All news on the topic: Venezuela

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US deploys C-17 transport aircraft and AC-130J gunships to UK bases as forces track a sanctioned Russian-flagged oil tanker
The United States is increasing its air force presence in the UK following its operation in Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
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“Good evening, Happy New Year”: detained Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro appears in first footage from a New York jail after US military operation
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who was reportedly detained by US military forces during an operation in Caracas, has been transferred to a detention facility in Brooklyn, New York.
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Trump claims Maduro ‘captured’ as US vows to run Venezuela until power transition
Donald Trump has posted a picture of Venezuelan President Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima, asserting that the US will govern the country until a proper transition can occur.
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Trump watched Maduro’s detention in real time from a room at Mar-a-Lago
U.S. President Donald Trump shared details of the American operation in Venezuela, saying in particular that no U.S. service members were killed.
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Donald Trump claims US airstrikes hit Caracas and that Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out
Donald Trump has claimed President Maduro and his wife have been ’captured’ by the US and ’flown out’ of Venezuela following a series of airstrikes on the capital Caracas.
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Venezuelan fishing communities are trapped between U.S. military strikes at sea and repression by Nicolas Maduro’s security forces
In Venezuela’s downtrodden fishing towns, locals are squeezed between a growing U.S. military presence off the coast and what they describe as a new wave of intimidation from Nicolás Maduro’s repressive regime.
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US troops seize Venezuela-linked oil tanker carrying sanctioned Iranian crude in dramatic helicopter raid
U.S. troops captured an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, significantly intensifying tensions between the Trump administration and Caracas.
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Maduro’s regime accused of “sportswashing” as Venezuela’s new basketball league plays above notorious torture prison El Helicoide
In Venezuela, a new basketball league is holding games in a stadium located directly above a notorious political prison — a stark contrast that critics claim represents a broader attempt to "sportswash" the government’s alarming human rights record.
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US deploys flagship aircraft carrier to Caribbean as Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela
The United States’ flagship aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean, as Donald Trump continues to amass military firepower close to Venezuela.
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Venezuela mobilizes troops as US carrier group enters Caribbean waters
Attendees of the Bolivarian National Militia participate in a military exercise in Naguanagua, Venezuela, amidst escalating tensions with the United States.
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US aircraft carrier deployment marks largest military presence in Latin America since 1989
The US Navy has announced that the USS Gerald R Ford, regarded as the world’s newest and largest aircraft carrier, has entered the area of responsibility of the US Southern Command, which covers Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Maria Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democracy in Venezuela
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition politician, is the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Colombia’s president clashes with Washington over deadly US strikes in Caribbean
Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has angered Washington after accusing the US of killing Colombian citizens during a recent boat strike in the Caribbean Sea.
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Venezuela warns the US of possible “false flag” operation near its embassy in Caracas
Venezuela’s National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez stated on Sunday that Washington had been cautioned about a "false flag operation" by "extremist sectors of the local Venezuelan right" intended to plant explosives at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas.
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Caracas accuses Washington of threatening security after fighter jets spotted offshore
Venezuela on Thursday said it had detected five US fighter jets flying near its Caribbean coast.
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Maduro threatens state of emergency if US launches attack on Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro is ready to declare a state of emergency in the event of a US military attack on Venezuela, the country’s vice-president has said, warning of “catastrophic” consequences if such an onslaught materializes.
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US says naval action destroyed drug-carrying boats; Venezuela labels it a ‘non-declared war’ and bolsters civil defence
When Edith Perales was younger, she enlisted in the National Bolivarian Militia, a civilian force created by the late President Hugo Chávez in 2009 to help defend Venezuela.
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Caracas responds to U.S. with three-day military drills in the Caribbean
Venezuela says it has launched three days of large-scale military exercises in the Caribbean after several U.S. attacks on alleged drug trafficking boats.
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Republican slams Vance for ‘despicable’ comments on Venezuelan boat strike
The Republican senator who leads the homeland security committee has criticized JD Vance for “despicable” comments, seemingly in support of extrajudicial military killings.
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Trump: US hits drug boat near Venezuela
President Donald Trump says the US has carried out a strike against a drug-carrying vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing 11 "Narcoterrorists".
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US doubles reward for Maduro’s arrest to $50 million, accusing him of drug trafficking
The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m (£37.2m), accusing him of being "one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world".
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Dismembered body of 19-year-old Venezuelan TikToker found in Peru — Venezuelan mafia suspected
The remains of a teenage TikTok star were discovered dismembered and placed in bags at a water treatment facility.
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Former Venezuelan intelligence chief admits he ran drug cartel with Chávez and Maduro
Hugo Carvajal Barrios, who served as Venezuela’s director of military intelligence, was due to go to trial on June 30.
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Trump invokes 1798 wartime law to fast-track mass deportations
Donald Trump has brought back a wartime law from 1798 to speed up mass deportations.
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Hugo Carvajal’s lawyer plans to challenge U.S. extradition and argue sovereign immunity
Hugo Carvajal Barrios, who served as Venezuela’s military intelligence director, is scheduled to go to trial in the U.S. in June on charges of "narco-terrorism."