María Corina Machado and Edmundo González, the opposition's 2024 candidate. Machado has been unable to return to Venezuela despite repeated attempts.

LATAM BLOG: Trump keeps Machado's medal and Rodríguez's oil

LatAmOil - Latin America Oil & Gas
By Cynthia Michelle Aranguren Hernández 24 September 2026
María Corina Machado made three failed attempts to reach Venezuela from Panama by sea and air on September 21 and 22, her team said. On the second of those days Delcy Rodríguez, the country's acting president, held her first meeting with Trump.

Serbia plans more than €14bn in energy investments through 2035

REM - Renewable Energy
By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade 23 September 2026
Serbia plans to invest more than €14bn in its energy sector between 2028 and 2035, including in new generation capacity, power grids, energy storage and balancing capacity.
Rodríguez met IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on September 21, and US President Donald Trump on September 22 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Venezuela puts debt restructuring on hold to prioritise oil deals

LatAmOil - Latin America Oil & Gas
By IntelliNews Latam desk 23 September 2026
Venezuela's interim government under President Delcy Rodríguez has reportedly decided to postpone the restructuring of its external public debt and the obligations of state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).
A US-funded study will map out the rules and financing Turkey needs for small modular reactors, giving American reactor makers an early foothold in a market led by Russia's Rosatom.

Turkey signs US grant deal to prepare for small nuclear reactors

REM - Renewable Energy
By Ben Aris in Berlin 23 September 2026
The US will pay for a study to help Turkey prepare the ground for small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), as Ankara looks to cut its reliance on Russia for nuclear power.
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