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US Senator Lindsey Graham warns land strikes in Venezuela a "real possibil
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US Senator Lindsey Graham warned that land strikes in Venezuela are a "real possibility" as the US intensifies air strikes on boats accused of drug trafficking. He said President Trump plans to brief Congress soon about potential military operations against Venezuela and Colombia.
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US considering plans to target illegal narcotics facilities inside Venezue
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to officials, the President has also not ruled out taking a diplomatic approach with Venezuela to stem the flow of drugs into the US, even after talks were cut off with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in recent weeks.
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Venezuelan President Maduro boasts of 5,000 Russian Igla-S missiles amid r
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Venezuela deployed 5,000 Russian-made Igla-S missiles in "key air defense positions," President Nicolas Maduro claimed, amid rising US military presence. The US is considering military action to counter drug trafficking and pressure Maduro to step down, while Venezuela mobilized "millions" o
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"I authorized for two reasons really": Trump confirms CIA operations in Ve
Updated : 5 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump confirmed authorising the CIA to conduct operations in Venezuela, citing concerns over illegal immigration and drug trafficking. He indicated plans for "land" strikes and highlighted increased US military presence, signalling pressure on Nicolas Maduro and potential
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Trump says six narcoterrorists killed as US conducts strike on vessel off
Updated : 5 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump announced that the military struck a drug-trafficking vessel off Venezuela, killing six people. He said the boat was linked to a terrorist group. The Pentagon has defended similar strikes, while critics question their legality and the growing tensions with Venezu
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Machado hails Nobel Peace Prize as recognition of Venezuelan people's stru
Updated : 5 months ago IST
White House spokesperson Steven Cheung took to his X social media platform to post "President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives. He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of h
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White House calls Maduro letter "full of lies," reiterates stance on Venez
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
She said the US continues to view the Maduro government as illegitimate and stressed that President Donald Trump remains firm on countering drug trafficking allegedly linked to Venezuela.
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Trump says US military sank three Venezuela-linked drug-smuggling boats
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
President Donald Trump said the US military sank a third drug-running boat from Venezuela, urging Nicolas Maduro to "stop sending Tren de Aragua into the United States, stop sending drugs" and "stop sending people from your prisons."
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US calls Venezuelan aircraft presence in international waters 'provocative
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Defence Department warned Venezuela in a statement late on Thursday to cease further provocative moves, describing the Venezuelan aircraft buzzing over the US vessel - reported to be the guided-missile destroyer Jason Dunham - as an attempt "to interfere with our counter-narco-terror
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Venezuelan President showcases Xi Jinping's gift amid growing tension with
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
During the closing ceremony of the 'First Pedagogical Congress of Bolivarian Teachers', Maduro interrupted his remarks on education to show off a new smartphone that he said was personally gifted to him by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to mobilise 4.5 million militia fighte
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced plans to mobilise 4.5 million militia fighters after the US raised a reward for his arrest and expanded anti-drug operations in the Caribbean. He denounced Washington's "outlandish threats" and vowed to arm militias, while Mexico rejected US clai
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"Will continue to counteract any scheme to evade US sanctions": US State S
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has vowed to counteract any schemes aimed at evading US sanctions following the seizure of a Venezuelan aircraft involved in violating US export control and sanctions laws.
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