Venezuela Briefing 9-15-2025

Serious Potential Conflict between US and China National Flag of Venezuela Venezuela has the largest proven crude oil reserves in the world. With over 304 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves, Venezuela has almost 18 percent of the world’s...

Anti-Narcotics Mission So Far: 14 Venezuelans Killed, Zero Damage to Maduro

In the midst of growing suspense between chavismo and the Venezuelan audience, the United States says it carried out a second lethal strike against a boat coming from Venezuela. We learned about it in identical fashion to that first precision...

India, Venezuela Ink Pilot Digital Partnership Projects

Home Don't Miss India, Venezuela Ink Pilot Digital Partnership Projects India and Venezuela team up on multiple pilot digital projects and trade as Caracas pushes for BRICS entry. India and Venezuela have agreed to jointly launch pilot projects in...

Inside Pa.’s largest immigrant detention center: Violence, desperation, little oversight

By Max Marin, The Philadelphia Inquirer Jose Francisco Velasquez Manaure views himself as a rule follower. He was a police officer in his native Venezuela, where he joined an opposition political party to demand reforms in his country. When...

Deputy director of ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project talks Trump administration’s assault on immigration

On Tuesday afternoon, about 65 law students, professors and other Ann Arbor community members gathered in the University of Michigan Law School’s Hutchins Hall for a lecture commemorating Constitution Day. The lecture featured Lee Gelernt, deputy...

Venezuelan Migrants Generate $900M Economic Boost Despite Employment Barriers

Venezuelan households are injecting nearly $900 million annually into Ecuador’s economy through consumer spending, according to groundbreaking research that challenges negative perceptions about migration while revealing massive untapped economic...

India, Venezuela discuss cooperation in AI and digital public infrastructure

The MEA noted that India and Venezuela have maintained cordial relations and share similar views on major international, political, and economic issues. India and Venezuela have held discussions to explore cooperation in digital public...

89 people from 36 countries become US citizens at Utah Cultural Center ceremony

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — It was packed Monday at the Utah Cultural Center as 89 people representing 36 different countries became new American citizens. The naturalization ceremony was hosted by Salt Lake County and the U.S. Citizenship and...

Preview: Mi Familia with Pride Chorus Houston and Coro Gay Ciudad de México LGBTIQPA+

Last year, Pride Chorus Houston traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA Choruses) held its quadrennial festival, the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ choruses in the world. There, they encountered...

T&T pushes back against Venezuela

DA­REECE PO­LO Se­nior Re­porter da­reece.po­lo@guardian.co.tt “We do not re­spond well to threats at all.” This was the de­fi­ant stance tak­en by For­eign and Cari­com Af­fairs Min­is­ter Sean Sobers dur­ing a tele­phone in­ter­view with...

"Racist is as racist does" - Martina Navratilova slams Donald Trump for reportedly ordering removal of slavery exhibits from National Parks

On Monday, Martina Navratilova found one more reason to call out US President Donald Trump after reports of him trying to wipe the "blood-soaked racist history" came into the light. Occupy Democrats' official X page reported that the Trump...

Immigrant Services Expand Support to Adjust to ICE Threats in Allston-Brighton

As the Trump administration conducts a nationwide deportation campaign against undocumented immigrants, long-standing support infrastructure for immigrants in Allston-Brighton is now adapting to a climate of fear after straining to support...

Hard Numbers: Russia reportedly indoctrinating kidnapped Ukrainian children, Fed to discuss rate cuts amid political firestorm, Argentina’s Milei presents budget, & More

210: The Kremlin is holding Ukrainian children at 210 different sites across Russia, according to a Yale University report, and forcing them to have re-education sessions and military training. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has regularly...

Meet the new Catholic school principals

MIAMI | Four Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Miami welcomed new principals this 2025-26 academic year. The group included three first-time principals and one veteran principal who transferred to a different Catholic school. Brief bios of...

Venezuela reaffirms its commitment to peace and its willingness to defend itself against any US aggression.

Venezuelan political representatives denounced in France the threat of US aggression against Venezuela and reaffirmed their willingness to defend the Bolivarian Revolution. Within the framework of the Fête de l’Humanité, a political and cultural...

T&T pushes back against Venezuela‘We do not respond well to threats’

DAREECE POLO Senior Reporter [email protected] “We do not respond well to threats at all.” This was the defiant stance taken by Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Sean Sobers during a telephone interview with Guardian Media, making it clear that...

Venezuela Announces Urgent Conference for Sovereignty and Peace

The initiative seeks to enable CELAC, as a regional organization, to facilitate diplomatic dialogue to prevent an escalation of conflicts in the Caribbean. The Venezuelan president sent a letter to his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, who...

Ibero-American evangelical churches reaffirm commitment to life, family and religious freedom in Cartagena Declaration

The 12th Assembly of the Latin Evangelical Alliance was held from Sept. 8-12 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Photo: Latin Evangelical Alliance The 12th General Assembly of the Latin Evangelical Alliance (AEL) concluded on Sept. 12 in Cartagena...

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS on Michael Palin in Venezuela: With his boyish enthusiasm, Palin's like an octogenarian Just William!

By CHRISTOPHER STEVENS, TV CRITIC Published: 18:14 EDT, 16 September 2025 | Updated: 19:25 EDT, 16 September 2025 Michael Palin in Venezuela (Ch5) Rating: Drenched to the skin, standing in a cave behind a waterfall on the edge of the Amazon...

Colombia: Socialist Regime Runs Afoul of Diversity Quotas by Appointing Male Porn Star Who Identifies as Female

Juan Carlos Florián, a former gay pornographic actor who refers to himself as “female,” resigned from his position as Equality Minister of Colombia on Wednesday amid an ongoing lawsuit that argues his designation broke the ministerial “gender...