CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela inflation was 48% annually in 2024, the lowest in 12 years, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told lawmakers in an annual address to the national assembly and other officials on Wednesday, just days after he was inaugurated for a third term.

Venezuelan NGO Espacio Publico said on X on Thursday that its director, Carlos Correa, has been released from detention.

On Saturday, the U.S. men’s national team will face Venezuela in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The friendly is an opportunity for the United States to build positive momentum under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón asked President-elect Trump to take action after Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro threatened an invasion.

Venezuela’s foreign minister on Monday accused opponents of President Nicolás Maduro as being linked to damages at the country’s diplomatic facilities in five nations.

Maduro’s calls for an invasion are a clear attempt to get rid of the United States presence and grow his influence in the area,” González-Colón wrote.

The US wanted poster offering a $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is the most obvious sign yet of the international screws being tightened on his regime—with profound criminal implications.

Italy summoned Venezuela's chief diplomat in Rome on Wednesday to protest over a lack of information on the fate of an Italian national arrested in the Latin American country two months ago, the foreign ministry said.

The Italian government has met to discuss the case of an Italian national arrested in Venezuela two months ago and held without formal charges

During his speech, Maduro talked about the number of alleged mercenaries detained in Venezuela for trying to undermine his government, saying they numbered more than 150, came from 25 countries.

Chevron Corp. presentó declaraciones de impuestos por valor de unos US$300 millones al gobierno venezolano el año pasado, lo que plantea interrogantes sobre cuánto se está beneficiando el presidente Nicolás Maduro de la producción petrolera de la compañía estadounidense a pesar de las sanciones.