Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuela repudiated statements by Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin that attempted to make restoration of Uruguay’s diplomatic relations with Venezuela conditional on political change in Caracas. On Monday, October 12, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia described the remarks as unacceptable interference and reaffirmed that Venezuela’s future belongs to its people. In an interview […]

By Baltasar Garzón – Oct 11, 2026 There are persecutions that do not need a uniform. A sealed file, a conveniently framed legal qualification, and the trusted cooperation of another state are enough. The case of “Fergie” Chambers is one of them. Under the appearance of an extradition for rioting and money laundering, Washington is […]

By Kit Klarenberg – Oct 10, 2026 Leaked British files show how a youth media platform became a vehicle for covert influence in Iraq, raising questions that outlast the coalition withdrawal. The withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from Iraq closes another chapter of the military presence that followed the 2003 Anglo-American invasion. Britain’s influence operations, […]

By Medea Benjamin – Oct 12, 2026 An entire generation is being asked to accept austerity while Europe embarks on one of its largest military buildups since the Cold War, writes Medea Benjamin. For the third week in a row, high school students across France have taken to the streets demanding more investment in their […]

By Fiorella Isabel and Vanessa Beeley – Oct 8, 2026 While Western mainstream media frames Brazil’s 2026 election as a “right-wing wave,” a more critical and nuanced reality is systematically ignored: the Bolsonaro family convicted of plotting a coup is reclaiming power through the electoral machinery itself, backed by deep external interference from the United […]

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says commercial vessels and oil tankers cooperating with US forces in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf will face a decisive response, describing the US military as “terrorist” and “plundering.” In a statement on Monday, the IRGC Navy’s public relations office said a third crude oil […]

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, illegally imprisoned in the US, expressed confidence that truth will ultimately prevail over lies and injustice in a recent statement.

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Monday, Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced the Venezuela Alimenta plan at the FAO World Food Forum in Rome. Subsequently, she held bilateral meetings with the presidents of Angola and the Dominican Republic. The Venezuela Alimenta plan seeks to strengthen national food production and distribution as Venezuela works to overcome the damage caused […]

On Monday, Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez endorsed the Venezuelan people’s original roots on Indigenous Resistance Day. Through an institutional video distributed on social media platforms, Rodríguez highlighted that “the bravery of our original peoples remains alive in Venezuela’s history.” Rodríguez emphasized that this date honors the ancestors “who defended their lands, culture, and freedom […]

On Sunday night, in a message recorded before her trip to Rome, Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez outlined the work the Venezuelan government has done to assist families affected by the June 24 earthquakes. In her message, she highlighted that over 100 days have passed since the double earthquake and that work continues to attend […]

By Steve Ellner – Oct 10, 2026 Venezuelan provisional president Delcy Rodríguez’s all-smiles photo op with Trump in a Manhattan hotel on September 22 proved too much for some of her erstwhile supporters. For the Spanish leftist Juan Carlos Monedero, a staunch defender of Hugo Chávez, Maduro and at first Rodríguez, her New York appearance […]

By Nidhi Suresh – Oct 11, 2026 On October 10, the streets of Delhi were swarming with thousands of security personnel. Protesters who managed to make it to central Delhi were thrashed, dragged, and detained. But their spirits remain unbroken. On October 9, as the sun gently set over central Delhi, the city fell into […]

By Caitlin Johnstone – Oct 10, 2026 It’s just amazing how quickly AI is making everything worse. A US-based nonprofit is planning to use AI surveillance to check for “hateful” speech about “Israel” inside classrooms in the genocide-ravaged Gaza Strip. The Associated Press reports: “A US charity in Gaza is worried that teachers at its […]

In Caracas, Venezuela, Ciudad Comunal 27 de Febrero, Fundación 3 Raíces and Fuerza Patriótica Alexis Vive, called for the development of a community organization development program on Saturday, October 11.

On Sunday, Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez arrived in Rome, Italy, to participate in the 2026 World Food Forum, an event that will be held through October 16. Leading the Venezuelan delegation, the acting president joins the meeting hosted at the headquarters of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Details of her extended […]

At least 26 people were injured, in addition to extensive damage to public and private infrastructure due to the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that shook Panama on Friday noon. As of Saturday, October 10, the Social Security Fund (CSS) of Panama has not reported any fatalities. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 39 kilometers northwest […]

By Wayne Kublalsingh – Oct 9, 2026 Having scuttled the Dragon gas field, jeopardized our energy relations with Venezuela, and found itself in growing fiscal difficulties arising from gas income shortfalls, the government is busying the people’s minds by making laws. It is looking to amend laws to create the semblance of action — laws […]

By Gary Wilson – Oct 9, 2026 The United States government is trying to choke off China’s supply of the most advanced computer chips and the machines that make them. The target is artificial intelligence, which China is putting to work in its factories, hospitals, railways and schools so that the same labor produces more. […]

Venezuela has recorded five consecutive years of growth in the supermarket sector, with the inauguration of 91 establishments across the country during 2026, reported the president of the National Association of Supermarkets and Self-Service Stores (ANSA), Ítalo Atencio. “Venezuela is destined for success, it is destined for growth. This year, for the fifth consecutive year, […]

By Vijay Prashad – Oct 8, 2026 The U.S. wants to reorganise the mineral wealth of the Western Hemisphere around its own industrial and military needs while keeping China at arm’s length. The map of the new war over minerals stretches from the lithium flats of South America to the rare-earth deposits of Greenland. Its […]

Who, or what, was behind the controversial letter that was published by The Guardian last month and signed by a range of previously prominent anti-imperialists? They claimed they wanted to express solidarity with what they described as political prisoners in Iran. But it was more like an attempt to manufacture consent for the war being […]

Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) approved General Authorization HGTS-00639 and seven General Concessions in the Ku band for the commercial company SpaceX VZ. This measure, announced on Thursday, October 8, legally authorizes the operation of the Starlink satellite internet network throughout the national territory. This follows the services Starlink provided after the June 24 double […]

Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez highlighted slowing inflation, a reduced exchange rate gap, and rising national consumption in her speech at the inaugural ceremony of the 82nd Annual Assembly of Fedecámaras, the country’s largest business association. At the event on Thursday, October 8, Rodríguez stated that Venezuela has had 22 consecutive quarters of economic growth, […]

On Friday, October 9, South African lawyer Navanethem “Navi” Pillay was announced as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner. When being applauded for the win, she joked, “Thank you very much. If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump.” The joke was in reference to US President Donald Trump’s […]

By Robert Inlakesh – Oct 6, 2026 Yemen’s Armed Forces have imposed a no-fly zone over Riyadh following a massive assault by Saudi Arabia using 100 aircraft, combined with a shock offensive aimed at capturing Bab el-Mandeb. In this Monday’s edition of The Target, MintPress News’ Robert Inlakesh breaks down the conflict on the ground […]

Argentina and “Israel” signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday in Buenos Aires to deepen defense cooperation, a step that tightens the already close relationship between President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The agreement was signed at an event attended by Argentine Defense Minister Carlos Presti and “Israel”‘s Ambassador to Buenos Aires, […]

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Thursday, October 8, in Mexico, a United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) delegation confronted former Colombian President Gustavo Petro over statements accusing Venezuela of abandoning the Cuban combatants who defended President Nicolás Maduro during the January 3 US military assault. “You did not even ask Venezuela. What a despicable thing to say now,” […]

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—A powerful earthquake struck central Panama at 12:56 p.m. local time on Friday, October 9, shaking buildings in Panama City and prompting evacuations. Its magnitude, initially estimated at 8.0 and then revised to 7.6, was subsequently updated to 7.7. The epicenter was near Pitaloza Arriba, in Herrera province, close to the country’s Pacific coast. […]

An Ecuadorian judge acquitted 32 crew members of two fishing boats on Wednesday, finding no evidence that they had collaborated with drug trafficking networks after the boats were intercepted and destroyed by US military forces in the Pacific Ocean. The ruling covers eight members of the boat Conquista 2 and 24 from the María Candelaria. […]

Rural Venezuelan communes continue to embrace self-sustained food production as a human right in defiance of capital logic. In rural Venezuela, far from urban centers, the struggle is about more than food production or labor organization. Rather, the future of the country is at stake. In Bolívar state in southern Venezuela, rural organizations argue that […]

By Roger D. Harris – Oct 7, 2026 A reactionary wave is sweeping Latin America. Since the elections of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in July 2024 and Uruguay’s Yamandú Orsi in November 2024, all seven of the subsequent direct presidential contests have gone to the right. The Maduro election is widely assumed by the US-aligned corporate […]

Venezuelan minister for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Félix Plasencia, is heading Venezuela’s official delegation at the 41st Session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The event, inaugurated on Wednesday, October 7, is taking place in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, and continues until Friday, October […]

The ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Laura Evangelia Suárez, held a meeting with the Congolese minister of Sports, Youth, and Civic Education, Hugues Ngouélondélé, to discuss the prospects for bilateral cooperation, particularly the implementation of the Venezuelan National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras and Choirs in […]

By Bruno Sgarzini – Oct 7, 2026 While in the second decade of this millennium Washington focused on expelling progressives from power in Latin America, in the third it seems to have concentrated on removing Chinese capital from the strategic branches of the economy in Latin America. The reinforcement of the Monroe Doctrine (“America for […]

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—US federal judge Alvin Hellerstein denied on Thursday, October 8, a request for medical bail submitted by Venezuela’s First Lady and National Assembly Deputy Cilia Flores keeping her imprisoned in New York despite her defense’s warnings about her deteriorating cardiac condition. Flores and President Nicolás Maduro have been held in the United States since […]

By Gerald A. Perreira – Oct 6, 2026 “There are many who talk a great deal about changing the world, but to actually change the world requires sacrifice.” So said Hizbullah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, speaking of the legendary nature of the struggle waged by the Alliance of Palestinian Forces in Gaza. As I contemplate how […]

By Thierry Deronne – Sep 18, 2026 At the end of August, Venezuela signed a major oil agreement with the United States. President Trump—widely known as a thief, liar and braggart, whether concerning Venezuela or Iran—boasts about the deal, but its reality is hard to grasp at first glance. It is necessary to separate truth […]

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a statement marking the third anniversary of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, hailing the historic October 7, 2023, offensive as the definitive turning point that sealed the fate of the Zionist regime and permanently shattered the myth of its military invincibility. In the statement, the IRGC described the operation […]

By Samidoun – Oct 7, 2026 Today, 7 October 2025, we mark the second anniversary of Al-Aqsa Flood, the great crossing of the Palestinian people and their resistance: the day that changed the world. Two years later, amid the horrific genocide carried out by the Zionist regime with the full involvement and joint responsibility of […]

By Paulo Motoryn – Oct 5, 2026 Journalist steps up campaign in election’s final hours, distorts Globo debate episode and amplifies conspiracy theory about US embassy closure Less than 24 hours before the polls opened, Glenn Greenwald stepped up a social media campaign aimed at foreign audiences to frame Brazil’s election as a process at […]

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Workers, communal organizers, students, and other Chavista supporters have marched en masse through Caracas, in order to mark 14 years since Commander Hugo Chávez’s final presidential electoral rally. The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) organized the mobilization, which continued despite heavy rain. The march began at 10 a.m. this Wednesday, October 7, with […]

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—A fire broke out at the Cardón refinery in Venezuela’s Falcón state this Tuesday, October 6, after a natural-gas line ruptured at 3:25 p.m. Emergency crews quickly contained the flames, with no injuries, harm to third parties, or major damage, according to a statement from PDVSA. The company immediately halted refinery operations as a […]

The Venezuelan minister for foreign affairs and international trade, Félix Plasencia, arrived Tuesday night in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, to participate in the 41st Session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will take place between October 7 and 9. Through social media, the Venezuelan top […]

Stella Schnabel says she is confident and sure that her partner, US millionaire philanthropist James “Fergie” Cox Chambers, will not be extradited to the United States and that they will be able to settle and live in Spain with their son and the child expected next year. In an interview with elDiario.es, she recalls that […]

In less than 24 hours, 300 megawatts have been incorporated into the Venezuelan National Electric System (SEN) from Termozulia. On October 6, 150 megawatts were added from unit TZ7. The day before, 150 came from TZ5. The announcement was made by Public Works Minister Juan José Ramírez a few minutes before 11 p.m. on Tuesday. […]

By Brian Mier – Oct 5, 2026 Lula’s 47%-45% loss disappointed some, but fell within the margin of error of most last week polls. Here’s how he plans to win the runoff election on October 25. The massive size of Lula’s last dozen street rallies across the country, including a huge one on Augusta Avenue […]

By Jessica Dos Santos – Oct 4, 2026 VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos breaks down Venezuela’s electricity problems and casts doubt on privatization as a solution. Friday morning. The electric fluctuations were so frequent that I decided to go to the gym and work out for a bit. Though I was tempted to get angry […]

Residents of the San Agustín parish of Tocuyito, Carabobo state, are actively preparing for the upcoming National Popular Consultation scheduled for October 18. This was reported by the rector of the National University of the Communes and deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza. “We had an interesting assembly here; the National University […]

The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, led the tribute ceremony for the victims of the 1976 US bombing of the Cubana de Aviación flight CU-455, which was en route from Barbados to Havana. Half a century after the US attack, in which 73 people were killed, the commemorative event was organized in Cuba on […]

The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador is considering the suspension or rescheduling of the sectional elections scheduled for November 29, 2026, at 368 polling places declared at risk. The CNE justifies the measure citing the threat of floods and landslides caused by the El Niño phenomenon, especially in provinces of the coastal region. The […]