28 h. ago Venezuela calls Trump admin’s seizure of tanker ‘an act of international piracy’ and claims its being targeted for oil

“Largest one ever seized actually,” Trump said.

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30 h. ago Trump admin releases video of US seizure of Venezuelan oil tanker amid buildup of forces in region: Live updates

Trump announced the seized tanker Wednesday, marking the latest move amid growing tensions between the two countries

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32 h. ago US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker in latest ramp up of Trump’s targeting the nation

“Largest one ever seized actually,” Trump said.

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34 h. ago US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker in latest ramp up of Trump’s targeting the nation: report

U.S. forces have taken control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, according to a new report.

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1 week ago Trump calls urgent Venezuela summit at the White House 'to discuss next steps'

Donald Trump will hold a meeting in the Oval Office with his top team on Monday to discuss 'next steps' on Venezuela, according to sources.

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1 week ago Trump ‘wouldn’t have wanted’ second strike on Caribbean boat survivors

US president says he will look into reports US military was told to conduct follow-up attack on suspected drug vesselDonald Trump said on Sunday he would look into reports that the US military conducted a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it believed to be ferrying drugs, killing survivors of an initial missile attack.The US president also said he “wouldn’t have wanted” a second strike on the vessel during the incident on 2 September – the first publicised operation in a series of attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific that Washington says are aimed at combatting the drug trade. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump confirms call with Maduro amid claims Don ‘gave tyrant ultimatum to flee Venezuela IMMEDIATELY to save his family’

DONALD Trump confirmed he spoke to dictator Nicolás Maduro over a call before announcing the closure of Venezuela's airspace. While Trump revealed no details of the chat, he is said to have offered Maduro a chance to escape with his family amid fears of all-out war between Washington and Caracas. During the call, Trump offered...

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1 week ago Trump confirms he recently spoke with Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

Trump remained tight-lipped on details of call with Venezuelan president as tensions rise between countriesDonald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, but he did not provide details on what the two leaders discussed.“I don’t want to comment on it. The answer is yes,” the US president said when asked if he had spoken with Maduro. He was speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Details of Trump's secret phone call with Venezuelan leader emerge as Pentagon hits back at chilling 'kill everybody' message

New reporting has revealed that Donald Trump and Nicolás Maduro spoke on the phone last week, as Pete Hegseth doubles down on lethal force against potential drug traffickers.

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2 w. ago West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia’s war machine’

US group Dekleptocracy identifies chemicals used for military vehicles’ lubricants and tyres as potential vulnerabilitiesA US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kremlin’s biggest oil firms.Previous rounds of sanctions have been applied to Russian energy companies, banks, military suppliers and the “shadow fleet” of ships carrying Russian oil. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump wants to talk directly to Maduro as military’s top officer arrives in Caribbean

Trump’s call for talks between the US and Venezuela comes as his administration allegedly planned to drop leaflets encouraging the usurpation of Maduro on the South American petrostate’s capital

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3 w. ago Ukraine launches huge blitz on Russian port blasting missile launchers & oil depot – as Kyiv endures night under siege

UKRAINIAN forces launched a huge attack targeting a critical Russian oil depot and port in the Black Sea. Footage showed the Russian oil port Novorossiysk up in flames as Kyiv blitzed the key oil port with drones, causing massive damage. The Ukrainian strike is said to have targeted several key facilities required for oil export...

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