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The United States has moved to push back against claims of an undeclared conflict with Venezuela, describing its actions instead as a combination of economic enforcement and law-driven security measures aimed at oil sanctions, narcotics trafficking and foreign influence in the region. Speaking across a series of media engagements at the weekend, U.S. Secretary of…
Reports have emerged detailing how the United States of America carried out the invasion and arrest of Venezuela‘s president, Nicolás Maduro. According to the BBC, United States intelligence agencies spent months closely tracking the daily movements of President Nicolás Maduro before launching a covert military operation that culminated in his capture, senior American officials have…
The African Union has strongly condemned the reported abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and US military strikes on Caracas, describing the developments as a grave violation of international law and calling on all parties to exercise utmost restraint to prevent regional escalation. In an official communiqué released on Friday, the AU expressed deep concern…
United States President Donald Trump has indicated that American oil companies would be permitted to operate in Venezuela following a US military operation that led to the arrest of the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Trump said major US energy firms would be encouraged to invest heavily in Venezuela’s…
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed grave concern over the reported arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife by United States special forces, describing the action as a troubling development with far-reaching implications. In a statement released on Saturday by UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric in New York, Guterres said the incident…
Israel’s Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, has praised the United States following an overnight operation in Venezuela that led to the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, describing Washington’s action as an example of global leadership. In a statement shared on social media platform X on Saturday, Saar said Israel stood in solidarity with the Venezuelan people,…
Former United States President Donald J. Trump has claimed that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were apprehended during a US-led operation carried out on Friday night in Caracas. Trump made the assertion in a post on his Truth Social platform, stating that US forces had conducted what he described as a large-scale strike…