National Electoral Council of Ecuador reports that 55% of Ecuadorians have voted so far.

Maduro consolidates “secret agreements” with North Korea and triangulates support from China, Russia and Iran https://bit.ly/3EpTnUw

🇻🇪🇨🇴 Clash between the Colombian Army and the ELN leaves one guerrilla dead in the Sierra de Perijá

In a confrontation between soldiers of the Tenth Brigade of the National Army and a group of ELN subversives in the area of ​​Altos del Riecito, Filo Machete Arriba, in the Serranía de Perijá, jurisdiction of La Paz (Cesar), bordering Zulia, Venezuela, authorities reported the death of a guerrilla belonging to the Gustavo Palmesano Structure of the Northern War Front of the organized armed group ELN.

The combat, according to a note from El Tiempo, took place last Saturday and during the military action two rifles, a shotgun, two improvised explosive devices, communications material, supplies, as well as ammunition of different calibers were seized. According to the report of the Tenth Brigade, these elements were used by the subversives to attack the civilian population and the public force.

Maduro administration released two Colombian hostages, detained since January 6

The Colombian government confirmed this Sunday the release of two Colombian hostages who had been detained since January 6, when they were arrested by agents of the Maduro regime on the eve of the illegitimate swearing-in of Nicolás Maduro.

"The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce the release of two compatriots who have been detained in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela since January 6, 2025," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

After their release, the Colombian Embassy in Caracas identified the two citizens and helped them process their respective travel documents, "providing the corresponding assistance in terms of lodging, food and financial aid for the acquisition of basic hygiene items and clothing."

FANB destroys illegal mining camp in Yapacana National Park

https://venezuela-news.com/fanb-destruye-campamento-de-mineria-ilegal-en-el-parque-nacional-yapacana/

🇺🇸🇻🇪 The US says it is maintaining pressure on Venezuela “to ensure a democratic transition”

https://elpublicotv.com/ee-uu-afirma-que-mantiene-presion-sobre-venezuela-para-que-haya-una-transicion-democratica/

Qatar Airways announced new routes between Doha and Caracas

https://shorten.link/IxnHRz

Maduro: If the US lifts all sanctions, no migrants will leave our country https://bit.ly/3WY4ACm

first Conviasa flight transporting 195 deported Venezuelans from the United States landed at Maiquetía Airport .

A new flight is expected to arrive in the next few hours.

🇨🇱🇻🇪 Former Chilean minister suggests Venezuelan opposition not to be carried away by "abstention or self-suppression"

https://elpublicotv.com/exministro-chileno-sugiere-a-opuesta-venezolana-no-dejarse-llevar-por-la-abstencion-ni-la-auto-supresion/

Colombia receives a new flight with 109 deportees from the US

https://shorten.link/McWBZC

Ivan Velasquez, Petro's defense minister, announces his "irrevocable" resignation in government crisis https://bit.ly/3EIqVNK

Jorge Rodríguez assures that no Venezuelan migrant deported by the United States is from the Aragua Train

In the ordinary session of February 11, the president of the National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, stated that none of the 190 illegal migrants who were deported from the United States by the Government of Donald Trump are part of the Aragua Train.

"Very few have any kind of dispute, usually minor ones, with the law. None of them belong to the Aragua Train, none of them," he said.

Leopoldo López assures that Guaidó's interim government handled $35 million for Venezuelan doctors during the pandemic

The former mayor of Chacao and leader of Voluntad Popular, Leopoldo López, said during an interview that the interim government managed the sum of 35 million dollars in humanitarian aid, to support Venezuelan doctors and nurses who barely earned five and three dollars a month, respectively.

According to López, the humanitarian aid money was managed directly by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).