The Trump administration informed congressional leaders about the strikes only after the Venezuela operation began, congressional sources said. The gang of eight, the House and Senate leaders and the chairs and ranking members of the intelligence committees, received the notification. The chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, confirmed…
Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor, BBC News Online Reuters US President Donald Trump has been ramping up pressure on Venezuela’s leader, President Nicolás Maduro. The Trump administration has doubled the reward for information leading to Maduro’s capture, and its warships are within striking distance of Venezuela. Dozens of people have been killed in attacks on boats…
NewsFeed Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has posted video of himself driving through the streets of the country’s capital, in an apparent attempt to dismiss perceptions he’s living in fear of the US military build-up in the region and a $50 million US bounty for his arrest. Published On 28 Nov 202528 Nov 2025 Click here…
The US president sent mixed signals over his plans for Venezuela as his military build-up in the Caribbean continues. Published On 3 Nov 20253 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share President Donald Trump has sent mixed signals over the potential for a United States military intervention in Venezuela, as he…
Kayla Epstein and Josh Cheetham,BBC Verify The USS Gerald R Ford, the world’s largest warship, can carry up to 90 aircraft Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has accused the US of “fabricating a war”, after it sent the world’s largest warship towards the Caribbean in a major escalation of its military build-up in the region. Defence…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday ordered military exercises in the country’s biggest shantytowns after U.S. forces blew up another boat allegedly carrying drugs from the Caribbean country. President Trump said six “narcoterrorists” were killed in the strike on the vessel near Venezuela, bringing the number of people killed in such attacks since early September…
The United States has deployed military forces to the Caribbean with the ostensible goal of combatting drug trafficking. Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that a United States military deployment in the Caribbean is aimed at overthrowing his government, viewed as a longtime foe by the US. In…
Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he would deploy 4.5 million militia members in response to “outlandish threats” by the United States after Washington raised the bounty for his arrest to $50 million and launched anti-drug operations in the Caribbean. “This week, I will activate a special plan with more than 4.5 million militiamen…
