Delcy Rodríguez
Venezuelans hope online posts will bring news of missing after devastating earthquakes
MEXICO CITY | A father holds the hand of his daughter dressed as a fairy. A 24-year-old man in a pilot uniform stares proudly at the camera. A family embraces on a soccer field. They are among the images posted by relatives within Venezuela and abroad desperately searching for their missing loved ones following two […]
Venezuela health minister says around 235 people dead and 4,300 injured in catastrophic earthquakes
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela | Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings Thursday and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed around 235 people and left at least 4,300 people injured. “Unfortunately we have received around 235 patients who arrive without vital signs or die when […]
Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage
CARACAS, Venezuela | Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets. The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes roiled the region, with buildings evacuated in cities as far away as Brazil’s Amazon, about 1,700 kilometers (1,050 miles) from Caracas. In a brief address to […]
AP Exclusive: Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources say
MIAMI | The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to current and former U.S. law enforcement officials, in the latest sign of warming relations between the White House and the oil-rich […]