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            <title><![CDATA[The US refinery now processing Venezuelan oil]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Chevron is now importing 250,000 barrels of crude per day from Venezuela.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[In one of country's poorest states, Venezuelans hope for post-Maduro boom]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ione Wells travels to Sucre, where a lack of investment has hampered locals' prospects. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:08:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump eyes Venezuela visit – but obstacles to his oil plan remain]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:50:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US seizes fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela, officials say ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The tanker, the Olina, is on multiple countries' sanctions list and is "suspected of carrying embargoed oil", US officials say.
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:09:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Briefing Room]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Briefing Room asks what’s next for Venezuela?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why has Trump attacked Venezuela and taken Maduro?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US has been ramping up pressure on the Venezuelan leader since Trump took office last January.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:06:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump says US will keep or sell oil seized from Venezuela]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US president also says the US intends to keep the tankers it has intercepted off the coast of Venezuela.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:51:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump says US is pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The move comes days after the US president said that he was ordering a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 01:29:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela's coast ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The move comes after US President Donald Trump ordered a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:45:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What are the 'ghost ships' Venezuela is using to evade oil sanctions?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A tanker seized by the US is believed to be part of a "ghost fleet" used by Venezuela to evade oil sanctions. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:16:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela opposition leader arrested then freed after protest rally]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The opposition says María Corina Machado was then freed on the eve of President Nicolás Maduro's inauguration.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:09:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela's González 'forced' to accept Maduro election win]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Edmundo González claims he was coerced into recognising President Nicolás Maduro's victory in disputed elections.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:38:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela opposition: Everyone knows we won vote]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says foreign nations should recognise Edmundo González as Venezuela's president.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:55:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuelan president bans X for 10 days over Musk row]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nicolás Maduro and X owner Elon Musk have traded barbs since last month's disputed presidential vote.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 04:22:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela security forces swoop on activists as repression worsens]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pressure groups say there is a new pattern of more targeted arrests following the disputed election.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:08:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela crisis in brief]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An election dismissed by independent observers as "undemocratic" has thrown Venezuela into turmoil.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuelans fear for relatives after mass arrests]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of demonstrators have been detained following Venezuela's disputed presidential election.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 05:11:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Maduro manoeuvring to stay in power in Venezuela]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Under pressure to back up claims he won the election, President Maduro turns to the country's top court. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:43:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Maduro promises voting data as observers say Venezuela election 'not democratic']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Carter Center says the presidential election "cannot be considered democratic".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 04:30:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What in the World]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Observers say Maduro’s win was 'not democratic']]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fresh protests in Venezuela as anger grows at disputed election result]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The opposition says it has proof President Maduro's victory claim is fraudulent; his defence minster has warned of a "coup".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 21:23:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Key moments which led to Venezuela protests]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[We take a closer look at the series of events which have led to anti-government protests erupting in Venezuela. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:47:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuelans clash with police after disputed election result]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets against people as thousands gathered in Caracas.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 02:54:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Choreographed celebrations in Venezuela as Maduro claims win]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Maduro's supporters are jubilant but the opposition is demanding proof of the voting numbers.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:21:28 GMT</pubDate>
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