Venezuela and the US hail new oil deal

委内瑞拉和美国欢迎新的石油协议

Global News Podcast

2026-09-03

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The United States and Venezuela have welcomed a big energy deal which they've formally signed in Caracas, along with a series of agreements involving international oil firms. The US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the deal would unlock tens of billions of dollars in investment and thousands of jobs. He said oil production would double in a decade. Critics say the deal hands Washington control of a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves and entrenches the current authoritarian government. Also: New York's mayor, Zohran Mamdani has announced an unprecedented one-year ban on students using artificial intelligence in public elementary and middle schools; Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated against the Spanish government's handling of the migrant crisis in the north African territory of Ceuta. They've been calling for the socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez to resign; More than six decades on from the Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa, survivors and relatives of those killed are challenging an apartheid-era law they say has prevented them from seeking justice; And more than nine hundred years after it was made, King Charles and Queen Camilla have had a preview of the historic Bayeux Tapestry which has been loaned to the British Museum in London by France for a year. The tapestry tells the story of the Norman conquest of Saxon England in 1066, when the English king was defeated by the invaders from France. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk Photo: Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez Credit: AFP via Getty Images
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  • Venezuela and the U.S.

  • Hailed a new oil deal which hands over a fifth of Venezuela's crude.

  • But critics say it's neocolonialism and likely to entrench the current authoritarian leadership.

  • Protests across Spain in support of Ceuta, the Spanish territory that's seen a steep rise in migrants.

  • And New York's Mayor Zoran Mamdani announces a one-year ban on AI in schools for children

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