- Aug 30
Nicolás Maduro releases first photos from New York prison since January arrest
The deposed Venezuelan leader shared images taken in a Brooklyn detention center alongside messages to family, days after Caracas agreed to an oil pact with Washington.
- Aug 29
US secures majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil in 100 billion dollar agreement
The United States and Venezuela have agreed to develop 17 strategic oil fields with 65 billion barrels of crude, drawing over 100 billion dollars in private investment.
- Aug 28
US structures 35% Venezuelan oil venture stake as anti-dilution penny warrants
The Pentagon structured its 35% stake in Venezuelan oil venture North American Blue Energy Partners using penny warrants, protecting Washington from equity dilution as operations expand across 17 fields.
- Aug 26
Venezuela's Maiquetía airport will reopen with temporary terminals on 1 September
The Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía will resume domestic and international flights on 1 September 2026, operating through temporary terminals after being closed by earthquake damage.
- Aug 15
Venezuela frees 131 political prisoners after first round of US-brokered talks
Venezuela's interim government announced the release of 131 political prisoners on August 14, following the first round of US-brokered talks between the government and opposition, with 64 releases confirmed by Foro Penal by evening.
- Aug 13
Venezuela's government and opposition agree to overhaul Supreme Court and recover frozen gold
Venezuela's interim government and the 2015 opposition parliament concluded their first round of US-backed dialogue on Wednesday, agreeing to renew all Supreme Court magistrates and recover gold reserves frozen in London to aid earthquake victims.
- Aug 7
Peru and Mexico restore diplomatic relations after nine-month asylum dispute
Lima and Mexico City resumed diplomatic relations on 7 August after Peru granted safe-conduct to former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, convicted over Pedro Castillo's 2022 self-coup, to travel to Mexico.
- Aug 3
Venezuela earthquake death toll hits 6,125; official missing count stays at 157 since June
More than six weeks after twin earthquakes struck northern Venezuela, the confirmed death toll has risen to 6,125, while the national registry of missing persons remains frozen at 157, unchanged since 25 June.
- Aug 2
Venezuela's government and opposition open dialogue with a phone call, as Machado is sidelined
A long-awaited negotiation between Venezuela's government and opposition began August 1 with a phone call between Jorge Rodríguez and Dinorah Figuera, but the exclusion of Nobel laureate María Corina Machado and 379 political prisoners shadow the US-backed process.
- Jul 26
Venezuela commemorates 5,546 dead from June quakes, thousands still missing
Commemorations across La Guaira and Caracas as officials raise the confirmed toll to 5,546, with 16,740 still missing and 23,000 sheltering after the June 24 earthquakes.
- Jul 25
ICC member states vote 82-43 to remove prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual assault claims he denies
The vote by 125 member states on 24 July 2026 follows a finding last month that the British lawyer had an 'inappropriate relationship' with a junior ICC lawyer and comes amid US sanctions on 11 court officials.
- Jul 25
Venezuela formally notifies UN of withdrawal from International Criminal Court, citing 'geographical bias' against Latin America and Africa
Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia said the decision is 'firm and irrevocable,' and the withdrawal will take effect one year after notification under Article 127 of the Rome Statute.
- Jul 24
ICC member states vote out chief prosecutor Karim Khan after sexual misconduct allegations
The majority of the International Criminal Court's 125 member states voted on Friday to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan for serious misconduct, after a two-year saga of sexual abuse allegations. Venezuela simultaneously announced its withdrawal from the court.
- Jul 24
Venezuela marks one month since twin quakes: 5,398 dead, up to 44,000 missing, and a state accused of failure
A month after twin 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated La Guaira and Caracas, the official death toll stands at 5,398, but citizen groups estimate up to 44,295 people remain unaccounted for.
- Jul 22
Venezuela's double earthquake death toll surpasses 5,300 as rescue efforts continue
The 24 June double earthquake of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 killed at least 5,346 people, injured 16,740, and left more than 23,100 homeless almost a month after the disaster.
- Jul 22
Trump administration seeks immunity for Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez in torture lawsuit
The State Department asked the Justice Department to file a suggestion of immunity for Delcy Rodríguez, recognized as Venezuela's head of state since March, in a Florida civil case brought by three Americans who were tortured and awarded $314 million.
- Jul 22
Death toll from Venezuela's double earthquake reaches 5,346 as housing crisis deepens
Nearly a month after twin quakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck La Guaira state, officials report 16,740 injured and over 23,000 homeless, with the UN warning up to 50,000 may still be missing.
- Jul 22
US judge sets June 1, 2027 trial date for Venezuela's Maduro on narco-terrorism charges
The ousted Venezuelan president and his wife Cilia Flores, captured in a January US raid on Caracas, will face narco-terrorism charges in Manhattan federal court starting June 1, 2027.
- Jul 19
Venezuela double earthquake death toll reaches 5,208 as rubble clearing and animal rescue efforts intensify
The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on 24 June has risen to 5,208, with nearly 100 new fatalities recorded in a single day, as the country shifts from rescue to rubble clearing and recycling.
- Jul 15
EU allocates additional €20 million in aid as Venezuela earthquake death toll reaches 4,829
As the official death toll climbs to 4,829, the European Union announces 20 million euros in additional humanitarian funding and the Portuguese community counts 119 dead.
