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

Vice President Delcy Rodríguez is traveling to The Hague to represent Venezuela in an International Court of Justice case against Guyana over the oil-rich Essequibo region, marking her first departure from Venezuela since Nicolás Maduro's capture by US forces in January. The dispute centers on whether the 1899 border established under British colonial rule remains valid or should be redrawn according to a 1966 document signed before Guyana's independence; Essequibo comprises two-thirds of Guyana's territory and contains significant offshore oil reserves discovered by ExxonMobil.