Venezuela

Venezuela has warned of “full-blown conflict” after the US deployed its most powerful warship to Latin America, prompting a massive military response from Caracas.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth says a task force has been set up to fight “narcoterrorists” in the Western Hemisphere

The US president has declined to say whether Washington is preparing new military action against Venezuela

Washington’s anti-drug campaign off Venezuela’s coast is the only way to oust “illegitimate” Nicolas Maduro, Maria Corina Machado has said

US forces have taken out an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth

At least 57 people have been killed in military strikes that UN experts say likely violate international law

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appealed Thursday for calm as tensions rose with Washington, saying in English: “No crazy war, please!” His plea followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he had authorized covert action against Caracas amid an expanding US military campaign targeting alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific.

The US leader’s open acknowledgment is unprecedented and smacks of desperation, the president has said

Trump's comments were an extraordinary acknowledgment from a president, and they step up the administration's pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Nicolás Maduro accepts deportees and calls for the pope’s help in a bid to fend off American military action

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says operation targeted vessel carrying substantial narcotics headed to America