For almost two hours, the young musicians and singers of The System delighted the people of Venezuela's capital with 16 pieces, among them the Gran Puerta de Kiev, Tempestad, as well as the popular Alma Llanera.

A date for the canonization of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, who died in 1919, has not been set. CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela after Pope Francis approved a decree Tuesday.

President Trump said Wednesday that he’s canceling a Biden-era economic reprieve for Venezuela — a move that will cause Caracas to lose roughly 34% of its oil export market. “We are hereby reversing the concessions that Crooked Joe Biden gave to Nicolás Maduro,

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro holds an image of Venezuelan Saint Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez during a pro-government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, the day after U.S. Pre

Detroit Tigers catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was all set to play his first full winter of baseball in his native Venezuela. He landed a spot with the Leones, the storied franchise in the country’s capital city of Caracas.

The Trump administration’s decision to revoke the licenses allowing Chevron and other international companies to produce oil in Venezuela is likely to have a debilitating impact on the Caracas regime’s finances and limit the ability of strongman Nicolás Maduro to keep his ruling coalition together.

A mural dedicated to Dr. José Gregorio Hernández blankets a building in the La Pastora neighborhood where he once practiced medicine, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. Pope Francis

Colombia's ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti looks on as he visits the Miraflores Palace to meet Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has named Armando Benedetti as the country's new interior minister,

The Voice of America visited Caracas to find out what alternatives businesses are using to continue selling, despite the challenges arising from the exchange rate gap in Venezuela. Click here for the full story in Spanish.

Because he didn’t play winter ball, Orioles pitcher Albert Suárez is in the best shape of his life.He really means it.Suárez didn’t join Caracas in Venezuela after making 32 appearances with the Orioles last season and totaling a career-high 133 2/3 innings in his return to the majors.

Brides stand in line as they arrive for a mass wedding ceremony at Altamira square on Valentine's Day, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Trump’s corollary to the Monroe Doctrine – “speak loudly AND carry a big stick” – has not been applied full force on Venezuela…as of yet. Instead the new