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

The Trump administration is set to continue seizing oil tankers off the Venezuelan coast and has assembled a list of targets to carry out the policy, according to a new report.

Move interpreted as escalation of US policy as Vladimir Putin ‘reaffirms’ support for South American dictator

“We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela – a large tanker, very large, the largest one ever seized actually,” said Donald Trump on December 10. In a dramatic operation, US forces had just taken over an oil tanker called Skipper, which was sanctioned by the US in…

Unease grows in Washington, including among some Republicans, over Trump administration’s escalating military posture in the Caribbean

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a call with Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, where he reiterated Moscow's support for Caracas.

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 US had 13 combat vessels in the region by November as it piles pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro

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

Colombian President Gustavo Petro answered to U.S. counterpart Donald Trump following the latter's threat that he "will be next" in the country's military campaign in the Caribbean.