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Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Maria Corina Machado later – US politics live

15 janvier 2026 à 12:32

Trump and his top advisers have previously hinted at their willingness to work with acting president Delcy Rodríguez

A year after Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a global survey suggests much of the world believes his nation-first, “Make America Great Again” approach is instead helping to make China great again.

The 21-country survey for the influential European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) thinktank also found that under Trump, the US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies – particularly in Europe – feel ever more distant.

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© Photograph: Mandel Ngan,odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Mandel Ngan,odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images

Why big oil giants may not rush to buy into Donald Trump’s Venezuelan vision

15 janvier 2026 à 12:00

It may well be safer, easier and cheaper for US companies to procure whatever oil the US economy needs at home

There are a few reasons that Donald Trump – now self-anointed acting President of Venezuela, as well as the United States – might be so excited about appropriating Venezuela’s oil.

Trump may be counting on some boost from cheap oil to the US economy: he is obsessed with the price of gas. As the midterm elections approach, he has become concerned about unemployment. Deeply imprinted memories of scarcity during the oil crises of the 1970s may prime his belief that cheap oil cures it all.

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© Composite: Rita Liu/The Guardian/Getty Images

© Composite: Rita Liu/The Guardian/Getty Images

Venezuela regime claims release of political prisoners is sign of new era

NGOs estimate that there are still close to 1,000 political prisoners in Venezuela despite claims by new leaders

Venezuela’s acting president has claimed that the regime’s release of political prisoners sent a “very clear message” that the country was “opening up to a new political moment”, days after the seizure and rendition of the dictator Nicolás Maduro.

Delcy Rodríguez also vowed to continue the releases and accused NGOs that have described the process as slow and opaque of “lying to the world and trying to sell falsehoods about Venezuela”.

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© Photograph: Miguel Gutiérrez/EPA

© Photograph: Miguel Gutiérrez/EPA

© Photograph: Miguel Gutiérrez/EPA

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