U.S.-Venezuela Tensions
People celebrate at the Bolivar square in Bogota on Jan. 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. (AFP)
U.S. President Donald Trump. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Venezuelans living in Chile celebrate in Santiago on Jan. 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. (AFP)
U.S. President Donald Trump. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
A Boeing C-17 Globemaster taxis on a tarmac at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on Dec. 29, 2025. (AFP)
People walk under Christmas decorations at Los Proceres boulevard in Caracas on December 19, 2025. (AFP)
Surrounded by his top national security aides, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, at his Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Dec. 22, 2025. (AP)
Oil tanker Centuries boarded by the U.S. Coast Guard in Venezuelan waters. (Photo: TankerTrackers.com)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an end-of-year press conference in Washington, DC on Dec. 19, 2025. (AFP)
US Navy Boeing EA-18G Growlers fly over José Aponte de la Torre Airport, formerly Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, on Dec. 15, 2025. (AFP)
An oil tanker called the Skipper in the southern Caribbean Sea. It was seized by the United States. (AP)