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Caracas – Venezuelan forces carried out new military exercises on the Caribbean coast on Saturday, deploying anti-aircraft systems and amphibious units at a time of heightened tensions with the United States. The maneuvers took place in the states of Falcón (northwest) and Sucre (northeast),......
Two strong earthquakes shook western Venezuela on Wednesday evening, both registering above magnitude 6 according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The tremors were felt as far as Caracas, the nation’s capital, and neighboring Colombia, though no casualties or major damages have been reported......
Venezuela’s defense minister, Vladimir Padrino López, declared on Friday that the recent US military deployment in the Caribbean constitutes an “undeclared war.” His statement followed reports that US forces destroyed several boats allegedly linked to drug trafficking, killing......
The United States military carried out a strike on a boat that had departed from Venezuela, killing eleven alleged “narcoterrorists,” former President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday. The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Caracas over drug trafficking and military......
The U.S. diplomatic mission in Rabat has entered a new phase with the temporary appointment of Benjamin Ziff as Chargé d’Affaires. Ziff, who arrived in Morocco on August 28, 2025, will lead the embassy until the official arrival of the next ambassador, Richard Duke Buchan III. The U.S.......
In a poignant scene in the Los Pescadores neighborhood of Maracaibo, Venezuelan mothers are grappling with the harrowing reality of identifying their sons among nearly 300 individuals deported to El Salvador. This group, recently transferred by the Trump administration to the Terrorism Confinement Center......
Spanish police and customs officials have successfully intercepted a Venezuelan fishing vessel near the Canary Islands, seizing a staggering 3.3 tons of cocaine and arresting all 10 crew members aboard. The operation, which occurred on Saturday, uncovered 110 packages of cocaine, each weighing approximately......
Cuba’s national electrical system suffered a catastrophic failure early on Wednesday morning, plunging millions of citizens into darkness. The collapse was triggered by the failure of the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas, the country's largest electricity producer. This incident marks......
The European Union has bestowed its prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought upon Venezuelan opposition figures Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, recognizing their unwavering commitment to democracy and human rights in the face of an increasingly authoritarian regime. The European......
Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado has renewed her call for heightened international intervention to compel President Nicolás Maduro to step down by January. In a statement made on Thursday from an undisclosed location within Venezuela, Machado urged global leaders......
Venezuela is grappling with a nationwide power outage that has left much of the country in darkness. The government, led by President Nicolas Maduro, has attributed the blackout to sabotage, a claim that has been met with skepticism by the opposition. This latest incident comes amid a backdrop of political......
In the aftermath of a contentious presidential election, Venezuela has been struck by a nationwide power outage, with government officials swiftly attributing the disruption to saboteurs. The blackout, which occurred early Friday morning, affected nearly the entire country, including the capital, Caracas. Communications......
Hurricane Beryl made a formidable landfall on Monday, crashing into the southern US state of Texas with alarming force. As the storm's wrath became evident, residents were swiftly evacuated amid severe warnings of flooding and power outages. In a dramatic turn of events, the US National Hurricane......
