Venezuela has suspended a major gas deal with neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago, citing the island nation’s reception of a United States warship. President Nicolas Maduro ordered the “immediate suspension” of a deal to provide natural gas to Trinidad and Tobago, state broadcaster TeleSUR reported on Monday. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The…
United States President Donald Trump has said recent military strikes on five Venezuelan boats have saved “at least 100,000 lives” because the manoeuvres have thwarted drug smuggling. “Every boat that we knock out, we save 25,000 American lives, so every time you see a boat and you feel badly you say, ‘Wow, that’s rough’: It…
President Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to go into Venezuela and conduct covert operations. Asked by CBS News senior White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe why he did so, the president said he had two reasons: First, “they have emptied their prisons into the United States of America” and “allowed thousands and…
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto has told the United Nations General Assembly that the United States has an “illegal and completely immoral military threat hanging over our heads”, as reports emerge that the US is planning to escalate attacks on the South American country. Pinto told the gathering of UN member states on Friday…
Defense Department says ‘two Maduro regime military aircraft’ flew near US warship in a ‘highly provocative’ move. Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025 Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a United States Navy ship in international waters, the US Department of Defense has said, in a move described as “highly provocative” amid escalating tension…
The deadly U.S. military strike in the Caribbean this week on a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela is the latest measure President Trump has taken to combat the threat he sees from the Tren de Aragua gang. The White House has offered few details on Tuesday’s attack and insists the 11 people aboard were…
U.S. warships head to Venezuela U.S. warships head to Venezuela to combat drug cartel threats 03:35 Washington — The U.S. military on Tuesday struck a drug-carrying boat hailing from Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as tensions spike between the Trump administration and the Venezuelan government. President Trump announced the strike in an unrelated…
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…
Security forces in Guyana say a boat carrying election officials and ballot boxes was shot at “from the Venezuelan shore” in the contested Essequibo region. Police and the Guyana defence force said in a joint statement that the incident occurred on Sunday, ahead of the South American nation’s general election on Monday. The patrol that…
El Salvador is repatriating dozens of detained Venezuelans in exchange for US nationals held in Venezuela, the governments of the US and El Salvador announced on Friday. The central American country sent approximately 250 prisoners incarcerated in its notorious Cecot (Centre for the Confinement of Terrorism) prison in return for the release of 10 US…
