Opinion: US strikes in the Caribbean show how far Washington has drifted from the rule of law

FOR A FEW seconds, a small boat speeds along the blue waters of the Caribbean Sea. In the next moments, a plume of smoke and flames engulfs the vessel. The video of the lethal US air strike was shared by US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth on...

Satellite Images Show USS Iwo Jima and USS Gravely at Striking Distance of Venezuela, as Poll Reveals Majority in Latin America Supports Military Intervention Against Maduro

Poll by Atlas Intel and Bloomberg shows support in all Latin America for US military action in the Caribbean. ‘The board is set, the pieces are moving’ – and the crowd is cheering. In the last few days, the White House has consistently denied...

People in the US go hungry as Trump spends millions to invade Venezuela

The United States government is in the grips of one of its longest-running funding gaps in history. The ongoing government shutdown has already stretched beyond 30 days and now, the food security of millions of Americans is at risk as the funding...

No War On Venezuela: Week Of Coordinated Protests – Nov. 15 To 23

Calling all antiwar, peace and justice, union and solidarity activists! An emergency network is calling for local actions, large and small,and also actions within 24 hours of any major U.S. escalation. Click HERE to Register your action. Organize...

Russia Reaffirms Its Support for Venezuela and Defends the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace

November 1, 2025 Hour: 6:13 pm This Saturday, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation reiterated its government’s support for the leadership of the Venezuelan government headed by President Nicolás Maduro,...

Trinidad and Tobago on high alert as US-Venezuela tensions escalate

Trinidad and Tobago placed its armed forces on high alert as the United States reactivates military bases and expands deployments across the Caribbean under an alleged anti-narcotics campaign. The armed forces of Trinidad and Tobago were placed on...

Russia in contact with Venezuela — Kremlin

MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/. Moscow is in contact with Caracas, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS. "In this case, we are indeed in contact with our friends in Venezuela. We have various contractual obligations," the spokesman said in...

Kremlin interested in peaceful settlement to Venezuela-US confrontation — spokesman

MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/. Russia is interested in ensuring that the situation between Venezuela and the US remains peaceful, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS. "Of course, we want everything to remain peaceful, and we don't want any new...

The U.S. Navy deployment near Venezuela has become even less popular in the past month

In a new YouGov survey, we find that Americans have become less likely to approve of the U.S. Navy deployment around Venezuela since September. Americans are more likely to oppose than to support military strikes on Venezuelan ships and on land...

Trump says no decision has been made on looming Venezuela land strikes

[FORBES] -President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that he has not made a decision on whether the U.S. will strike military targets in Venezuela, according to Bloomberg, contradicting a report from the Miami Herald that stated the Trump...

Trump's Venezuelan Boat Excuse So Bad It Makes 'Iraq Has WMDs' Look Bulletproof

After a briefing with the Arms Services Committee on Thursday about the Venezuelan boat strikes Trump has authorized, Rep. Seth Moulton told MSNBC that it was so bad they made "the case for the the Iraq War look like a slam dunk." That is more...

Trump denies Venezuela strike plans amid UN fury over boat attacks

Donald Trump denies plans for military strikes inside Venezuela, even as a top senator warns they are a 'real possibility'. Meanwhile, the UN has condemned ongoing US airstrikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, which have killed over 60...

As US ramps up the pressure, Venezuela pleads with Moscow, Beijing for help

Amid a buildup of American forces in the Caribbean, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is reaching out to Russia, China and Iran to enhance its worn military capabilities and solicit assistance, requesting defensive radars, aircraft repairs and...

UN Rights Chief Condemns US Military Strikes on Drug Vessels as Unlawful Killings

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk declared Friday that US military airstrikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean and Pacific violate international human rights law, calling for an immediate halt to operations that...

Exile, Echo & The Indian Stage: Sheikh Hasina’s Media Offensive & The Battle for Bangladesh’s Political Soul

Voice from Exile Exile, in the political soap opera that is South Asia’s politics of uncertainty, is not meek; it is its opposite. When Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently resurfaced in a series of interviews with Reuters,...

Russia strongly condemns U.S. for excessive use of military force in Caribbean

MOSCOW, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Russia strongly condemns the United States for the excessive use of military force during counter-narcotics missions in the Caribbean, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Saturday. Such actions...

Rubio denies reports of imminent US strikes on Venezuela amid buildup

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied reports that Washington was preparing military strikes on Venezuela, even as the United States expands its Caribbean military presence under the pretext of anti-narcotics operations. US Secretary of State...

Trinidad and Tobago military on alert amid US-Venezuela tensions

Trinidad and Tobago put its military on alert Friday and recalled all personnel to their bases amid a deepening row between the United States and Venezuela and a deadly US military buildup in the Caribbean. Trinidadian forces have been placed on...

Maduro: War on Venezuela aims at regime change and oil theft

Maduro accuses the U.S. of seeking regime change and oil theft in Venezuela, vowing resistance and urging unity across Latin America. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has accused the United States of waging a covert war against his country with...

U.S.-Venezuela Tensions Intensify Regional Energy Risks

Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info By Charles Kennedy - Oct 31, 2025, 3:00 PM CDT Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela are escalating, leading to increased energy and security risks in the Caribbean, with President...