Countries supplying oil to Cuba threatened with US tariffs
Trump signs executive order ramping up pressure on Havana’s oil supplies in wake of US abduction of Venezuela’s Maduro.
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Trump warns Cuba to make a deal with the US ‘before it is too late’
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Colombia’s Petro on US threats and whether he fears Maduro’s fate
Colombia’s president responds to US pressure and what it means for sovereignty and stability in Latin America.
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Trump promises oil executives ‘total safety’ if they invest in Venezuela
Experts said oil execs gave a ‘less-than-full-throated’ approval as they waited on terms from US and Venezuela.
![U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-03T165300Z_824548544_RC2STIA7D0LY_RTRMADP_3_USA-VENEZUELA_cropped-1767460525.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
