End the Cuba Embargo /Tear Down this Wall

US control of Venezuelan oil could unlock $1 billion in dues for India, lift output A US-led takeover or restructuring of Venezuela’s oil sector could help India recover nearly $1 billion in long-pending dues and revive crude production from fields operated by ONGC Videsh, analysts and industry sources said.

Caribbean holiday travel disrupted, hundreds of flights canceled by Maduro's capture

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'Stuck until GOD KNOWS WHEN.' Read more: https://trib.al/i89NRoL

What no one in the White House can see is that this invasion, this apparent political decapitation, this violation of international law, is strategically mad, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

China called on the United States on Sunday to immediately release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after Washington carried out a strike on Caracas and captured the leader.

“China calls on the US to ensure the personal safety of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, release them at once, stop toppling the government of Venezuela,” the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement, calling the strike a “clear violation of international law”.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a pointed remark following the United States' dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, suggesting that Washington now "knows what to do next" when dealing with dictators. Zelenskyy did not name any leader, nor did he refer directly to Russia or President Vladimir Putin. But the timing and context of his comment, delivered amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, left little doubt about whom he was alluding to. Speaking after a meeting with European national security advisers, Zelenskyy was asked to react to President Donald Trump’s military action against Venezuela. With a wry smile, he responded, "How should I react to this? What can I say? If it is possible to deal with dictators like that, just like that, then the United States of America knows what to do next". Read more: https://intdy.in/xt6d75 #Ukraine #VolodymrZelenskyy #US #Venezuela #IndiaTodayGlobal

I don’t think most people grasp the scale of what just happened.

Venezuela holds more oil than Saudi Arabia. More than anyone.
Roughly 303 billion barrels sitting in the ground.

At current prices, that is trillions in raw energy value.

Not millions.
Not billions.
TRILLIONS.

Even if that oil never trades anywhere near full market value, the numbers still distort the global balance sheet in a way we almost never see in real time.

When control or influence over assets of this size shifts, markets don’t adjust politely.

They reprice.

Oil does not move in isolation.

Neither does inflation, currencies, or global risk.

Most people will notice this weeks from now, when prices move and headlines try to explain it retroactively.

By then, the real impact is already baked in.

Energy markets reopen Sunday night.

That is when reality starts showing up on the screen.

History rarely announces itself loudly in the moment.

But this is one of those moments you should be paying attention to.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hinting that Cuba could be the next target of the Trump administration’s push to restore American dominance in the Western Hemisphere. Rubio said he would be a bit concerned if he were a Cuban government official following the overnight US military operation in Venezuela that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260103/rubio-hints-cuba-could-be-next-after-trump-takes-maduro-out-venezuela