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Morning edition · August 12, 2026 · published Sep 25, 6:28 pm ET · Español

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Jorge Rodríguez and Dinorah Figuera close first round of talks with deal to renew Venezuela's Supreme Court and seek London gold

4×State TV talked about dialogue and negotiation 4 times more than its average this year · Over the past week.

−72%72% fewer mentions of amnesty and prisoner releases on state TV · Compared with its January–July average.

4×Opposition commentators mentioned the Supreme Court 4 times more than their average this year · In the week of the deal to renew it.

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Talks at the Gran Meliá: government and 2015 Assembly agree to renew the entire Supreme Court and recover Bank of England gold

Jorge Rodríguez and Dinorah Figuera read the statement closing the first round of talks on Wednesday at Caracas's Gran Meliá, EFE reported. They agreed to renew the entire Supreme Court, expand it from 20 to 32 justices and seek about 31 tons of Bank of England gold, some $1.95 billion, for reconstruction.

According to The Objective, María Corina Machado and Edmundo González are not taking part. Mario Silva said it is the United States that is in charge through the talks; La Iguana TV said it welcomes any negotiation. Patricia Poleo criticized that the talks have still not met with relatives of political prisoners.

«A negotiating table that is nothing more than a transition table»— Mario Silva, August 12, 2026 · watch

«At this point the dialogue table still hasn't sat down with a single relative of a political prisoner, and I find that extremely serious»— Patricia Poleo, August 11, 2026 · watch

Sources EFE The Objective La Hojilla La Iguana TV Patricia Poleo

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Venezuela and Israel restore consular services after 17-year break

The governments of Venezuela and Israel agreed on Tuesday to restore consular services in both countries, broken off since 2009, Reuters reported. According to the agency, an Israeli humanitarian delegation that visited Venezuela after the June earthquakes opened talks with the government of acting president Delcy Rodríguez.

Sources Reuters

Then and now

La Iguana TV · Dialogue with the opposition

THEN · April 9, 2026«When we said dialogue in Venezuela had to be done the Venezuelan way, to fix things, they didn't listen to us.» watch

NOW · August 12, 2026«In principle we welcome any process of understanding or negotiation that opens up in the country.» watch

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