Venezuela

US Military Strikes Venezuela, Captures Maduro in Unprecedented Regime Change Operation

2026-01-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

President Trump announced that the U.S. “successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela” and that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were “captured and flown out of the Country.” Explosions were heard in Caracas early Saturday …

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Venezuela Naval Blockade Kills 105 in 29 Strikes as Trump Refuses to Rule Out War

2025-12-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Trump administration’s naval blockade of Venezuela has killed at least 105 people in 29 strikes on 30 vessels as of December 22. The US Coast Guard seized the Centuries tanker carrying 1.8 million barrels of Venezuelan crude to China. Approximately 15,000 US troops and more than a dozen …

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