Dec 10 Watch 5:59 U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, escalating tensions with Maduro By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The United States on Wednesday seized a tanker ship off the coast of Venezuela. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post that a warrant was executed for the crude oil tanker that was once used to transport… Continue watching
Dec 10 Daughter of Venezuela's Machado accepts Nobel Peace Prize in her mother's absence By David Keyton, Associated Press Machado has been in hiding and hasn't been seen in public since Jan. 9, when she was briefly detained after joining supporters in a protest in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital. Continue reading
Nov 29 Maduro's government rejects Trump's claim of closing Venezuelan airspace By Gabriela Molina and Josh Boak, Associated Press Venezuela’s government said it “forcefully rejects” Trump’s claim about closing the airspace and that it was a “colonial threat” intended to undermine the country's "territorial integrity, aeronautical security and full sovereignty.”… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 2:21 News Wrap: Trump declares Venezuela's airspace 'closed' after weeks of escalating tensions By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, Trump declared Venezuela’s airspace to be considered closed despite not having the legal authority to do so, Russia carried out deadly drone and missile attacks overnight in Ukraine, the FAA ordered airlines to update software… Continue watching
Nov 24 U.S. set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization. It's not a cartel per se By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 17 Trump floats possible talks with Venezuela but leaves military action on the table By Regina Garcia Cano, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump isn't ruling out military action against Venezuela despite bringing up potential diplomatic talks with its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading
Nov 10 U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats kill 6 in the eastern Pacific By Associated Press The dual strikes on Sunday bring the total number of known attacks up to 19 and the death toll to at least 75 people since the Trump administration launched a campaign against drug trafficking in South American waters that many… Continue reading
Nov 04 Trump administration announces 16th deadly strike on an alleged drug boat By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The attack Tuesday killed two people aboard the vessel, Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration's campaign in South American waters up to at least 66 people in at least 16 strikes. Continue reading
Oct 28 U.S. attempted to lure Maduro's pilot into betraying the Venezuelan leader By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press A federal agent had a daring plan: persuade Nicolas Maduro's chief pilot to surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president’s plane to a place where U.S. authorities could nab the strongman. Continue reading
Oct 25 Venezuela's Maduro says U.S. is 'fabricating' a war as aircraft carrier approaches Caribbean By Associated Press Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said the U.S. government is forging a war against him as the world's biggest warship approached the South American country, while moving to revoke the citizenship of an opponent he accuses of egging on an invasion. Continue reading