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US seizes second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The United States seized a second oil vessel off the coast of Venezuela, marking the latest escalation in tensions between the two countries, according to US officials cited by Al Jazeera.
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US pressure on Venezuela continues as Treasury Dept sanctions more of Madu
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement issued by the US Department of the Treasury on Friday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated relatives and associates of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, further pressuring the Latin American country over corruption and narcotics-related activities.
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UN calls for restraint between US, Venezuela amid rising tensions
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Guterres on Thursday received a phone call from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros wherein the former called for restraint.
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Trump orders total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to and from Venezuel
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a lengthy statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said Venezuela has been designated a "foreign terrorist organisation" and accused the Maduro government of using oil revenues to fund "drug terrorism, human trafficking, murder and kidnapping."
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Venezuela's oil exports shrivel as US seizes tanker off its coast
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Oil tanker movements into and out of Venezuelan waters have almost come to a standstill, Al Jazeera's sources stated, after the US announced that it would seize more vessels as part of its military pressure on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.
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US sanctions Maduro's nephews, six Venezuelan oil shipping firms a day aft
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Just a day after President Donald Trump stated that the US has seized a "very large" oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, the Department of the Treasury on Thursday (local time) imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuela's First Lady Cilia Flores and six shipping companies linked t
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Venezuelan President makes public comeback as Trump confirms phone call
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro resurfaced publicly on Sunday after several days out of sight, ending growing speculation that he may have fled the country amid rising tensions with the United States.
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Trump closes "above and surrounding" Venezuela's airspace "in its entirety
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid a growing row over drug trafficking with Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, US President Donald Trump on Saturday closed the airspace "above and surrounding" Venezuela "in its entirety."
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US aviation alert near Venezuela as Trump signals no limits on response, d
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The US issued an aviation warning over Venezuelan airspace as a B-52 carried out an "attack demo." Trump kept military action against Venezuela on the table, while Maduro signalled openness to dialogue amid rising tensions and increased US operations in the Caribbean.
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US military stages "attack demo" Near Venezuela ahead of Maduro 'terror d
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This comes as the United States Department of State has announced its intention to designate the Venezuela-based Cartel de los Soles as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO), with the designation set to take effect on November 24. According to the State Department, the cartel is led by Madu
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US to designate Venezuela's 'Cartel de los Soles' as Foreign Terrorist Org
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to the State Department, the cartel is led by Maduro and other high-ranking officials of what Washington calls the "illegitimate Maduro regime." US officials say the group has deeply infiltrated and corrupted Venezuela's military, intelligence, legislature and judiciary structures,
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Venezuelan President Maduro denounces US military drills in Trinidad and T
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Venezuela's President Maduro condemned upcoming US military drills in Trinidad and Tobago, calling them a threat to Caribbean peace, CNN reported. The US says the exercises target drug trafficking, while opposition leader Machado urged Venezuelans to oppose Maduro and welcomed US pressure on
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