China has begun delivering emergency food assistance to Cuba as the island faces mounting shortages of food and fuel amid tightening US sanctions and disrupted energy supplies. The first shipment of rice has arrived under a newly launched Chinese aid programme, marking an
The government of Cuba has responded defiantly to recent comments by Donald Trump, the president of the United States, who declared that no Venezuelan oil or financial support would be allowed to flow to the island nation and urged Havana to negotiate a
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he may block ExxonMobil from investing in Venezuela’s oil sector after a high profile meeting last week in which the company’s chief executive described the South American nation as “uninvestable” under current conditions. The comments
The United States and China may be able to strike a workable balance in Venezuela’s energy sector, according to US energy secretary Chris Wright, who said cooperation is possible as long as Washington remains the dominant force shaping the flow of Venezuelan oil.
A political shift with global energy consequences Analysts are increasingly arguing that any successful effort by the United States to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro would extend far beyond domestic politics and regional diplomacy. Venezuela holds some of the world’s largest proven oil
