Venezuela destroyed 16,803 seized firearms and blades during UN Disarmament Week, pledging the recycled metal will build homes for lower-income families.

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez ⁠said ⁠on Thursday the government ⁠has made progress in identifying state assets to be ​offered to the private sector and former owners, a move that could reverse widespread ‌nationalizations ordered by former President ‌Hugo Chavez.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado addressed supporters and journalists during a press conference in Caracas on October 29, 2026, declaring that the country’s democratic transition is irreversible and pledging to ensure a peaceful and orderly process.

President Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, and he focuses instead on its oil. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio is nudging talks between opposing politicians.

William Contreras grew up playing baseball with his brothers and homemade balls of paper and tape. He became an elite catcher by learning a new position, earning pitchers’ trust and turning himself into one of Milwaukee’s most important players.

Venezuela and the US are setting up a path toward elections in the South American country that would be triggered by declaring a vacancy in the office, which technically has been empty since American forces captured Nicolás Maduro in January.

Venezuela's opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado has indicated that she will carry out political activities across the country.

Maria Corina Machado, who slipped out of hiding in Venezuela last December to receive her Nobel, said she had returned home to "mobilise society."