted ‘alternative’ to imprisonment, US welcomes release as crucial step for Venezuela’s reconciliation.
![Former political prisoner Angela Vasquez embraces her brother after her release outside El Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Miranda state, Venezuela, on August 14, 2026. [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/afp_6a7fb5f3f054-1786754548.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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How much power does the US hold in Venezuela?
After Maduro’s removal, US influence in Venezuela soared, but experts say Washington may still have to ‘own’ Venezuela.
Published On 14 Aug 2026
Talks between government and opposition mark a new chapter for Venezuela
The government of Delcy Rodriguez held its first talks with part of Venezuela’s opposition. But what will they achieve?
Colombia earthquake: Hospitals adapt to save lives amid widespread damage
Earthquake damages Cali’s hospitals, forcing medical staff to prioritize critical patients as rescue teams work nonstop.
![Carlos Naranjo, a General Practitioner at the University Hospital of the Valle Evaristo Garcia, pictured outside the hospital’s emergency department. [Euan Wallace / Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07348-1786650718.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Venezuela and Israel restore consular ties as relations warm
Despite cutting diplomatic ties with Israel in 2009, Caracas has shifted alignment in wake of Maduro abduction.
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.
