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The announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump that he would “permanently suspend immigration from third-world countries” has sparked intense debate both inside and outside the United States. The statement, delivered after the November 26 armed attack near the White House that left a National......
Mexican contestant Fatima Bosch’s triumph at the 74th Miss Universe pageant in Thailand has ignited widespread controversy, with allegations of unfair practices overshadowing her victory. The pageant, held on November 21 at the Impact Challenger Hall near Bangkok, has come under scrutiny due to......
Nine members of an armed group were killed in an airstrike carried out by the Colombian military near the border with Venezuela, a source from the Ministry of Defense confirmed on Friday. The attack took place in the department of Arauca and comes just days after another operation in the same region,......
U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s time in power “is coming to an end,” while sending mixed messages about a potential U.S. military intervention in the country. Speaking to CBS, Trump said he doubted the U.S. was “going to......
The United States confirmed on Saturday that it carried out a new airstrike against a boat allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea, killing three men on board. The operation — the latest in a series of controversial missions — has further fueled international criticism......
Venezuela carried out military exercises on Saturday aimed at defending its coasts from possible “covert operations” authorized by the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino announced. “We are conducting a coastal defense exercise that began......
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the United States of violating Colombian maritime waters and killing a fisherman during a military operation in the Caribbean aimed at combating drug trafficking. According to Petro, the victim, Alejandro Carranza, had no ties to drug activities and was......
The Venezuelan government has reinforced its military presence in border states with Colombia, launching maneuvers involving 17,000 soldiers, in response to the deployment of US warships in the Caribbean, AFP journalists reported on Thursday. Washington has positioned seven warships in the Caribbean......
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that six suspected drug traffickers were killed in a new American airstrike off the Venezuelan coast, marking the fifth such operation since early September, amid escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas. The strike targeted “a vessel affiliated......
Tensions between Venezuela and the United States escalated further on Thursday after Caracas claimed that five American fighter jets had flown close to its coastal territory. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López denounced what he described as an “imperialist provocation” during......
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......
