World Nov 24 U.S. set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization. It’s not a cartel per se The move planned Monday comes as President Donald Trump evaluates whether to take military action against Venezuela, which Trump has not ruled out despite bringing up the possibility of talks with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Politics Nov 17 Trump floats possible talks with Venezuela but leaves military action on the table President Donald Trump isn't ruling out military action against Venezuela despite bringing up potential diplomatic talks with its leader, Nicolás Maduro.
World Nov 07 Trump has accused boat strike targets of being narco-terrorists. The truth is more nuanced, AP investigation finds In dozens of interviews in villages on Venezuela’s breathtaking northeastern coast, from which some of the boats departed, residents and relatives said the dead men had indeed been running drugs but were not narco-terrorists or leaders of a cartel or gang.
World Oct 09 WATCH: María Corina Machado, champion for democracy in Venezuela, wins Nobel Peace Prize Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in the South American nation, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a…
World Sep 27 WATCH: U.S. military in the Caribbean an ‘illegal’ threat, Venezuela tells UN General Assembly President Donald Trump has dispatched a fleet of American warships into the waters off Venezuela, bragged about fatal strikes on alleged drug boats and claimed Venezuela will pay an “incalculable” price if it won't accept more people deported from the U.S.
Politics Sep 05 Deported Venezuelan mothers ask Melania Trump for help reuniting with their children A group of Venezuelan mothers and grandmothers is appealing to first lady Melania Trump to help them see their children and grandchildren again. Members of the group, backed by Venezuela’s government, say they sent Trump a letter seeking her assistance last month.
World Sep 04 Rubio says U.S. is designating 2 Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist groups Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the announcement Thursday while in Ecuador as part of a trip to Latin America overshadowed by an American military strike against a similarly designated gang, Venezuela's Tren de Aragua.
World Sep 02 WATCH: U.S. carried out strike on drug-carrying vessel that left from Venezuela, Trump says President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela.
World Aug 29 Why is the U.S. deploying warships to South America? 4 things to know The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, with the expected arrival of more vessels to the area next week.
Nation Jul 23 ‘It is hell’: Migrants returning to Venezuela describe life in El Salvador prison where U.S. sent them Venezuelan migrants imprisoned for months in El Salvador under a U.S. immigration crackdown have reunited with their families.