#venezuela

#venezuela

With inflation at 229%, daily prices in Venezuela are set in USDT Binance dollars, usually at live P2P rates. Three dollar rates exist (official, parallel and P2P), but merchants mostly follow the P2P quote. The government tolerates dollar-backed crypto in exchanges, though it hasn't legalized dollarization. Venezuela is a global crypto hotspot: Stablecoins dominate small transfers, mostly via TRC-20 USDT. In Caracas, receipts now often show totals in Binance dollars because pricing has moved off the Venezuelan bolivar and onto the blockchain.

President Donald Trump returned to his Truth Social platform Monday with a video of an obese woman running with a gun as he mocked Venezuela's military might. The president, posting for the first time since just after Charlie Kirk's memorial service Sunday night, shared the 19-second video of several women, including one who was morbidly obese, running with military-style rifles. TOP SECRET: We caught the Venezuelan Militia in training, Trump wrote in a caption with the video before sarcastically adding, A very serious threat!

U.S. pressure on Venezuela is beginning to take its toll on the Miraflores Palace, the Venezuelan presidential residence. We have never experienced anything like this. There is a lot of confusion, says someone close to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The atmosphere has grown tense. Warnings are coming from every direction. Late Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the sinking of a new vessel that had departed from the Venezuelan coast

The bidders do not include the usual suspects, such as Big Oil giant Exxon Mobil or major refiner Phillips 66. Instead the finalists are activist investor group Elliott Investment Management, Canada-listed miner Gold Reserve, and an upstart special-purpose acquisition company named Blue Water. The latter is led by a biotech investor and a long-shot New York mayoral candidate pledging to take Citgo public.

There will be air defence deployments with armed drones, surveillance drones, submarine drones ... We are going to implement electronic warfare actions, he said on Wednesday, citing the threatening, vulgar voice of the US. Public television showed images of amphibious vessels and warships deployed off La Orchila, where Venezuela has a military base. The armed forces said the exercises would involve 12 ships, 22 aircraft and 20 small boats from the special naval militia.

US not entitled to use lethal force against Venezuelan vessels

All that's left is for them to shoot at the buildings we're sitting in, damn it, sums up a senior official who is close to President Nicolas Maduro. The Venezuelan leader and his closest circle initially thought, when a military fleet was deployed on the border with Venezuelan waters, that it was a U.S. tactic to open up some kind of political negotiation. As the days passed, however, they have become convinced that Washington is preparing for an invasion.

As tensions with the United States grow over the U.S. armed fleet deployed in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuelan territory, the Venezuelan regime is making a special effort to publicize in detail its anti-narcotics operations in the country's border and coastal areas, carried out by the Armed Forces and security agencies. Venezuela's narrative about responsibility in the fight against drug trafficking much more frequent now is accompanied by a vigorous nationalist

Argentina have long since been home and hosed in qualifying for the 48-team tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Ten points clear at the top of the CONMEBOL qualifying group, La Albiceleste are assured of finishing first and may experiment with different players as they looked ahead to next year's finals. There are four uncapped players in the Argentina squad, including Manchester City's Claudio Echeverri, who is on loan at Bayer Leverkusen.

What will stop them is when you blow them up, when you get rid of them,

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the seizure of assets worth $700 million from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, including mansions, cars, planes, and jewelry.

Under Joseph Humire's leadership, the Center for a Secure Free Society thinktank published the TdA Activity Monitor, which tracked supposed crimes by the Tren de Aragua gang in the US.

Hernández entered the U.S. legally seeking asylum from anti-LGBTQ+ persecution in Venezuela, but was immediately detained and misidentified as a gang member.

Venezuela holds two world records: the most international beauty crowns and the largest proven oil reserves, tied to progress, modernity, and power.

Andry Jose Hernandez Romero, a make-up artist, discusses his traumatic experience of being arrested and detained while fleeing Venezuela due to his sexual orientation and political beliefs.

Broad economic sanctions, primarily from the U.S., are estimated to kill approximately 564,000 people annually, predominantly children, reflecting a shift in how conflicts are waged.

The Cacique Mara team, from Maracaibo, Venezuela, was scheduled to participate in the tournament after winning the Latin American championship in Mexico. However, they were denied visas and will miss the Senior Baseball World Series, which is extremely disappointing for these young athletes.