18 h. ago US 'strikes' Venezuelan port where President Trump said boats are 'loaded with drugs'

The strike is the first known attack inside the country carried out by the US

Politics

19 h. ago CIA 'carries out drone strike' on Venezuelan port as Trump says boat 'loaded with drugs'

The strike marks the first known US attack on a target inside Venezuela, with no casualties reported - Trump described it as a 'major explosion' in the overseas dock

Events

19 h. ago CIA 'carries out drone strike' on Venezuelan drug port in first US land attack inside the country

The CIA drone strike was carried out on a remote dock on the coast of Venezuela believed to used by the Tren de Aragua gang to stockpile and transfer drugs.

Events

19 h. ago US 'launches drone strike' on Venezuelan port where Trump said boats are 'loaded with drugs'

The strike did not appear to attract much attention, even within the country, but does run the risk of escalating tension between the US President Trump and Venezuelan President Maduro

Events

25 h. ago Trump confirms US carried out strike on ‘dock area’ in Venezuela

President claims attack hit boats at drug loading terminal without providing further details

Politics

1 week ago Trump latest: US military kills four in Venezuela boat strike after president touts achievements in primetime address

Latest deadly strike in eastern Pacific announced as President Donald Trump continues to blame predecessor Joe Biden for the state of the U.S. economy after almost a year in power

Events

4 w. ago Plea deal for drug kingpin El Chapo’s son details abduction of cartel boss

Joaquín Guzmán López’s alleged kidnapping was to show cooperation with US leaders, attorney saysArmed men entered through a window to ambush Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the most elusive of the Sinaloa cartel’s leaders, who was then loaded onto a plane, drugged and spirited across the border to the United States, according to details revealed on Monday in the plea hearing of the drug trafficker who abducted him.Joaquín Guzmán López, the 39-year-old son of former Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded guilty to two counts of drug trafficking and continuing criminal enterprise in federal court in Chicago after admitting his role in overseeing the transport of tens of thousands of kilograms (pounds) of drugs to the US. Continue reading...

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