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US Fighter Jets Flew Close to Venezuela's Shores: Defense Minister

This is Beirut, 02/10 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Venezuela said Thursday that it had detected five US fighter jets flying close to its shores, adding to tensions with Washington, which has ordered a major naval build-up in the region. In a TV address, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said that Venezuela's air defenses and the tracking systems of the country's biggest airport "detected more ...

Venezuela's Maduro Ready to Declare State of Emergency Over US 'Aggression'

This is Beirut, 30/09 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday he is ready to declare a state of emergency over the threat of US "aggression," following a spate of deadly US strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats. "Today the consultation process began...to declare a state of emergency in accordance with the constitution and protect our people, our peace, ...

Venezuela: Caracas Rocked by 6.3-Magnitude Quake Felt Over 600 km Away

This is Beirut, 25/09 09:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A 6.3-magnitude quake shook northwestern Venezuela late Wednesday, following a slightly smaller tremor in the area, the US Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 14 kilometers (8.7 miles), 27 kilometers from Mene Grande, an oil town in a sparsely populated area of the state of Zulia. The most recent earthquake ...

Venezuela's Maduro Says He Wants Dialogue with US

This is Beirut, 22/09 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected US allegations of being a drug trafficker and asked President Donald Trump for dialogue, according to a letter released Sunday by Caracas, as tensions soar between the two countries. The letter addressed to Trump is dated September 6 and was sent days after the United States deployed warships off the ...

US–Venezuela: Drug War or Military Showdown?

This is Beirut, 16/09 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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In just two weeks, two Venezuelan vessels have been hit by US strikes in the Caribbean, ordered by Donald Trump. The ships were allegedly used to transport cocaine and fentanyl to the US. Three people were killed. Washington accuses Nicolás Maduro of leading a drug cartel and offers $50 million for his capture. In response, Caracas mobilizes ...

Trump Announces 2nd Strike on Alleged Venezuela Drug Traffickers

This is Beirut, 15/09 23:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump announced a new military strike on a boat carrying alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean on Monday, saying three "narcoterrorists" from Venezuela were killed. "This morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking ...

Maduro Deploys 25,000 Troops to Venezuela Borders

This is Beirut, 08/09 20:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he had deployed 25,000 troops along the Caribbean coast and the border with Colombia amid soaring tensions with US President Donald Trump. In a message Sunday night on social media, Maduro said he had deployed "25,000 men and women from our glorious National Bolivarian Armed Forces" to the frontier with ...

US Strike Marks Shift to Military Action against Drug Cartels

This is Beirut, 03/09 23:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump's deadly strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat from Venezuela marks a significant escalation from law enforcement to military action against cartels that his administration has branded as terror groups. Video footage posted by Trump on social media Tuesday showed a multi-engine speedboat with several people aboard ...

Trump says 11 Dead in US Strike on Drug-Carrying Boat from Venezuela

This is Beirut, 03/09 11:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said US forces had attacked a boat carrying drugs to the United States Tuesday, killing 11 "narcoterrorists" from a gang he alleged was controlled by leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Trump posted a video online of an open-topped speedboat carrying a number of people traveling on a body of water before it ...

Maduro: 8 US Ships 'with 1,200 Missiles' Threatening Venezuela

This is Beirut, 01/09 20:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed Monday that eight US military vessels "with 1,200 missiles" were threatening his country, denouncing an "absolutely criminal, bloody threat." The United States, which accuses Maduro of leading a drug cartel, has announced a deployment of warships to the southern Caribbean in an ...

Venezuela's Maduro Wins Landslide in Election Boycotted by Opposition

This is Beirut, 26/05 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's party on Sunday swept the board in parliamentary and regional elections that were boycotted by the opposition in protest over his disputed re-election last year. The United Socialist Party of Venezuela won 23 out of 24 state governor positions and scored 82.68 percent of the votes cast for lists of National ...

From El Salvador mega-jail, Trump's homeland security chief tells migrants 'do not come'

This is Beirut, 27/03 05:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump's homeland security chief on Wednesday visited the mega-prison in El Salvador where hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have been deported under contested legal grounds. Standing in front of a cell of inmates who were stripped to the waist, revealing their tattooed torsos, Kristi Noem recorded a message telling others ...

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