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US forces seize another oil tanker in Caribbean, say "no safe haven for cr
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The US Southern Command on Friday announced the seizure of another oil tanker, named Olina, in the Caribbean Sea in a pre-dawn operation, making it the fifth seizure of a tanker by US forces.
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Venezuela accuses US of 'international piracy' after new oil tanker seizur
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Tensions between Caracas and Washington reached a boiling point this weekend as Venezuela condemned the seizure of another oil tanker off its shores.
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US seizes second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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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Vessel will go to US port; legal process will be followed for possession o
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
During a White House press briefing on Thursday (local time), Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the vessel, named Skipper, is currently undergoing a formal forfeiture process, following which it will be brought to a US port.
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US sanctions Maduro's nephews, six Venezuelan oil shipping firms a day aft
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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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