World Jan 04 Maduro arrives in New York to face charges after U.S. operation questioned by legal experts Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that President Donald Trump said would set the U.S. up to “run” the South American country and tap its vast oil…
World Jan 03 A timeline of U.S. military escalation against Venezuela leading to Maduro's capture On Saturday, the U.S. conducted a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela. Before the escalation, there had been 35 known strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats in South American waters since early September that killed at least 115 people, according to announcements…
World Jan 03 U.S. strikes Venezuela and says leader Maduro has been captured and flown out of the country The legal authority for the attack, which echoed the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that led to the surrender and seizure of leader Manuel Antonio Noriega, was not immediately clear.
World Dec 29 U.S. military carries out 30th strike on alleged drug boat The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The military said the vessel “was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” though it did not…
World Dec 20 U.S. forces stop 2nd oil tanker off Venezuelan coast as Trump follows up on 'blockade' promise Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that the U.S. Coast Guard with help from the Defense Department stopped the oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela.
World Dec 19 Hegseth announces operation to 'eliminate ISIS fighters' in Syria after Americans killed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an operation to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens.
Politics Dec 11 WATCH: Defense officials testify on National Guard deployment across U.S. in Senate hearing Members of Congress clashed Thursday over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, with Republicans saying the deployments were needed to fight lawlessness while Democrats called his move an extraordinary abuse of military power that violated…
World Dec 10 Trump says U.S. seized oil tanker off coast of Venezuela Using U.S. forces to take control of a merchant ship is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the United States.
World Dec 04 Read the full report on Hegseth's use of Signal from the Pentagon inspector general Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. troops at risk by sharing sensitive plans about an upcoming military strike in Yemen on his personal phone, according to a Pentagon inspector general's report made public Thursday that criticized the use of unapproved…
World Nov 25 Top U.S. military officials will visit Caribbean leaders as Trump weighs next steps Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and meet Wednesday with the country’s top leaders, the Pentagon said Tuesday.