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Six killed in US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela coast — Trump
The US military conducted another strike on a vessel suspected of drug trafficking off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people on board, President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday. This marks at least the fifth such fatal operation reported by...
Machado's Nobel Prize puts Venezuela and US policy in the spotlight
When Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the announcement rippled far beyond the usual celebration of moral courage. To many, it wasn't just about honouring her defiance against an authoritarian...
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Poverty’s Hidden Cost: Why the Poorest Americans Die Nearly a Decade Earlier
We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. Learn more. In the U.S., poverty doesn’t just leave its mark on bank...
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Venezuela closes embassy in Norway after opposition leader who praised Trump wins Nobel Peace Prize
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The Media Is Blowing a Big Story in Venezuela
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The New Republic
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As to whether a regime change war is inevitable, there is no clear consensus. Other knowledgeable observers remain skeptical that the U.S. will actually launch a full-scale attack. They point out, rightly, that the 1989 invasion of Panama, the...
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Venezuela Shuts Embassy In Norway After Nobel Peace Prize Honours Opposition Leader María Corina Machado
Venezuela announced on Monday that it is closing its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, triggering a fresh wave of diplomatic tension between Caracas and the West. In a...
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Fifth US Strike Near Venezuela Brings Death Toll To 27
By NAN Caribbean Desk News Americas, Miami, FL, Tues. Oct. 15, 2025: The US strikes near Venezuela is turning deadlier by the week. Donald Trump today confirmed a fifth strike killing six more “just off the coast,” bringing the regional death toll...
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Trump says 6 narcoterrorists killed in US military’s strike on vessel off Venezuela Coast
Washington: The United States military carried out another strike on a vessel accused of drug trafficking off the coast of Venezuela, resulting in the deaths of six narcoterrorists on board, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday. The president...
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Venezuelan Embassy in Baku hosts conference on peace in Latin America and Caribbean
The Embassy of Venezuela in Azerbaijan has hosted a conference titled “Venezuela, Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace” in Baku. According to Azernews, the event brought together representatives of public organisations, journalists,...
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No to US State Terrorism in the Caribbean Sea No to US Plans for Regime Change in Venezuela Caricom Must Act Now
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Black Agenda Report
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The U.S. is using Guyana as a proxy to escalate aggression against Venezuela. This manufactured crisis, fueled by oil interests, risks dragging the entire region into a war. October 8, 2025 Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP) rejects...
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Venezuelan Embassy in Baku hosts conference on peace in Latin America and Caribbean [PHOTOS]
The Embassy of Venezuela in Azerbaijan has hosted a conference titled “Venezuela, Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace” in Baku. According to Azernews, the event brought together representatives of public organisations, journalists,...
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NAM chair Museveni asked to mediate as US-Venezuela tensions escalate
Uganda’s President Museveni has been urged to use his position as chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to rally international support for peace and restraint amid escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela over sanctions and...
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Venezuela’s Oil Output Rises for Seventh Consecutive Month, Reaches 1.1 Million Bpd
October 14, 2025 Hour: 6:31 am Venezuela’s oil production grew by 0.63 percent in September, reaching an average of 1,105,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to official figures published Monday by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting...
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Venezuela Shifts Diplomatic Focus: Closes Embassies in Norway and Australia, Opens Missions in Africa
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassies in Norway and Australia as part of restructuring...
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Venezuela’s Maduro offered the US his nation’s riches to avoid conflict
People outside the headquarters of PDVSA, Venezuela’s state oil company, in Caracas on Oct. 8, 2025. Venezuela’s autocrat had proposed allocating his country’s oil wealth and other natural resources to the U.S. and ending deals with American...
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Trump says six narcoterrorists killed as US conducts strike on vessel off Venezuela Coast
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): The United States military carried out another strike on a vessel accused of drug trafficking off the coast of Venezuela, resulting in the deaths of six narcoterrorists on board, President Donald Trump announced...
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US military kills six narcoterrorists in strike on vessel off Venezuela
The US military struck a vessel off Venezuela accused of drug trafficking, killing six narcoterrorists, President Trump announced. The operation, conducted in international waters, marks the fifth such strike, drawing attention to legality and...
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Venezuela plans new embassy in Zimbabwe
News / National by Staff reporter 1 hr ago | 78 Views Venezuela's government said on Monday it will close its embassies in Norway and Australia and open new ones in Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso as part of a restructuring of its foreign service, after...
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Venezuelan ambassador says more than 170 drug cartel leaders arrested
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The report prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for the period 1999-2025 states that there is no drug cartel in Venezuela, said Venezuela’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Christopher Martinez Berroteran, during his speech at the...
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Venezuelan leader who won Nobel Peace Prize was a 2009 Yale World Fellow
In 2009, Nobel laureate María Corina Machado spent four months on Yale’s campus engaging in discourse with a diverse array of global leaders. Olivia Woo & Henry Liu 4:09 am, Oct 14, 2025 Staff Reporters Carlos Diaz via Wikimedia Commons The year...
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