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American flag raised, flies over US Embassy building in Venezuela for first time in 7 years

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. The American flag was raised at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas Saturday for the first time since 2019. (Credit: @usembassyve / X) The American flag flew again over the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela Saturday for the first time in the South American country in seven years. The embassy compound in Caracas is still undergoing renovations, and officials have not announced when the building will fully reopen, The Associated Press reported. The flag’s return comes months after former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in January. FROM PALACE TO PRISON: VENEZUELAN STRONGMAN MADURO LOCKED IN TROUBLED BROOKLYN JAIL An American flag flies again at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, seven years after it was lowered when Washington and Caracas cut diplomatic relations in 2019. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) The U.S. Embassy highli

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Mar 30, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
US reopens embassy in Venezuela in significant thawing of relations

Resumption of diplomatic operations come three months after former president Maduro was abducted Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US government is resuming operations at its embassy in…

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Mar 30, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportLATEST
US reopens embassy in Venezuela in significant thawing of relations

Resumption of diplomatic operations come three months after former president Maduro was abducted Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US government is resuming operations at…

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Mar 30, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet report
US reopens embassy in Caracas, citing progress after Maduro extraction

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Mar 28, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Extra: The President Squeezes the Cuban Regime

Life keeps getting harder in Cuba as the country deals with persistent fuel shortages and power blackouts. President Trump has put the squeeze on the communist regime–which has been in power since 1959–ever since the…

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Mar 26, 2026·BBCT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Maduro 'plundered' Venezuelan wealth in court battle over legal fees, US prosecutors argue

A judge appeared sympathetic on Thursday to legal arguments that ex-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores should be allowed to use Venezuelan government money to fund their defence. Maduro and…

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Mar 25, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet report
Venezuela’s Maduro has been in a notorious Brooklyn jail for over 80 days. This is what life is like in there | CNN

As ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro prepares for his next court hearing in the US, his son is projecting an optimistic and defiant image of how his father and First Lady Cilia Flores are coping with life…

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Mar 25, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
US traveller recounts brutal detention in Venezuela’s feared prisons: ‘They beat me, chained me up’

James Luckey’s ordeal sheds light on the mistreatment political prisoners faced under Nicolás Maduro There were few countries James Luckey didn’t see during three years backpacking across the Americas, from Haiti…

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Mar 17, 2026·BBCT2 · Outlet report
Young Venezuelans voice hope and frustration as post-Maduro future unfolds

Landing in Caracas, it might seem that little has changed since the US strikes on 3 January and the seizure by US forces of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The airport walls are plastered with "wanted"…

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American flag raised, flies over US Embassy building in Venezuela for first time in 7 years

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianMar 30, 2026

Resumption of diplomatic operations come three months after former president Maduro was abducted Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US government is resuming operations at its embassy in…

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsMar 28, 2026

Life keeps getting harder in Cuba as the country deals with persistent fuel shortages and power blackouts. President Trump has put the squeeze on the communist regime–which has been in power since 1959–ever since the U.S. military…

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T2 · Outlet reportBBCMar 26, 2026

A judge appeared sympathetic on Thursday to legal arguments that ex-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores should be allowed to use Venezuelan government money to fund their defence. Maduro and Flores's attorneys asked…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNMar 25, 2026

As ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro prepares for his next court hearing in the US, his son is projecting an optimistic and defiant image of how his father and First Lady Cilia Flores are coping with life behind bars. However,…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianMar 25, 2026

James Luckey’s ordeal sheds light on the mistreatment political prisoners faced under Nicolás Maduro There were few countries James Luckey didn’t see during three years backpacking across the Americas, from Haiti and Honduras to…

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