47 h. ago CIA chief visits Maduro successor as Machado vows to become Venezuela’s president

John Ratcliffe meets Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas less than two weeks after his agents helped to oust her precedessorThe CIA chief whose agents reputedly played a key role in abducting Nicolás Maduro has flown to Venezuela to meet his successor as the sidelined opposition leader, María Corina Machado, vowed she would become the country’s first elected female president.Machado’s comments were broadcast on Friday, a day after she handed her Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump in recognition of what she called a principled and decisive move against Maduro, whom US special forces snatched on 3 January. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Oil tanker seized by US forces in Atlantic remains in Scottish waters

The M/V Bella 1 was renamed Marinera and re-flagged as Russian as it attempted to evade US forces. It was captured near Iceland on January 7 for allegedly violating sanctions by transporting Venezuelan crude oil.

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59 h. ago Venezuelans in Spain are caught between hope and fear after Maduro's capture

Venezuelans in Spain are reacting to the news of Nicolas Maduro's capture by U.S. forces with mixed emotions

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5 d. ago ‘Russian’ shadow tanker seized by US forces escorted to Scots coast after daring raid that risked major Putin clash

The tanker seized in the North Atlantic last week by the US military has been taken to the Moray Firth in Northern Scotland. The ship was towed by three UK tugs followed by a US coastguard ship. The Marinera, a Venezuelan-linked vessel previously known as Bella-1, was captured on Wednesday by US forces as it...

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6 d. ago Trump’s other Latin American feud: why Colombia’s Petro is not Maduro

Leftwing leader rallies his supporters as US president accuses him of drug trafficking and threatens military actionA leftwing South American firebrand calls for his followers to rally in public squares nationwide to defend his country’s sovereignty and decry verbal attacks from Donald Trump. The US president accuses the leader of personally flooding American streets with illegal drugs and imposes sanctions against him and his wife. Threats of military action are followed by a phone conversation between the two leaders.One might imagine that this is a description of the buildup of tensions that led to the 3 January special forces raid on Caracas to capture the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, to face several criminal charges in New York. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago A week in photos from Venezuela after U.S. strike removed its president

Venezuelans navigated a tense week after U.S. forces captured former President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

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8 d. ago Photos show relatives waiting outside prisons as Venezuela frees a handful of detainees

Relatives of jailed opposition figures, activists and journalists waited outside Venezuelan prisons as the government began releasing a small number of detainees nearly a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces.

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8 d. ago US forces board ANOTHER rogue tanker as Marines capture sanctioned vessel in the Caribbean Sea

The pre-dawn action was carried out by US Marines and Navy, taking part in the monthslong buildup of forces in the Caribbean, according to US Southern Command.

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9 d. ago Russian ‘zombie’ tanker sanctioned by US sails through English Channel

The Tavian’s route comes a day after Britain helped US forces capture a Russian-flagged vessel the Marinera, previously linked to Venezuela, between Iceland and Scotland

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1 week ago Russian tanker sanctioned by US sailing through English Channel

The Tavian’s route comes a day after Britain helped US forces capture a Russian-flagged vessel the Marinera, previously linked to Venezuela , between Iceland and Scotland

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1 week ago Trump on collision course with Putin after US seizes Russian

British armed forces supported Washington’s dramatic capture of the Marinera in the Atlantic as global tensions grow

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1 week ago Trump 'building up' military forces in Britain amid fears of WW3 and capture of Venezuela President

Elite American troops were spotted descending from a military aircraft at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire in a week that has sparked fresh concerns of all out global war

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1 week ago Emergency statement about Marinera tanker to be made in House of Commons tonight

The tanker, a Venezuelan-linked vessel previously known as Bella-1, was captured by US forces as it travelled north and eastwards through the waters between Iceland and Scotland

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1 week ago US troops abseil from aircraft in training drills at RAF base as Trump builds up military forces in Britain after capture of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro

Elite soldiers were seen rappelling from CV-22B tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft as part of an exercise at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire yesterday.

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1 week ago US facing showdown with Russia close to UK as Marinera oil tanker 'seized in raid'

The Marinera oil tanker, formerly known Bella-1, could spark World War 3 after reports of a raid on the vessel by by US forces had led to is alleged capture, as Russian ships and submarines stand by

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1 week ago Trump claims Venezuela is set for an oil boom after US attack – history points to a bumpy road ahead

From Venezuela to Libya to Iraq, removal of dictators has not always guaranteed a surge in oil production, data showsHours after Nicolás Maduro was captured by US special forces in Venezuela and indicted on drugs, weapons and “narco-terrorism” charges, Donald Trump spoke extensively about his plans for something else entirely: oil.Venezuela’s oil reserves – reputedly the world’s largest – are set to be pumped by a parade of powerful US oil companies, according to the US president, most of whom have not operated in the country in decades. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US could seize Venezuelan oil tanker off UK coast as it flees to Russia

US military forces have been preparing for a possible mission to capture the vessel

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1 week ago Trump's Venezuela gamble hailed a success as exclusive poll reveals how many Americans back Maduro's capture by Delta Force

More Americans support President Donald Trump's decision to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro than don't, new polling from the Daily Mail has found.

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1 week ago Mystery trader made suspicious £300m Nicolas Maduro bet hours before US capture

Congress is now considering banning insider trading on prediction markets after a mystery trader made an astonishing sum by doubling down on a bet about Nicolas Maduro, who was dramatically captured by US forces last week

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1 week ago Nicolas Maduro could face the death penalty after dramatic US capture

US special forces captured Nicolas Maduro and his wife while they were sleeping at their home in Caracas, before he was taken back to New York to face drug-trafficking charges

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