US LIFTS SANCTIONS ON VENEZUELA’S INTERIM PRESIDENT RODRIGUEZ

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez attends an event to receive the insignia of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces next to Venezuela's Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez, after assuming the presidency following the U.S. ouster of president Nicolas Maduro, at Fort Tiuna, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 28, 2026. Wendys Olivo/Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS