US intercepts oil tanker off Venezuelan coast
CARACAS (Reuters) — The United States has intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Saturday, a move that…
Trinidad and Tobago to open its airports to US military as tensions with Venezuela escalate
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago said that it would allow the U.S. military to access its airports in coming weeks as tensions build between the United States…
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Trump nominates Lt. Gen. Donovan to lead Southern Command
WASHINGTON — President Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan to be the next leader of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on Friday, a week after Adm. Alvin Holsey formally retired from…
Blacklisted naphtha tanker from Russia enters Venezuelan waters while another diverts, ship data shows
HOUSTON (Reuters) — A tanker subject to U.S. sanctions carrying some 300,000 barrels of naphtha from Russia entered Venezuelan waters late on Thursday, while another began redirecting course in the…
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US military says 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said today that it had conducted two more strikes against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people.…
Trinidad and Tobago approves US military aircraft transit in airports
PORT-OF-SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago granted approval on Monday for United States military aircraft to transit its airports in the coming weeks, amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela.…
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US military conducts 3 more alleged drug boat strikes in the Pacific, killing 8: SOUTHCOM
U.S. Southern Command shared a video of the strikes on X Monday. The U.S. military said on Monday it struck three more alleged drug boats in the Eastern Pacific, leaving…
US seized tanker near Venezuela just as warrant was set to expire, court document shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. government carried out its seizure of the M/T Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday just as a judge-signed warrant was set to expire, according to…
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Venezuela accuses US of ‘blatant theft’ after tanker seized in Caribbean
CARACAS (Reuters) — The Venezuelan government has accused the United States of "blatant theft" after it seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, it said in a…
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US forces seized tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump announces
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced today that US forces “seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela” amid escalating tensions between the two countries over strikes on drug trafficking boats…