Several international airlines have suspended flights from Venezuela after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned of heightened military activity and deteriorating security conditions in the country’s airspace.
The United States is preparing to launch a new round of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, as President Donald Trump’s administration intensifies efforts to pressure President Nicolás Maduro’s government and targets what it calls Venezuela’s role in the regional drug trade.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a warning to major airlines on Friday, alerting them to a "potentially hazardous situation" when flying over Venezuela.
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will soon speak with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, amid speculation that the U.S. could launch an attack on the Latin American nation.
The U.S. has not ruled out putting American forces on the ground in Venezuela and is willing to hear directly from Nicolás Maduro about proposals to avert further military escalation, President Donald Trump said on Monday.
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States may open talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, marking a potential shift as tensions rise and Washington expands its military presence in the Caribbean.
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U.S. Senate Republicans have blocked a resolution that would have barred President Donald Trump from launching military action against Venezuela without congressional approval, despite growing concern over recent U.S. strikes in the southern Caribbean.
Russia remains in constant contact with Venezuela over tensions in the Caribbean, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called on citizens to stand united as the United States increases its military presence in the Caribbean, accusing Western media of waging a psychological war against his country.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not believe the United States is going to war with Venezuela despite growing tensions, though he suggested President Nicolás Maduro’s time in power may be nearing its end.
Venezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez announced on Monday (October 27) that she will propose suspending a broad energy cooperation agreement with Trinidad and Tobago, including ongoing joint gas projects currently under negotiation.
The U.S. allegedly carried out its first night strike of a regional counter-drug campaign in the Caribbean, killing six suspected "narco-terrorists" on a vessel linked to the Tren de Aragua gang, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
The U.S. military conducted strikes against two vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five alleged drug smugglers, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. The operation marks an expansion of the Trump administration’s use of the armed forces in its counter-narcotics campaign.
A group of independent United Nations experts has condemned recent U.S. military strikes against vessels linked to Venezuela as a dangerous escalation and a violation of international law, calling the actions “extrajudicial executions.”
Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of U.S. military forces in Latin America, will step down at the end of the year, two years earlier than expected, amid rising friction with Venezuela.
The U.S. has authorised covert CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) operations in Venezuela, intensifying pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government.
A U.S. strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday killed six suspected drug traffickers, President Donald Trump said, the latest such operation in recent weeks as the U.S. builds up military forces in the region.
At least 14 miners have died after a gold mine collapsed in El Callao, a town in Venezuela’s southern Bolívar state, following hours of torrential rain.
Venezuela has closed its embassy in Oslo, Norway’s foreign ministry confirmed on Monday, days after opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
Members of the UN Security Council on Friday voiced concern over rising tensions between the United States and Venezuela, as Russia accused Washington of acting according to a “cowboy” doctrine of shooting first and asking questions later in its attacks on alleged drug-smuggling vessels.
Colombian President Gustavo Pietro has said that the last boat bombed by the Trump led administration was a Colombian vessel carrying Colombian citizens.
U.S. forces hit another vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, adding that the U.S. would also start looking at drug trafficking occurring on land.
U.S. forces struck another vessel off Venezuela’s coast on Saturday evening, President Donald Trump said Sunday, alleging it was carrying illicit drugs. He added that Washington would now begin targeting drug trafficking on land, too.
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