As the US military presence in the Caribbean intensifies, Russia and Venezuela have joined forces to condemn what they describe as "escalatory steps" by Washington in the region, TASS reported.
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.
The US military on Wednesday conducted a strike on a vessel transiting the Eastern Pacific that killed four alleged 'narco-terrorists' at the direction of Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth.
Unnamed officials told the newspaper that US military personnel boarded the ship several hundred miles from Sri Lanka, according to the report on Friday. It was the first time in several years US forces had intercepted cargo travelling from China to Iran, according to the newspaper, as quote
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva voiced deep unease about the prospect of US military intervention in Venezuela during a recent phone call with US President Donald Trump, according to Brazilian daily O Estado de S Paulo, as reported by Brasil 247.
The deliberations came as the US has stepped up pressure on Venezuela through strikes on "drug boats" and a significant military build-up in the Caribbean under "Operation Southern Spear." The Pentagon has deployed more than a dozen warships and around 15,000 troops to the region.
The annual session of the China-US Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) for 2025 was held from November 18 to November 20 in Hawaii, the United States.
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
A bipartisan coalition of 23 lawmakers is requesting that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick launch an investigation into networking devices produced by TP-Link Technologies and its subsidiaries. They caution that these products, especially security cameras, might be utilised by the Chinese C
As per a report by the New York Times on November 13, US President Donald Trump's military campaign has killed at least 80 people in the waters off Central and South America. The strikes have been widely criticized as illegal.
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