7 d. ago Trump claims a secret ‘sonic weapon’ was used in Venezuela raid: ‘Nobody else has it’

The sonic weapon allegedly left soldiers bleeding from the nose and vomiting blood, as they struggled to stand

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2 w. ago The truth about how many drugs in the US come from Venezuela | Debunked

Donald Trump has claimed “a lot of drugs” are coming out of Venezuela - but do the figures back up the president’s claims?

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2 w. ago US reportedly seizing tanker in Caribbean; Trump claims he cancelled second wave of attacks on Venezuela – live

US in process of taking fifth sanctioned tanker suspected of carrying oil to and from Venezuela, Reuters reports; Trump says he’s halting further attack after Caracas’ release of political prisonersPope Leo XIV has denounced how nations are using force to assert their dominion worldwide, saying they are “completely undermining” peace and the post-Second World War international legal order, AP reported.In his most substantial critique of US, Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Leo told ambassadors who represent their countries’ interests at the Holy See that “war is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Venezuela cooperating fully and US will control its oil for years, claims Trump

US president says Delcy Rodríguez’s interim administration is doing ‘everything that we feel is necessary’ The US is receiving full cooperation from Venezuela’s regime and will control the country and its vast oil reserves for years, Donald Trump has claimed.Caracas was giving Washington “everything that we feel is necessary” and the US would remain a political overlord there for an indefinite period, the US president said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Venezuela cooperating fully and US will control its oil for years, Trump claims

US president says Delcy Rodríguez’s interim administration is doing ‘everything that we feel is necessary’ The US is receiving full cooperation from Venezuela’s regime and will control the country and its vast oil reserves for years, Donald Trump has claimed.Caracas was giving Washington “everything that we feel is necessary” and the US would remain a political overlord there for an indefinite period, the US president said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump latest: President accused of ‘insane plan’ to ‘steal Venezuelan oil at gunpoint’

Trump claimed that American companies would be sending workers to Venezuela to help rebuild the nation’s oil industry infrastructure

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3 w. ago U.S. vows to control Venezuela’s oil ‘indefinitely’ after UK helps Trump seize two tankers: Live updates

Trump claimed that American companies would be sending workers to Venezuela to help rebuild the nation’s oil industry infrastructure

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3 w. ago Venezuela open to oil deal, says Rodríguez, as Vance claims US ‘controls’ country’s resources

The Trump administration is asserting control over Venezuelan oil, after seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers on WednesdayVenezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended plans to open up her country’s oil market to Washington, as Donald Trump’s vice-president JD Vance reiterated that the US would have complete control of the country’s supplies.Rodríguez said on Wednesday that America’s attack to remove her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, put a “stain” on the countries’ relations, but added it was “not unusual or irregular” to trade with the US, adding that Venezuela was “open to energy relations where all parties benefit.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago U.S. vows to control Venezuela’s oil ‘indefinitely’ as British army helps Trump seize two tankers: Live updates

Trump claimed that American companies would be sending workers to Venezuela to help rebuild the nation’s oil industry infrastructure

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3 w. ago Trump says Venezuela will purchase ‘only’ American products with oil deal revenue as US seizes two tankers: Live updates

Trump previously claimed that American companies would be sending workers to Venezuela to help rebuild the nation’s oil industry infrastructure

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Donald Trump says 'thank you' as up to '50 million barrels of oil' to be turned over from Venezuela

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil to the United States following Maduro's capture

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3 w. ago Donald Trump says Venezuela to turn over up to 50 million barrels of oil to US

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Venezuela will be handing over between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil to the United States in a bold announcement on social media

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3 w. ago Venezuela latest: Trump claims opposition leader Machado ‘doesn’t have the respect’ to lead country as she vows to return

President Trump said the White House needs to ‘fix’ Venezuela before allowing country to hold elections

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3 w. ago Trump taking ‘drill, baby, drill’ plan to Venezuela ‘terrible’ for climate, experts warn

‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics sayDonald Trump, by dramatically seizing Nicolás Maduro and claiming dominion over Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, has taken his “drill, baby, drill” mantra global. Achieving the president’s dream of supercharging the country’s oil production would be financially challenging – and if fulfilled, would be “terrible for the climate”, experts say.Trump has aggressively sought to boost oil and gas production within the US. Now, following the capture and arrest of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, he is seeking to orchestrate a ramp-up of drilling in Venezuela, which has the largest known reserves of oil in the world – equivalent to some 300bn barrels, according to research firm the Energy Institute. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago MTG breaks with Trump one last time and claims US involvement in Venezuela ‘doesn’t serve’ American people

Greene says Trump’s voters ‘sick and tired’ of foreign policy focus that she says enriches wealthy interests

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3 w. ago Trump says Venezuelan vice president ‘will pay bigger price’ than Maduro ‘if she doesn’t do what’s right’: Live updates

President Donald Trump claimed the US will “run” Venezuela now that Maduro has been captured

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3 w. ago Republican casts doubt on Trump’s claim US will ‘run’ Venezuela amid Democrats’ anger over Maduro operation – live

Senator Tom Cotton says there are ‘still a lot of questions to be answered’ about what happens next in Venezuela and dismisses Trump’s assertion that the US will ‘run’ the country How Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the USAnalysis – Trump’s new focus on oil reinforces it was never about ‘war on drugs’Keir Starmer also told the BBC that he thinks we are living in a more “volatile” world than we have been for “many, many years” and said global affairs have much more of a “direct impact” on the UK than they have in a long time, citing the effects of military conflicts and the climate crisis.Asked if Donald Trump is worsening global turmoil, Starmer dodges the question and speaks about the so-called special relationship between the UK and the US.The relationship between the US and the UK is one of the closest relationships in the world. It is vitally important for our defence, for our security, for our intelligence.It is my responsibility to make sure that relati...

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3 w. ago Who is Delcy Rodriguez, the Venezuela vice president that Trump claims replaced Maduro?

The Venezuelan government has not announced that Rodriguez was sworn in

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3 w. ago Venezuela attack: what we know so far as Trump claims Maduro captured

US president confirms attack on Venezuela and says Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores have been flown out of country• US strikes on Venezuela – live updatesThe US president, Donald Trump, has said Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been captured and flown out of the country after a “large scale” pre-dawn assault on Caracas and the surrounding region. Here is what we know so far:Donald Trump has claimed the US has “captured” Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the South American country after a pre-dawn assault on Caracas and the surrounding region. The US president said a press conference will be held in Florida at 11am local time (4pm GMT).Venezuela’s government accused the US of launching a series of attacks against civilian and military targets in the South American country, after explosions rocked its capital, Caracas, before dawn on Saturday.In a statement, Venezuela’s government urged cit...

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