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…
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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…
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…
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Trump ready to unleash world’s most secret black ops team on Venezuela
WASHNGTON — President Donald Trump reportedly is considering sending Delta Force commandos into Venezuela to start smashing targets. The U.S. military currently has several warships, an aircraft carrier, at least one submarine, stealth fighter…
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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…
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Venezuela frees 99 prisoners detained after post-election protests
CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela freed 99 people jailed after last year’s election protests, the prisons authority said on Thursday, but rights groups said they believed the figure was lower despite…
Russia trolls its stooge Trump over US blockade, Venezuelan ‘piracy’
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia's foreign ministry said today that the United States was reviving piracy and banditry in the Caribbean Sea by blockading Venezuela and said it hoped that U.S.…
US tells UN it will deprive Venezuela’s Maduro, drug cartel of resources
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — The United States told the United Nations on Tuesday it will impose and enforce sanctions "to the maximum extent" to deprive Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of…
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US Coast Guard lacks forces to seize Venezuela-linked tanker for now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces to arrive before potentially attempting to board and seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker it has been pursuing since…
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Venezuela resorts to floating storage as onshore storage tanks fill up
CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has started filling up tankers with crude and fuel oil it has in storage as inventories mount amid moves by the U.S.…