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Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez heads to The Hague for land dispute case

Al Jazeera · May 9, 2026, 7:48 PM

Key takeaways

  • Trip to be first time Rodriguez has left Caribbean since Maduro abduction, will attend ICJ case on Guyana land dispute.
  • The trip to the Netherlands announced on Saturday will be the first time she’s left home since the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro by US forces in January.
  • “It has fallen to me to travel in the coming hours to defend our homeland,” Rodriguez said in a televised speech.

Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.

Trip to be first time Rodriguez has left Caribbean since Maduro abduction, will attend ICJ case on Guyana land dispute.

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez speaks to reporters in Caracas [AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 9 May 20269 May 2026Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez is heading to The Hague for a land dispute case with Guyana at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The trip to the Netherlands announced on Saturday will be the first time she’s left home since the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro by US forces in January.

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