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Venezuela condemns U.S. sanctions against Colombian president
CARACAS, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela on Friday slammed U.S. sanctions imposed on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and others close to him, calling the measures illegal and "neocolonial." In a statement, Venezuela's Foreign Ministry said the...
Venezuela's Maduro accuses US of 'fabricating war' as world's largest warship heads to Caribbean
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has accused the United States of "fabricating a war" after Washington ordered the world's largest warship, the USS Gerald R Ford, to the Caribbean in what appears to be a major escalation of its military...
Venezuelan military rejects any U.S.-subservient government, defense minister says
CARACAS, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's armed forces will not accept any government subservient to the United States, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said Friday during a visit to a military hospital in the capital Caracas. "The...
Venezuela to prevent war together with other South American nations — president
CARACAS, October 25. /TASS/. Caracas will work with other South American nations to prevent the war that the US wants to unleash in the region, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told Venezolana de Television. Despite official statements about...
Military deploys aircraft carrier to South America
President Donald Trump dramatically escalated a US military buildup in the Caribbean yesterday by deploying the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group to Latin America, a show of force that far exceeds any past counter-narcotics need and represents...
Venezuelans in T&T hold onto faith as US steps up Caribbean presence
Senior Reporter otto.carrington @cnc3.co.tt As the United States deploys more military power to the southern Caribbean to target drug traffickers, sparking renewed uncertainty across the region, Venezuelan nationals living in Trinidad and Tobago...
President Petro is backed by the solidarity of the Venezuelan government in the face of Trump’s defamations.
President Gustavo Petro takes action against defamation by the U.S. government of his person, family and members of his cabinet. Photo: EFE October 24, 2025 Hour: 6:11 pm The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically rejects the recent...
President Maduro rejects false U.S. narrative to justify aggression against Venezuela
“They invent an extravagant, vulgar, criminal and totally false story, already demonstrably false, Venezuela is a country free of coca leaf production,” said President Nicolás Maduro. President Nicolás Maduro highlights Venezuela’s sovereignty and...
U.S. Navy’s Sole Next Generation Supercarrier USS Gerald Ford Redeploying to Target Venezuela
The U.S. Navy’s sole next generation supercarrier USS Gerald Fordhas been ordered to South American waters alongside much of its strike group, marking a major milestone in the already very significant military buildup targeting Venezuela. This...
Maduro pleads ‘no crazy war’ amid US military build-up – but what’s Donald Trump’s endgame for Venezuela?
Venezuela’s Maduro warned US President Donald Trump to avoid escalating tensions in the Caribbean, pleading in English, “No crazy war, please please please,” after Washington ordered its most advanced aircraft carrier to the region. The deployment...
US deploys aircraft carrier to South America amid Venezuela tensions
President Donald Trump’s administration escalated a US military buildup in the Caribbean on Friday by announcing the deployment of the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group to Latin America — a show of force far beyond any past counter-narcotics...
DHS Deports Tren de Aragua Gang Members, Sexual Predators, and Violent Criminals from the United States to Venezuela
Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, over 2 million illegal aliens have left the United States WASHINGTON – On October 15, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed Tren de Aragua gang members, sexual predators, violent...
US Moves Carrier To Latin America Amid Military Buildup
(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) US aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower – File photo Washington- Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the US military is deploying an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, in the latest...
Rowley, former Caricom heads warn against military buildup in region
Senior Political Reporter Former Trinidad and Tobago prime minister Dr Keith Rowley and ten other former Caricom heads of state have urged adherence to the Caribbean’s consistent pattern of refraining from permitting military assets into the...
What military force has the US positioned off Venezuela’s coast?
United States President Donald Trump’s campaign against “narcoterrorists” has transformed the Caribbean into a new battlefield. Since August, Washington has deployed thousands of troops, warships and aircraft across the region, and reopened...
The U.S. is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in a major escalation of military buildup in the region
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, in the latest escalation and buildup of military forces in the region, the Pentagon announced Friday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the USS...
US imposes sanctions on Colombian leader over Palestine, Venezuela — lawyer
WASHINGTON, October 25. /TASS/. Washington has imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro for political reasons, American lawyer and human rights activist Dan Kovalik, who will represent Petro’s interests in the US, told TASS. "We...
US is sending aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid...
Mass for newly canonized Venezuelan saints canceled reportedly for fear of Maduro’s politicization
Citing accommodation challenges for the 80,000 people who requested to attend, the Catholic Church in Venezuela has canceled an Oct. 25 Mass at a Caracas baseball stadium to honor the newly canonized Venezuelan saints. However, some reports are...
U.S. military sends aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation
The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid strikes in recent...