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Top US military adviser visits Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top military officer is visiting American troops Monday in Puerto Rico and on a Navy warship in the region, where the U.S. has amassed an unusually large fleet…

John McCarthy November 25, 2025

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US labels another Venezuelan group as terrorist organization, ramping up pressure

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States today formally designated Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, layering additional terrorism-related sanctions on the group it has said includes…

John McCarthy November 24, 2025

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US judge tosses case against ex-FBI chief Comey, rebuking Trump prosecutor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A U.S. judge on Monday tossed out criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey based on a procedural error, an extraordinary setback for the Justice Department…

John McCarthy November 24, 2025

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US to label Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization. The designation is…

John McCarthy November 24, 2025

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Deadly airstrikes and a military buildup: how the US pressure campaign against Venezuela has unfolded in the Caribbean

The US has used claims of a ‘war on drugs’ to justify its attacks, which have resulted in 83 deaths that the UN has called extrajudicial executions Amid growing tensions…

John McCarthy November 24, 2025

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Venezuela rejects ‘ridiculous’ US plan to designate Cartel de los Soles as terrorist organization

CARACAS (Reuters) — The Venezuelan government today rejected what it called a "ridiculous" U.S. plan to designate the "nonexistent" Cartel de los Soles a terrorist organization, ahead of Washington's expected…

John McCarthy November 24, 2025

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US to launch new phase of Venezuela operations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, four U.S. officials told Reuters, as the Trump administration escalates…

John McCarthy November 22, 2025

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St. Croix man gets one and a half years for threatening feds at HERA airport

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St Croix man was given 1.5 years in prison for threatening federal agents at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in Frederiksted, authorities said. Jamoi A. Weekes,…

John McCarthy November 21, 2025

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Trump authorizes C.I.A. plans for covert action in Venezuela

SAN JUAN — With the largest U.S. aircraft carrier now positioned in the Caribbean, President Trump has approved additional measures to pressure Venezuela and prepare for the possibility of a broader…

John McCarthy November 20, 2025

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Trump, floating talks with Maduro, declines to rule out troops in Venezuela

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said on Monday he has not ruled out putting American forces on the ground in Venezuela, while expressing a willingness to hear directly from…

John McCarthy November 18, 2025