Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez said on Sunday the country should not fear pursuing energy ties with the United States, as Caracas seeks to expand oil and gas production and attract foreign investment.
Speaking at an event with oil workers at state oil company PDVSA’s Puerto La Cruz refinery in Anzoategui state, Rodriguez said Venezuela needed to engage openly on energy cooperation with global partners.
“We must not be afraid of the energy agenda, neither with the United States nor with the rest of the countries in the world,” she said.
Rodriguez also voiced support for proposed changes to Venezuela’s hydrocarbons framework, saying the reforms were aimed at boosting productivity and drawing large amounts of domestic and international investment to develop the country’s reserves.
Venezuela’s National Assembly approved the proposed reform in an initial vote on Thursday, with a second debate still required for final approval.
Under the proposal, a new contract model would allow foreign and local companies to operate oilfields, market production and receive proceeds from sales, even when acting as minority partners alongside state oil firm PDVSA.
The reforms come as Venezuela seeks to revive its energy sector after years of underinvestment, sanctions and declining output.
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A senior US immigration official defended the continuation of a Title 8 enforcement mission in Minneapolis on Sunday, saying enforcing the law is a duty, as tensions simmer following a federal agent’s fatal shooting of a man and widespread criticism from local leaders and unions.
A U.S. document setting out security guarantees for Ukraine is fully prepared and Kyiv is waiting for confirmation of when and where it will be signed, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday (25 January), suggesting that U.S.-brokered talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi yielded some progress.
The UN Human Rights Council has condemned Iran for rights abuses and ordered an expanded investigation into a crackdown on anti-government protests that killed thousands, as Tehran warned any military attack would be treated as an all-out war.
More than 1 million customers in the U.S., as far west as Texas, were without power on Sunday (25 January), according to PowerOutage.us. Estimates suggested more than 10,000 flights would be cancelled.
The UN Human Rights Council has condemned Iran for rights abuses and ordered an expanded investigation into a crackdown on anti-government protests that killed thousands, as Tehran warned any military attack would be treated as an all-out war.
Firefighters were clearing the charred ruins of a Karachi shopping mall in Pakistan on Tuesday (20 January) as they searched for people still missing after a fire that burned for nearly two days and killed at least 67 people, police said.
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on 23 January there are signs Israel is still seeking an opportunity to attack Iran, warning that such a move could further destabilise the Middle East.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Canada is opposing the possible construction of his proposed ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system over Greenland, despite what he claimed would be security benefits for Canada.
Germany is divided over whether to boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States if U.S. President Donald Trump were to follow through on remarks about annexing Greenland, a move widely viewed in Europe as a violation of international law.
A mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV was illuminated on Sunday at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, continuing a centuries-old Vatican tradition marking the election of a new pope.
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Britain’s Labour Party has blocked Manchester mayor Andy Burnham from standing to return to parliament, a move that has fuelled accusations from party figures that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to sideline a potential leadership rival.
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