6 d. ago Trump’s claims to Venezuelan oil are part of broader ‘resource imperialism’, experts say

Critics compare offensive to Iraq war, citing familiar mix of regime-change rhetoric, security pretexts and oil interestsDonald Trump’s recent claims that the US should keep Venezuelan oil from seized tankers are part of a broader belief in rightwing “resource imperialism”, experts say.In recent weeks, the Trump administration has escalated pressure on Venezuela, invoking drug-trafficking claims. This month, the US intercepted two tankers carrying Venezuelan oil and began pursuing a third, while intensifying its campaign against the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago 'Britain has gone to hell': Why one of the UK’s richest men moved his business out of London this year

UK’s ninth richest man John Fredriksen owns The Old Rectory in Chelsea valued at up to £250 million and now reportedly up for sale

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6 d. ago Venezuela rushes to criminalize tanker seizures after Trump targets ‘shadow fleet’

Venezuela's political opposition, including Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado, has expressed support for Trump's Venezuela policy, including the seizure of tankers

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7 d. ago ‘Gunboat diplomacy on steroids’: US signs security deals across Latin America

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro warns Trump administration may ‘destabilise the entire region’ amid rising tensionsWhile all eyes are on the four-month-long US military campaign against Venezuela, the White House has been quietly striking security agreements with other countries to deploy US troops across Latin America and the Caribbean.As Donald Trump announced a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers and ordered the seizure of vessels amid airstrikes that have killed more than 100 people in the Caribbean and the Pacific, the US secured military deals with Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago in the past week alone. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Donald Trump's chilling THREAT to Venezuela after seizing its oil tankers

Surrounded by his top national security aides, Donald Trump took aim at Venezuela again amid the bitter row over its oil tankers, at least two of which the US has seized off the Venezuela coast

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7 d. ago Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro

Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had seizedChina and Russia have expressed support for Venezuela as it confronts a US blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, while Donald Trump continues to ramp up his pressure campaign on the South American country’s president, Nicolás Maduro.Amid reports of slowing activity at Venezuelan ports, the US president again called for Maduro to leave power, and reiterated that the US would keep or sell the oil it had seized off the coast of Venezuela in recent weeks. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump to make announcement alongside Pete Hegseth today after latest oil tanker seizure

President and secretary of defense to speak as Venezuela aggressions escalate further

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8 d. ago US Coast Guard in pursuit of oil tanker near Venezuela after crew refuses boarding

A US official confirmed the Coast Guard is in 'active pursuit' of the illegal vessel as it ramps up operations against Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro under orders from President Donald Trump.

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8 d. ago US steps up blockade of Venezuela by seeking to board third oil tanker

Trump administration escalates campaign of pressure against Nicolás Maduro

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9 d. ago US ‘pursuing’ a third vessel near Venezuela hours after seizing tanker, reports say

The back-to-back seizures are part of Trump’s growing pressure campaign on Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro

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9 d. ago US Coast Guard pursuing another oil tanker off coast of Venezuela

Official indicates vessel is subject to sanctions after Trump’s ‘blockade’ on sanctioned tankers in and out of VenezuelaUS Coast Guard officials said on Sunday that they are tracking an oil tanker in international waters close to Venezuela, according to Reuters, marking the second such action over the weekend – and the third within the past week.One official indicated that the tanker is subject to sanctions. The officials, who requested anonymity, did not disclose the precise location of the pursuit. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago US intercepting a third vessel near Venezuela hours after seizing tanker, reports say

The back-to-back seizures are part of Trump’s growing pressure campaign on Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro

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9 d. ago US intercepts a third vessel near Venezuela hours after seizing tanker, reports say

The United States has intercepted another vessel off the coast of Venezuela, the second such operation this weekend, according to reports.

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9 d. ago US troops seize THIRD vessel off Venezuela coast after Trump orders ‘complete’ blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers

A THIRD oil tanker has been intercepted off the coast of Venezuela by US forces, reports say. Two US officials told Reuters that the US has a stopped another vessel in international waters, the second this weekend and the third this month. The unnamed officials, did not say which vessel had been seized, nor did...

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9 d. ago US coastguard boards tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in Caribbean

The vessel is the second to be intercepted by American forces as Trump steps up pressure on Maduro

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9 d. ago US seizes second vessel near Venezuela after Trump’s blockade threat

Trump has said that U.S. land strikes on the South American country could start soon

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1 week ago US intercepts second merchant vessel off coast of Venezuela in international waters

Move comes days after Trump announces ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers and US seizes tankerUS forces on Saturday stopped a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, according to two US officials, the Associated Press reported.The move comes days after Donald Trump announced a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers coming in to and out of the South American country and follows the seizure by US forces of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast on 10 December. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US seizes second vessel near Venezuela after Trump’s blockade threat, reports say

Trump has said that U.S. land strikes on the South American country could start soon

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1 week ago US seizing second vessel off Venezuelan coast after Trump’s blockade threat, report says

Trump has said that U.S. land strikes on the South American country could start soon

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1 week ago US seizing second vessel off Venezuelan coast after Trump’s blockade threat, reports say

Trump has said that U.S. land strikes on the South American country could start soon

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