Tag: Nicolas Maduro
Venezuela slams US ‘provocation’ after fighter jets detected
Venezuela said it had detected five US fighter jets flying near its Caribbean coast, which Caracas said amounted…
Trump officials push claim that US in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels
The Trump administration is trying to justify strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats by advancing a novel legal…
Venezuela’s Maduro ready to declare state of emergency if US attacks
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he is ready to declare a state of emergency over the threat of…
Venezuela’s Maduro signs decree granting security powers in case of military intervention
CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has signed a decree granting him additional security powers in case of…
Venezuela Foreign Ministry warns of ‘immoral military threat’ from US
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto has told the United Nations General Assembly that the United States has…
Venezuelan fishermen wary of US warships
Venezuelan fishermen in the south Caribbean keep a nervous eye on the horizon as they ply their trade…
Fearing US invasion, Venezuela to hold emergency drills
Venezuela, on high alert as a US military deployment off its coast has stirred invasion fears, will hold…
Boat strikes, warships and Venezuela rhetoric raise questions about Trump’s goals
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has dispatched a fleet of American warships into the waters off Venezuela,…
Dominican Republic says it seized 1,000kg of cocaine from boat US bombed
Dominican Republic forces have seized hundreds of cocaine packages from a speedboat that was targeted and destroyed by…
YouTube account for Venezuela’s Maduro is down as tensions with US escalate
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s YouTube channel, used to publish speeches and clips from his weekly show on state…
With eye on US threat, Venezuela holds Caribbean military exercises
Venezuela said Wednesday it had begun three days of military exercises on its Caribbean island of La Orchila…
Is the U.S. at War With Venezuela? Latest Strike Raises Legal Concerns
The new Department of War logo is seen after President Donald Trump signed an order to rename the…