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President Trump is weighing a potential first meeting with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez as early as next week, signaling closer U.S.–Venezuela ties after a controversial oil deal, despite political risk at home and in the diaspora.
The United States signs a 100-year concession with the private Venezuelan firm Nabep, granting a US-led company control over about 65 billion barrels of oil from 17 fields in Venezuela. Trump and interim president Delcy Rodríguez herald it as historic and beneficial, projecting hundreds of billions in investment and tax revenue, while critics warn it cedes national patrimony, raises sovereignty concerns, and that the timeline for restoring production may be optimistic given Venezuela’s deteriorating oil sector.
The first US-Venezuela commercial flight in seven years has landed in Caracas, signaling a restart of direct air links and a potential thaw in bilateral relations, though broader tensions between the countries remain.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned President Trump to stop threatening to seize Greenland, emphasizing Greenland's status as part of NATO and already under US defense agreements, following Trump's public remarks about acquiring Greenland amid recent US military actions in Venezuela. Both Greenland and Denmark have rejected Trump's territorial ambitions.
Keir Starmer asserts he will remain UK Prime Minister until 2027 amidst international tensions, while global events include Denmark's opposition to US threats against Greenland, UK and France's bombing in Syria, a deadly fire in Switzerland, and the EU's call for restraint following the US's capture of Maduro in Venezuela.