Venezuela, Presidency of Donald Trump
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Maria Corina Machado has become a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for her efforts against Venezuela’s ruling party CARACAS, Venezuela — María Corina Machado has long been the face of resistance to Venezuela’s 26-year ruling party.
Trump is continuing to ratchet up pressure on Venezuela, after US military forces seized an oil tanker off the country's coast. What to know.
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro says escalating pressure from the US comes down to one thing: Washington wants to grab the South American nation's vast oil reserves.
The Trump administration’s seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela is one of the most dramatic twists yet in a military pressure campaign against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuela is bracing for a possible land attack after President Donald Trump said, “It’s going to be starting on land pretty soon,” following the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker.
Venezuela’s foreign affairs minister denounced the seizure, calling it a “blatant theft” and “an act of international piracy.”
The U.S. seized a Venezuelan oil tanker this week after months of maintaining that ongoing military operations in the Caribbean were focused on fighting drug trafficking.
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Venezuela vexes Trump but rightward trend across Americas could help U.S. national security strategy
The favourite in Chile's election on Sunday is the right-wing José Antonio Kast. A Kast victory would be the latest rightward political shift in South America, as U.S. President Donald Trump and the White House try to coax or force the socialist leader of Venezuela from office.
In the latest escalation, the U.S. military seized a tanker off Venezuela’s coast that was allegedly carrying sanctioned oil.
Experts say that Russian and Chinese support for Venezuela has largely dried up, with no prospect of real military or financial aid.
The U.S. seized an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast after a monthslong buildup of military forces in the region.
Now, President Donald Trump wants Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro out of power. Maduro’s “days are numbered,” Trump told Politico in an interview released on Dec. 9. His Administration considers Maduro the head of a government-sponsored cocaine smuggling syndicate.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday held a second meeting in 17 days with the Venezuelan ambassador to Russia, at a time of mounting pressure by U.S. President Donald Trump for the removal of Venezuela's president,
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