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3 days agoTrump on Venezuelan Oil Tanker Seizure: 'Well, We Keep It, I Guess'
Why the United States apparently seized a Venezuelan oil tanker. Trump, despite broaching the topic directly to media, elected not to answer who owned said tanker, or what the justification was for taking it, saying only "it was seized for a very good reason." When one reporter asked what would happen to the oil seized from said tanker, or the ship itself, Trump replied: "Well, we keep it, I guess," according to New York Times reporter Chris Cameron.
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5 days agoHegseth and Rubio expected to brief Gang of Eight' as Trump refuses to rule out sending troops to Venezuela US politics live
Senior U.S. officials will brief Gang of Eight lawmakers on escalating tensions and military actions related to Venezuela, including threats of strikes and possible troop deployment.
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2 weeks agoVenezuela explained in 10 maps and charts
The United States has designated Venezuela's so-called Cartel de los Soles a foreign terrorist organization, marking the latest escalation in US-Venezuela tensions. Washington alleges Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro heads the organisation, which, the US says, is involved in widespread corruption and drug trafficking. Maduro denies the accusations amid growing fears of potential US military action in the region, and his government has called the cartel an invention.
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2 weeks agoTrump says the US will begin arresting Venezuelan drug traffickers by land very soon'
Trump warned of detaining Venezuelan drug traffickers by land after U.S. strikes in Caribbean waters killed dozens and destroyed multiple vessels during the Southern Spear operation.
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4 weeks agoThe US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela's coast | Simon Tisdall
UK curtailed intelligence-sharing over US lethal strikes near Venezuela, signaling opposition to Trump's expansionist, lawless approach and raising concern about imminent US attack on Venezuela.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months agoTrump warns of incalculable price' if Venezuela won't accept prisoners'
United States President Donald Trump has threatened Venezuela with incalculable consequences if the country does not immediately take back immigrants he described as prisoners and people from mental institutions. GET THEM THE HELL OUT OF OUR COUNTRY, RIGHT NOW, OR THE PRICE YOU PAY WILL BE INCALCULABLE! he said on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. He insisted that Venezuela had forced such people into the US and claimed without evidence that thousands of people have been badly hurt, and even killed, by these Monsters.'
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2 months agoThe migrant community trapped by Trump: We voted to remove Maduro from power, not to remove Venezuelans from the United States'
Venezuelan immigrants face legal uncertainty, fear of detention, and stigmatization despite a federal ruling allowing TPS renewal amid heightened U.S.-Venezuela tensions.
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3 months agoFor struggling Venezuelans, specter of US invasion is a remote concern: We've been hearing the same story for a while'
Venezuela's government under Maduro projects calm control while escalating security measures, anti-drug operations, and civilian recruitment amid heightened tensions with the United States.
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