US-Venezuela tensions

A Jan. 25, 2026 composite shows Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez speaking to parliament in Caracas on Jan. 15 and U.S. President Donald Trump addressing the WEF in Davos on Jan. 21. (AFP)

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Venezuela’s Interim Leader Pushes Back Against US Pressure as Prisoner Releases Begin

Venezuelans living in Chile celebrate in Santiago on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on Venezuela. (AFP)

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Russia Condemns U.S. Action in Venezuela as JD Vance Warns Trump “Means What He Says”

The USS Gerald R. Ford leads a growing U.S. naval presence in the Caribbean as regional tensions rise

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Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace “Closed,” Raising Fears of Imminent U.S. Military Action

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, currently deployed to the Caribbean. (Photo: US Navy)

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U.S.–Venezuela Tensions Surge as Washington Issues New Aviation Warning, Expands Military Presence in Caribbean

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer. (Photo: DVDIS)

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U.S. Flies B-1 Bombers Near Venezuela as Trump Expands Anti-Drug Campaign

US President Donald Trump (R) and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L). (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

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U.S. Intensifies Strikes Near Venezuela; Trump Claims Maduro Offered to Cut Ties With U.S. Rivals

U.S. President Donald Trump. (AFP)

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Trump Orders Third Lethal Strike on Suspected Drug Boat in International Waters

Map highlighting Venezuela and the U.S. in red, showing the geographic proximity across the Caribbean Sea. (Image: Kurdistan24)

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Trump Says U.S. Military Sinks Venezuelan Drug Boat, Killing Three