Corina Rodriguez Pons

Venezuelan journalist. Covering Iberia for @Reuters, focusing on business. Any opinions are my own, RTs are not endorsments.

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

Venezuela–Türkiye hattındaki uçuşlar yeniden radarda. Venezuela’ya ait başkanlık uçağı İstanbul VIP Terminali’ne iniyor, yaklaşık 3,5 saat bekledikten sonra tekrar Venezuela’ya dönüyor. Maduro gitti ama bu sır uçuşlar hala devam ediyor.

[Corina Rodriguez Pons @Coropo]

Que buena noticia! Súper merecido

[Almudena Toral @almudenatoral]

Watch our latest short doc! @KatieCampbell @mrodpons @gingerthomp1 @propublica #healthcare

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The US is pursuing a second criminal investigation into ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, raising the possibility that he could face additional charges, according to a Justice Department official and another source familiar with the matter https://t.co/8Ea53MiH54

[Corina Rodriguez Pons @Coropo]

Por segunda vez Alex Saab, un aliado de Maduro, enfrenta la justicia en EEUU, tras su deportación. Difícil no pensar en colegas como @robertodeniz que sufrieron de su persecución, mientras acumulaba poder y dinero en Venezuela https://t.co/YjbPCAbfhk

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Spain's eclipse a chance to draw holidaymakers inland, away from crowded beaches https://t.co/nhdH7wrOO7 https://t.co/nhdH7wrOO7

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Dozens of Tenerife port workers protested against the arrival of the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, the MV Hondius, which is expected to arrive at the Spanish Canary Islands https://t.co/ct1d5F7MdU

[Corina Rodriguez Pons @Coropo]

An spiritual Maduro’s advisor was part of the people that provide information that contributes with the capture of him, according to this interview. So many details here that is so difficult to know for sure all are true.

[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblowers Seeking $50 Million ‘Reward For Justice’ After Capture of Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro Give First Interview and Release 2026 Affidavit Detailing Specific Intelligence They Say Led To Successful Raid

This week on Straight to the Point, I sat down for an exclusive first interview with two former DEA agents with more than 40 years of combined experience in the global drug wars.

Wesley Tabor, and an undercover agent we agreed to call “Mack,” revealed how their source network infiltrated “every node” of the Maduro regime and delivered vital intelligence to DEA, Delta Operators and others that, they say, directly contributed to the dictator’s capture.

The Rewards for Justice Program falls under the U.S. State Department.

Affidavits and other records independently reviewed by our team detail how sources provided the US government with bunker schematics, underground tunnels, convoy photographs, offensive military bases, escape aircraft tail numbers, gold stockpiles, and even key movements of Maduro and his spiritual advisor.

Wesley and “Mack” say this information was extracted from Venezuela using unconventional methods such as commercial “entertainment” platforms and at great risk to their sources.

Now four months since the historic raid in Venezuela, they say they have received no response on their $50 million ‘Rewards for Justice’ claim which would help their sources begin new lives. Currently, Wes and “Mack” said the sources, and their families, including children are being hunted down and their lives threatened.

If the Rewards for Justice Program does not pay for credible leads and tips, Wes and Mack said it will discourage other sources from cooperating and supporting future US operations.

We reached out to six government agencies directly involved in the Maduro raid. We heard back from two. A spokesperson for the CIA and a spokesperson for the Department of War referred our questions to either the Justice Department, State Department or White House.

00:35 Sources “100% Confident” intelligence led to successful capture of Nicolas Maduro and saved lives

01:20 Former undercover DEA operative 'Mack'

02:00 Decision to Come Forward

02:23 Intel on Maduro’s convoy, security detail, routes, weapons, military, maps, underground tunnels and bunkers

03:14 Underground tunnels: schematics for plumbing, water grid and dimensions, thickness bunker as well as concrete reinforcement

03:55 Source network saw opportunity to take their country back

04:18 Motivated by patriotism and US promise of $50 million dollar reward

05:10 Sources in “every node” Maduro government

05:55 September 2025 meeting brokered with DEA Administrator who assigned DEA agents, contact established with Delta Force representative

06:30 Source information filled “gaps” in US intelligence gathering

07:18 Unconventional methods such as “entertainment” platforms used to get information out of Venezuela

07:48 October 2025 major development in DEA's role

10:09 Key intelligence: Maduro’s spiritual advisor and underground tunnel network

11:35 Maduro’s escape plan: Moving dollars, euros and gold

12:50 Whistleblowers: Some sources killed in Delta raid

14:03 President Trump and Secretary Rubio on who gets $50 million reward

14:48 Team and sources seek $50 million reward: “We heard nothing” from US government

14:58 Retired @GenFlynn was told the DEA Administrator “would look into it,” but no response since

15:45 Whistleblowers deny it's a money grab

16:15 Rewards for Justice program concerns

17:33 Maduro sources and their families are being “hunted down”

17:48 For US military, it's a "ground ball" to ensure the safety of the sources

18:14 Response from US government agencies

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[Donald 📊📈📰 @donald_dpm]

El 4,9% de los ciudadanos de la UE residentes en España que buscó vivienda en 2025 no la encontró porque no reunía las condiciones exigidas para el alquiler/compra
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En los extranjeros del resto del mundo, este porcentaje fue del 7,7%
#ECV #INE

[Yordano di Marzo @YordanoOficial]

Yo siempre digo que nunca debemos renunciar a nuestros sueños, y que para hacerlos realidad hay que insistir, y nunca desistir.
Para mí es un sueño poder hacer un #tinydeskconcert soy fan de esta plataforma desde hace mucho tiempo y me hace mucha ilusión poder mostrar a otras generaciones y a otro público el trabajo que hago desde hace muchos años, y contarles cómo ha sido mi camino en este oficio tan noble cómo lo es el de Cantautor.
Escogí “Días de Junio” porque fue una de las primeras canciones que compuse antes de ser conocido, y recuerdo con nostalgia cómo la hice: Era una tarde de Junio en Caracas, y me encontraba pintando el cuarto de mi primera hija (Adela) que nacía en Diciembre, me tomé un descanso y me salí al balcón a contemplar la caída de la tarde.
La brisa y esa luz tan especial que tiene Caracas me inspiró. Me senté, agarré la guitarra y empecé a tocar unos acordes a lo que yo llamaría primeramente “Repaso” en ese repaso recordaba cómo había sido mi noviazgo con su Madre y nuestros años juntos, por eso la canción habla en dos tiempos, también recordaba las enseñanzas de mi padre y la Luna que siempre me regalaba cuando era niño, y en ese momento donde yo empezaría mi camino cómo Padre, concluí que yo no le daría la Luna a mi Princesa, yo la apoyaría para que ella alcanzara su propia Luna.
Mucho tiempo después yo la grabé en “Negocios son Negocios” 1982 y se terminó llamando “Días de Junio” 1986 en una nueva grabación.

Decidí presentarla en el concurso de #tinydesk porque se que para ustedes también es importante, es la banda sonora de muchas historias de amor, no solo fue mi historia con Adela, es la canción de muchas generaciones, la canción de Adela con sus hijas (mis pequeñas nietas) y es la canción que más me piden en concierto.
Y si quieren apoyarla en #TinyDesk voten por mi en el link de mi Bio ⬆️⬆️
#DiasdeJunio #Yordano la votantes hasta el Domingo 26 de Abril.
Quiero agradecer a @tinydeskconcert por la oportunidad y gracias a @anamaria.sayre por la amabilidad de tus palabras a mi trabajo.

[Corina Rodriguez Pons @Coropo]

Si este telediario fuera un cuento, habria que terminarlo con puntos suspensivos...dice Pepa Bueno en RTVE https://t.co/dCk6twqcrb y dio en el clavo: la sensación es siempre que la vida sigue, pero en medio de una película de suspenso

[Corina Rodriguez Pons @Coropo]

Good to read @cohenluc... U.S. judge questions block on Maduro's use of Venezuelan funds for defense https://t.co/EqXHdSLptM

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An airport in rural Spain has become a parking lot for stranded aircraft in Europe due to the Middle East conflict as drones and missile launches by US, Israel and Iran have forced countries to close their airspace and reroute flights

[Corina Rodriguez Pons @Coropo]

El ministro de la Defensa con más de una década sale de su puesto en Venezuela. Pero lo sustituye un militar que estuvo al frente de agencias de inteligencia con denuncias por violaciones de derechos humanos. Que realmente cambia en el país?

[Delcy Rodríguez @delcyrodriguezv]

Informo al país que hoy he designado al G/J Gustavo González López como Ministro del Poder Popular para la Defensa.

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Venezuela celebrates its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 win over the US, marked by fireworks and flag-waving in Caracas https://t.co/OeYnd4nzp2

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Olive oil producers in Andalusia fear an uncertain future for Spain's flagship product after US President Trump threatened a trade embargo

[Corina Rodriguez Pons @Coropo]

El ex presidente español Rodríguez Zapatero dijo en una comparecencia en el Senado de España que es más amigo de la presidenta interina venezolana Delcy Rodríguez que de Maduro y hablaba con ella casi todas las semanas https://t.co/bfvFN1iBlj

[Corina Rodriguez Pons @Coropo]

El ex presidente español Rodríguez Zapatero contesta en una comparecencia en un comité de investigación del Senado de España que toda su actividad en Venezuela la ha hecho pro-bono, sin recibir dinero a cambio https://t.co/bfvFN1iBlj

[León Krauze @LeonKrauze]

El extraordinario equipo de reporteros de @TheAtlantic (para mí, de los mejores del mundo) analiza a detalle la complejidad de la situación actual.
Lean aquí:

https://t.co/TYqcjIk7CU

[Reuters Business @ReutersBiz]

Bedrooms for sale highlight the depths of Europe's housing crisis https://t.co/6yt8e7hgE7 https://t.co/6yt8e7hgE7

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CORRECTION: Spain plans to fast-track legal status for half a million undocumented migrants, but lawyers and union leaders say the system isn't ready. We will delete an earlier video containing incorrect information https://t.co/AOvW2xQfEA