11 h. ago Trump plans a military 'quarantine' of Venezuela's oil to strong

Marco Rubio promised the US would use a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers rather than exert direct control on Venezuela post-Maduro.

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13 h. ago Donald Trump angers the Danish amid fears he could target other nations including Greenland to assert 'American dominance' after Venezuela raid

The US President suggested Colombia, Cuba and Mexicowere also in his sights following his capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.

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18 h. ago Greenland fears US takeover after Trump’s Venezuela operation as MAGA figure hints it could happen ‘soon’

THE US bombing of Venezuela that led to the capture of its president Nicolás Maduro has raised fears of an American takeover of Greenland. Donald Trump has repeatedly said that Washington needs the strategic, resource-rich Arctic island for security reasons - and has refused to rule out the use of force to secure it. Just hours after...

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20 h. ago Wife of US Security boss promises to 'own Greenland soon' after Trump's Venezuelan coup

After US strikes in Venezuela and the capture of its president, global alarm intensified when Katie Miller, wife of a top US official, posted an image of Greenland covered by the American flag

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22 h. ago Venezuela's new leader Delcy Rodriguez is hardline socialist who kept Maduro in power for years... and she's already making threats against Trump

The Supreme Court of Venezuela confirmed Delcy Rodriguez as Maduro's successor just hours after US forces detained the president and his wife, Cilia Flores on Saturday.

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22 h. ago A tense calm holds on Venezuela a day after Maduro was deposed by US

A tense calm holds in Venezuela after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed in an American military operation

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23 h. ago Why has the US captured Venezuela’s president and what happens next?

Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationshipUS attacks Venezuela – live updatesOvernight on Friday, the US carried out airstrikes across Venezuela, with explosions rocking the capital, Caracas, before dawn. Shortly afterwards, Donald Trump announced that US forces had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the country.The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said they would face trial in New York on charges of involvement in narco-terrorism. A fresh indictment was issued on Saturday. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Trump's plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela's oil industry faces major hurdles

President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing that country's president in a military raid isn't likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices

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28 h. ago Trump says US will run Venezuela: American president begins picking cabinet members and says troops could be deployed after Maduro was seized in raid

Maduro was in a New York jail Saturday, hours after American special forces seized and flew him out of his country.

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33 h. ago ‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US

Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for itUS attacks Venezuela – live updatesThe US bombardment of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro, follow a long history of interventions in South and Central America and the Caribbean over the past two centuries. But they also mark an unprecedented moment as the first direct US military attack on a South American country.At a press conference after Maduro’s capture, Donald Trump said that “American dominance in the western hemisphere will never be questioned again”. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro captured and taken to New York

Audacious US military operation plucks leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the countryUS attacks Venezuela – live updatesThe US attacked Venezuela and captured its long-serving president Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, with Donald Trump promising to put the country under American control for now, even as Venezuelan officials vowed defiance.As part of a dramatic overnight operation that knocked out electricity in parts of Caracas, US Special Forces captured Maduro in or near one of his safe houses, Trump said. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago How world leaders reacted to Trump's capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

The extraordinary action put an end to an intensive Trump administration pressure campaign on the South American nation and its autocratic leader.

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42 h. ago Trump floats US ground troops in Venezuela as Hegseth and Rubio run transition

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he wouldn't shy away from putting American troops on the ground in Venezuela.

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43 h. ago Trump says US is going to RUN Venezuela indefinitely after sharing photo of captured president Maduro in tracksuit and revealing that first lady will be charged too

Trump says the US will take over the South American nation until a new leader can be found.

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45 h. ago Why has the US attacked Caracas and captured Venezuela’s president?

Trump’s unprecedented capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationshipUS attacks Venezuela – live updatesOvernight on Friday, the US carried out airstrikes across Venezuela, with explosions rocking the capital, Caracas, before dawn. Shortly afterwards, Donald Trump announced that US forces had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the country.The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said they would face trial in New York on charges of involvement in narco-terrorism. A fresh indictment was issued on Saturday. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Why has US attacked Caracas and captured Venezuela’s president?

Trump’s unprecedented capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship• US attacks Venezuela – live updatesOvernight Friday, the US carried out airstrikes across Venezuela, with explosions rocking the capital, Caracas, before dawn. Shortly afterwards, Donald Trump announced that US forces had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and had flown them out of the country.The stunning attack and unprecedented capture of a sitting president follow months of an intense US pressure campaign against Venezuela. Since September, the US navy has amassed a huge fleet off the Venezuelan coast and carried out airstrikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific and seized Venezuelan oil tankers. At least 110 people have been killed in the strikes on boats, which human rights groups say could amount to war crimes. Venezuelan officials have accused the US of trying to gain access to...

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2 d. ago Maduro urges Trump to abandon ‘illegal warmongering’ and start ‘serious talks’

Venezuelan president warns of a ‘forever war’ similar to Iraq after US counterpart claims first land strike on dockThe Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, has urged Donald Trump to abandon his “illegal warmongering” and begin “serious talks” with his administration as mystery continued to surround a purported pre-Christmas CIA airstrike on the South American country.Speaking during an hour-long TV interview, Maduro declined to confirm reports of the apparent US attack, which would be the first on Venezuelan soil since Trump began his five-month campaign of military pressure in August. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Venezuela open to talks on drug trafficking, says Maduro, but refuses to comment on reported US strike on land

President Nicolás Maduro reiterated his belief that the US wants to force a change of government in Venezuela and gain access to its vast oil reserves Venezuela is open to negotiating an agreement with the US to combat drug trafficking, the country’s president Nicolás Maduro has said, but he declined to comment on a reported CIA-led strike on a Venezuelan docking area that Donald Trump claimed was used by cartels.Maduro, in the pre-recorded interview with Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet, reiterated his belief that the US wants to force a change of government in Venezuela and gain access to its vast oil reserves through its months-long pressure campaign that began with a massive military deployment to the Caribbean Sea in August. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year

President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks

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4 d. ago Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration

Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month

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