14 h. ago Trump says war with Venezuela remains possible, NBC News reports

US President Donald Trump said he was leaving the possibility of war with Venezuela on the table, according to an interview with NBC News published on Friday. “I don’t rule it out, no,” he told NBC News in a phone interview. Trump also said there would be additional seizures of oil tankers near Venezuelan waters, according to the published interview. On Tuesday, Trump ordered a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington’s latest move to increase...

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14 h. ago Trump leaves war with Venezuela on the table, threatens more seizures, NBC News reports

US President Donald Trump said he was leaving the possibility of war with Venezuela on the table, according to an interview with NBC News published on Friday. “I don’t rule it out, no,” he told NBC News in a phone interview. Trump also said there would be additional seizures of oil tankers near Venezuelan waters, according to the interview. The US seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela last week. “If they’re foolish enough to be sailing along, they’ll be sailing along back...

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3 d. ago Venezuelan Oil Stored at Sea Shields China as US Pressure Rises

Venezuelan Oil Stored at Sea Shields China as US Pressure Rises  Bloomberg.com

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4 d. ago Ample oil supply shields China from impact of Venezuela disruption, for now

Ample oil supply shields China from impact of Venezuela disruption, for now  Reuters

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7 d. ago Tensions rise as US prepares to seize more tankers with Venezuelan oil

The United States is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The seizure was the first interdiction of an oil cargo or tanker from Venezuela, which has been under US sanctions since 2019. It came as the US executes a large-scale military build-up in the southern Caribbean and as US President Donald Trump pushes...

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8 d. ago Seized tanker to be taken to US port, as Venezuela war threats grow

An oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast will be brought to a port in the United States, the White House said on Thursday, as fears mount of open conflict between the two countries. Washington took control of the tanker in a dramatic raid that saw US forces rope down from a helicopter onto the vessel in an operation that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said was aimed at leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s “regime”. US President Donald Trump’s administration...

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8 d. ago Tanker seized off Venezuela to be taken to US port, as threat of war grows

An oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast will be brought to a port in the United States, the White House said Thursday, as fears mount of open conflict between the two countries. Washington took control of the tanker in a dramatic raid that saw US forces rope down from a helicopter onto the vessel in an operation that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said was aimed at leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s “regime”. President Donald Trump’s administration has...

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2 w. ago ‘Strong breakwaters’: China’s central bank vows to shield from external shocks

Central bank governor Pan Gongsheng has stressed the importance of China maintaining a sound monetary system that remains resilient to external shocks and systemic risks, signalling a focus on stability ahead of a key policy meeting. Pan said monetary policy must balance internal and external pressures, “primarily taking into account domestic economic and financial conditions”, while also factoring in the “spillover effects” from other economies, in an editorial for the Communist Party’s...

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3 w. ago Ukraine Is Not Just Europe’s Shield – It’s the West’s Sharpest Tool Against China’s Global Proxy Network

Ukraine Is Not Just Europe’s Shield – It’s the West’s Sharpest Tool Against China’s Global Proxy Network  Kyiv Post

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