Venezuela’s new leader enlists US troops to bring a rogue ship back

Vice President Delcy Rodriguez of Venezuela arrives to be sworn in as interim leader in Caracas, on Monday Jan. 5, 2026. Rodríguez got American help with the return of an oil tanker linked to one of her political rivals that had left the country without authorization. (Alejandro Cegarra/The New York Times) By ANATOLY KURMANAEV and CHRISTIAAN TRIEBERT The government of Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, enlisted U.S. military support to return an oil tanker that left the country...