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11Dec

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US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela about ‘regime change’: senator

President Donald Trump has said the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Using US forces to take control of a merchant ship is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration's latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the US. The US has built up the largest military presence in the region in decades and launched a series of deadly strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. The campaign is facing growing scrutiny from Congress. The US is ramping up military pressure on the South American country. (US Department of Defence) "We've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, a large ta...

2Dec

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Donald Trump to hold Venezuela Oval Office meeting amid growing questions about his military moves

US President Donald Trump will hold a meeting at the White House on Monday evening about next steps on Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as the administration intensifies its pressure campaign on the country and questions mount about whether the military is exceeding its lawful authority. Key members of Trump's Cabinet and national security team, including Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are expected to attend, as well as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. The meeting, which is expected to take place at 5 p.m. ET (9am AEDT) in the Oval Office, comes as the United States has increased pressure on Venezuela with strikes on...

19Nov

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Trump says he will sell advanced warplanes to Saudi Arabia on eve of crown prince’s US visit

US President Donald Trump said he will sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia as he praised the kingdom for its strong partnership with his administration. The announcement came on the eve of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's highly anticipated Washington visit, his first to the US in more than seven years. "I will say that that we will be doing that," Trump said when asked if he would sell the jets to Saudi Arabia. "We'll be selling F-35s." US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in May 2025 at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP) The crown prince had been expected to arrive with a wish list that includes receiving formal assurances from Trump defining the scope of the US military protection ...

27Oct

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US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on Venezuela

A US warship has docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighbouring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation is in addition to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford, which is moving closer to Venezuela. Maduro criticised the movement of the carrier as an attempt by the US government to fabricate "a new eternal war" against his country. The USS Gravely destroyer prepares to dock for military exercises in Port-of-Spain, in Trinidad and Tobago. (AP) US President Donald Trump has accused Maduro, without providing evidence, of being the leader of the organised crime gang Tren de Aragua. Government offi...

21Oct

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US forces are massing around Venezuela. What’s Trump’s next move?

US naval assets are massing off the coast of Venezuela, while President Donald Trump's administrations boasts about blowing up alleged "drug boats" departing those shores. Trump has hinted at carrying out "land strikes" in Venezuela and the White House earlier this year threatened to place 25 per cent import tariffs on any country that imported Venezuelan oil. What's going on in the South American country and why is Trump so angry about it? A satellite image captured on October 17 shows F-35 fighter jets at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Puerto Rico. (Planet Labs PBC via CNN) Troops building up in the region The US military has been steadily massing a large number of troops, naval and air assets in the Caribbean over the last two months, conducting trai...

17Sep

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Trump says the US military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela

US President Donald Trumpsaid the military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel, and hinted that the military targeting of cartels could be further expanded. “The Strike occurred while these confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela were in International Waters transporting illegal narcotics (A DEADLY WEAPON POISONING AMERICANS!) headed to the US,” Trump said in a Truth Social post announcing the strike. “These extremely violent drug trafficking cartels POSE A THREAT to U.S. National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital US Interests.” Footage of the strike was released by the White House. (Truth Social) The strike was carried out nearly two weeks after another military strike on what the Trump administration sa...

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