13 h. ago 'We're stuck in Caribbean cruise limbo and it's all because of Trump'

Lizzy Meadowcroft, 56, and her partner Mark Crowther, from Morecambe, have been left in Limbo since President Trump's invasion of Venezuela

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54 h. ago Trump’s Venezuela invasion sets a perilous precedent | Kenneth Roth

If Trump can invade Venezuela, why can’t Putin invade Ukraine? Or Xi Jinping seize Taiwan?No matter how you slice it, Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is an act of naked aggression. It is blatantly illegal and sets a disturbing precedent of indifference to national sovereignty that tyrants worldwide will be eager to exploit.The ostensible reason for the US president’s military incursion was to arrest Nicolás Maduro on criminal charges for drug trafficking. But that does not justify invading Venezuela to seize him. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Who could Trump invade next? Fears over president’s plans for Greenland, Cuba and Colombia

Other countries could be attacked by Trump following his invasion of Venezuela

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3 d. ago Pope shares 'deep concern' for Venezuela after warning Donald Trump against invasion

The Pope previously urged Trump to use 'dialogue, or perhaps pressure' to combat what the US President called Maduro's 'narco-regime', rather than resorting to violence.

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3 d. ago Everything we know about Donald Trump's Venezuela invasion and Maduro arrest

As Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro awaits his fate behind the bars of Brooklyn prison, the Mirror takes a look at the reasons behind the raid that has shocked the global community

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4 w. ago All of the suspected drug boat killings are murders | Kenneth Roth

There is no rule of law if the president can deem anyone an enemy combatant and order them summarily shotThe largely supine Republicans in Congress had no apparent trouble as Donald Trump and defense secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of suspected drug runners off the coasts of Venezuela and Colombia. But suddenly they are up in arms because the Washington Post reported on 28 November about one incident, a double-tap strike, in which the US military finished off two survivors of an attack.Tempted as I am to accept whatever it takes to spark some minimal scrutiny of these summary executions, I hope this unexpected opening prompts broader investigation of this entire series of murders, which have now claimed 87 victims in 22 attacks. As Democrats join in, there are some indications that this expanded scrutiny may be finally beginning.Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch (1993-2022), is a visiting professor at Princeton’s School of Public and Internatio...

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