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The Latest Breaking News from Nicolás Maduro

Trump shocked the world when he seized a Venezuela oil tanker. He might do it again

The White House press secretary has declined to comment on future plans, but said the U.S. is ‘not going to stand by and watch sanctioned vessels sail the seas with black market oil’

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Trump and Venezuela: a return to seeking regime change

Editorial: The US is ramping up the pressure on Nicolás Maduro with a tanker seizure and expanded sanctions following threats and boat strikes

The Guardian - UK

U.S. Tanker Seizure Expected to Drive Steeper Black-Market Discounts on Venezuelan Oil, Increasing Pressure on Maduro

The U.S. seizure of a supertanker loaded with Venezuelan crude is expected to force black-market buyers to demand even deeper discounts, further tightening financial pressure on authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro.

Latin Times

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Tanker Seized Off Venezuelan Coast Already On Its Way To The U.S. After Trump Says He'll Keep The Oil

The large tanker seized by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela earlier this week is already on its way to Houston, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Admiral hands over leadership of command overseeing the Trump administration's boat strikes

A U.S. Navy admiral who oversees military operations in Latin America has handed off command responsibilities as scrutiny increases over the Trump administration’s deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the region

The Independent UK

‘Transition is irreversible’: María Corina Machado says not too late for Maduro’s peaceful handover

Nobel peace laureate says Maduro’s political downfall is inevitable after her fraught journey to freedom by boat

The Guardian - US

Trump 'Not Worried at All' by Maduro's Reported Phone Call With Putin, White House Says

President Donald Trump is not concerned about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House said

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Maduro Accuses U.S. of 'Kidnapping' Crew After Military Seizure of Oil Tanker by U.S.

Maduro also described the operation as a "military assault, kidnapping and robbery, like Caribbean pirates, against a private commercial vessel"

International Business Times

First Thing: Indiana Republicans reject effort to redraw voting maps in rebuke to Trump

Measure to add two GOP-friendly seats failed 19-31 after 21 Republicans joined 10 Democrats. Plus, how the Paris climate treaty changed the world

The Guardian - UK

Machado escape planner feared US strike on her vessel as it fled Venezuela

Special forces veteran Bryan Stern says he told US defence officials some of his planned route to reduce airstrike risk

The Guardian - UK

U.S. snatches tanker off Venezuela — triggering Putin’s intervention, Iranian fury, and fears of an ugly escalation

A crucial opportunity to chip away at American authority.

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Black-market oil buyers will push Venezuela for bigger discounts following US seizure – starving Maduro of much-needed revenue

The U.S. seizure of an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast looks designed to further squeeze the economy of President Nicolás Maduro’s country.

The Conversation

US seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new crackdown on shadow fleet

The recent seizure of an oil tanker known as Skipper by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign to choke off Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s access to oil revenues

The Independent UK

Colombia's Foreign Minister Says Country Would Host Maduro Should He Cave To U.S. Pressure And Leave Power: 'We Have a Refugee Policy'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday that "it is time" for a transitional government in Venezuela "with the inclusion of all" and called for a general amnesty

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The Guardian - US

Trump expands Venezuela sanctions as Maduro decries new ‘era of piracy’

Six more oil supertankers added to sanctions list, as well as members of Maduro’s extended family, amid rising tensions following tanker seizure

The Independent UK

Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to US antidrug efforts

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has linked the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela to the Trump administration's counterdrug efforts

Latin Times

Venezuela Decries Act of 'International Piracy' as U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Country's Coast

Venezuela accused the United States of committing an act of "international piracy" after U.S. forces seized an oil tanker near the country's coastline.

The Guardian - AU

What we know about the oil tanker seized by the US off the Venezuela coast

The Skipper, a tanker sanctioned by the US in 2022, is thought to have been carrying 1.1m barrels of Venezuelan oil

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Venezuela decries ‘act of piracy’ after US forces seize oil tanker off country’s coast

The move marks a major escalation of Trump’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro. Plus, how Hasan Piker became one of the biggest voices on the US left

The Guardian - UK

‘Follow the path of exiles’: María Corina Machado’s US-aided escape from Venezuela

Nobel peace laureate’s decision to flee on people-smuggling route is highly symbolic, but will her influence wane if unable to return?

Latin Times

Trump Makes Threat To Colombia's Petro 'as U.S. Escalates Operations In The Caribbean: 'He Will Be Next'

Trump also said that Petro "is going to have big problems if he doesn't realize" that Colombia is "producing a lot of drugs" that are "sold directly to the United States"

Latin Times

Maduro Taunts U.S. Pressure As Washington Seizes Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast: 'We're Ready to Knock the Empire's Teeth Out'

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro said that the country is prepared "to knock the teeth out of the North American empire if necessary," responding to escalating U.S. military pressure in the Caribbean and the seizure of a tanker near Venezuelan waters.

The Independent UK

Venezuela's Machado says Maduro government didn't know where she was hiding

Opposition leader María Corina Machado says she doesn’t believe the Venezuelan government knew where she was hiding for most of this year

The Independent UK

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado appears in Norway after dramatic escape from Venezuela

Maria Corina Machado made a daring escape from Venezuela by boat

The Independent UK

After months in hiding, Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears as a Nobel laureate

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has appeared in public for the first time in 11 months

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