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TRUMP TAKES VENEZUELA

Trump says US is going to RUN Venezuela indefinitely after sharing photo of captured president Maduro in tracksuit and revealing that first lady will be charged too WASHINGTON — Donald…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Delta Force ripped Maduro and wife from their beds as they slept – 2 days after Venezuelan president begged Trump for peace

WASHINGTON — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia were captured by a unit of elite Delta Force soldiers while they slept in their beds. The illegitimate leader, who…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Starmer says the UK was ‘not involved’ in capture of Maduro and he ‘wants to speak to President Trump’

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK was not involved in any way in airstrikes on military bases Venezuela or the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. The Venezuelan leader and his wife…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro today, President Donald Trump said, in Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama. "The United…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Venezuela has detained several Americans as tensions with US rise

CARACAS — Venezuelan security forces have detained at least five Americans in recent months as the US has built a pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a US official…

John McCarthy January 2, 2026

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US Coast Guard searches for survivors after strike on suspected drug vessels

WASHINGTON (Reuters) —The United States Coast Guard is searching for survivors of a U.S. military strike against a convoy of suspected drug vessels in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. officials said…

John McCarthy December 31, 2025

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US strikes drug boat loading facility in Venezuela, Trump says

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. had "hit" an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, marking the first…

John McCarthy December 30, 2025

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US issues sanctions related to Iran and Venezuela weapons trade

CARACAS (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said today it has added 10 individuals and entities based in Iran and Venezuela to its sanctions list, citing their aggressive weapons program. The…

John McCarthy December 30, 2025

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CIA ‘carries out drone strike’ on Venezuelan drug port in first US land attack inside the country

The CIA is responsible for carrying out the first US land strike in Venezuela on a port facility believed to have been storing drugs bound for America, sources claim. President Donald…

John McCarthy December 30, 2025

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White House orders military to focus on ‘quarantine’ of Venezuela oil

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The White House has ordered U.S. military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing a "quarantine" of Venezuelan oil for at least the next two months, a…

John McCarthy December 27, 2025