16 h. ago US military forces seize fifth tanker in effort to control Venezuelan oil

Pre-dawn assault on the Olina oil tanker was carried out by US marines and navy sailors in the Caribbean near TrinidadUS politics live – latest updatesThe US early on Friday boarded another oil tanker, the US military said, as part of efforts to target sanctions-busting vessels traveling to and from Venezuela.US forces were seen in video footage that officials posted online landing on the ship’s deck as the vessel named Olina was seized in the Caribbean near Trinidad. It is the fifth interdiction of such ships in recent weeks, separately from the series of previous US operations since the start of the fall to strike suspected drug boats off the coast of Venezuela. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago US seizes fifth tanker as military stalks the ocean for Venezuelan oil

The latest seizure comes hours before Trump is set to meet with top oil executives

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18 h. ago US in process of seizing fifth tanker in effort to control Venezuelan oil

The Olina, seized in the Caribbean, was falsely flying the flag of Timor Leste, according to a public shipping databaseUS politics live – latest updatesThe US is in the process of seizing the Olina tanker in the Caribbean near Trinidad in the fifth such interdiction of ships in recent weeks as part of Washington’s efforts to control Venezuelan oil exports, two US officials said on Friday.The Olina, according to public shipping database Equasis, was falsely flying the flag of the tiny south-east Asian nation of Timor Leste. The vessel had previously sailed from Venezuela and had returned to the region, said an industry source with direct knowledge of the matter. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago US boards fifth tanker as military stalks the oceans for Venezuelan oil

The latest seizure comes hours before Trump is set to meet with top oil executives

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38 h. ago US military aircraft pictured at Scots airport during Russian oil tanker seizure

American aircrafts landed in Wick as part of a military operation in the North Atlantic.

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57 h. ago US thanks Britain for ‘unwavering support’ in oil tanker seizure

But no British personnel took part in the boarding of the vessel, Defence Secretary John Healey told MPs on Wednesday evening.

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58 h. ago Keir Starmer 'sets out position on Greenland' in call with Donald Trump

Thw two also reportedly discussed the seizure of an oil tanker on Wednesday.

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60 h. ago Russia's chilling nuclear WW3 threat after UK helps US seize 'ghost fleet' tanker

A Russian Duma member has issued a chilling threat to the US after British forces supported American seizure of an oil tanker, and suggested nuclear weapons could even be deployed

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65 h. ago British armed forces were involved in US seizure of oil tanker, MoD reveals

The Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera was seized by US forces on Wednesday.

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65 h. ago Britain is now helping Trump play Big Man in the Atlantic with seizure of Russian

The seizure of the oil tanker Marinera and Britain’s role in it is an embarrassing farce, writes world affair editor Sam Kiley on the Venezuelan-Colombian border

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66 h. ago Putin and Trump accused of secret deal to swap Ukraine for Venezuela

A US National Security expert has warned Russia may capitalise on the US capture of Venezuelan dictator Maduro to make a major move against Ukraine, reviving concerns about an alleged 2019 proposal

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6 d. ago What happens next in Venezuela? Trump says US will ‘run’ the nation amid warnings of chaotic regime change

Resistance from Venezuelan officials and threats of regime change and oil seizures follow pressure campaign against Maduro

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6 d. 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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7 d. ago Donald Trump accused of ordering strikes on Venezuela as explosions heard across capital

At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft have been heard in Caracas

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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