Venezuela
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Jan- 2026 -12 JanuaryAmericas
Claim of US Sonic Weapon Use in Venezuela Gains Attention After Leavitt Post
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a post on X describing a US raid in Venezuela that purportedly used a sonic or directed-energy weapon to incapacitate government forces.
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12 JanuaryAmericas
Trump Vows to Cut Off Cuba’s Oil After Toppling Venezuelan Ally Maduro
US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to "make a deal" soon, pledging to cut off all oil and money flowing to the communist-run island after the toppling of Havana's key ally, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
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10 JanuaryAmericas
US Says It Seized Another Tanker That Tried to Break Venezuela Blockade
The US said it seized another tanker that tried to break a naval blockade aimed at preventing vessels from going to or departing Venezuela.
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8 JanuaryAmericas
US Says to Dictate Venezuela Decisions, Oil Sales
US President Trump's administration said it will dictate decisions to Venezuela's interim leaders and control oil sales "indefinitely."
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7 JanuaryAmericas
US Attempts to Seize Russia-Flagged Oil Tanker in Atlantic
The US has started an operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic after it evaded a blockade around Venezuela.
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7 JanuaryAmericas
Nearly 200 US Troops Entered Caracas to Seize Maduro: Pentagon Chief
Close to 200 US military personnel entered the Venezuelan capital Caracas as part of the operation to seize leftist leader Maduro.
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6 JanuaryAmericas
Venezuela’s Deposed Maduro Pleads Not Guilty, Insists Still President
Ousted Venezuelan president Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges at a defiant appearance in a New York court.
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5 JanuaryAmericas
Maduro Arrives for First US Court Appearance After Capture
Deposed Venezuelan president Maduro arrived at a New York court, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation.
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4 JanuaryAmericas
Maduro Now in New York Jail as Trump Says US to ‘Run’ Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was in a New York jail, hours after American special forces seized and flew him out of his country.
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3 JanuaryAmericas
Trump Says Venezuela’s Maduro Captured in ‘Large Scale’ US Strike
President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country.
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