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Montevideo, January 24th 2026 - 01:52 UTC

Tag: Nicolas Maduro

  • Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 11:17 UTC

    US Senate warned of Hezbollah expansion in Venezuela

    Latin America has become an increasingly vital center for Hezbollah's financing, the experts concluded

    A group of international terrorism experts delivered a stark warning to the US Senate on Tuesday, detailing the dramatic expansion of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in Latin America, with particular emphasis on its deepening ties with the Venezuelan state under President Nicolás Maduro.

  • Thursday, October 16th 2025 - 10:16 UTC

    Caracas angered by CIA clearance to target Venezuela

    Maduro's government said a complaint would be filed at the UN

    After The New York Times revealed that US President Donald Trump authorized the CIA to carry out covert actions in Venezuela, the Bolivarian regime in Caracas issued a fierce response.

  • Wednesday, October 15th 2025 - 23:03 UTC

    Trump authorizes CIA covert operations in Venezuela amid rising military tensions

    Sources quoted by The Times said the agency could act independently or in coordination with the Pentagon, which has prepared contingency plans for a potential ground incursion

    U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations inside Venezuela, marking a new escalation in Washington’s campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government. The move, first reported by The New York Times, comes as U.S. military pressure intensifies in the Caribbean, where American forces have attacked several vessels it accuses of trafficking drugs from the South American nation.

  • Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Maduro orders Armed Forces to ready “indigenous brigades”

    Maduro praises the formation of indigenous militias amid US threats

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the expansion of indigenous militias within the Bolivarian forces to defend the nation against what he calls a “threat” from the US military deployment in the Caribbean.

  • Monday, October 13th 2025 - 21:09 UTC

    Venezuela shuts down embassy in Oslo just days after Machado's Nobel Prize

    Maduro never admitted the measure was linked to Machado's winning the Nobel Peace Prize

    Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday that the Bolivarian regime was shutting down its embassies in Norway and Australia as part of a diplomatic restructuring program. The Chavista Government denied that the measure was linked to Norway's granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to opposition leader María Corina Machado three days prior.

  • Thursday, October 9th 2025 - 11:20 UTC

    Venezuela vows to defend itself in case of US attack

    “If the gringos attack, we will respond,” insisted Maduro

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López issued strong warnings on Wednesday, announcing preparations in response to the US naval deployment and alleged aggressive actions in the Caribbean.

  • Tuesday, October 7th 2025 - 22:24 UTC

    Trump orders suspension of diplomatic contacts with Maduro amid Venezuela military crisis

    The directive, issued last Thursday, comes amid rising military tensions between Washington and Caracas. “We’ll see what phase two looks like,” Trump told reporters. Photo: Miraflores Palace

    U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a complete halt to diplomatic contacts with Nicolás Maduro’s government, marking a new escalation in Washington’s confrontation with Venezuela. According to The New York Times, the president instructed his special envoy to the country, Richard Grenell, to cease any outreach or dialogue with the Chavista regime.

  • Monday, October 6th 2025 - 08:23 UTC

    US strikes yet another alleged drug-trafficking boat in Caribbean

    “They're not coming by sea anymore, so now we'll have to start looking on land,” Trump warned Sunday

    US President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth publicly confirmed and defended the recent attacks on vessels in the Caribbean Sea, escalating the administration's “war on drugs” by characterizing the cartels as “narco-terrorists” and the operations as “acts of war.”

  • Tuesday, September 30th 2025 - 08:42 UTC

    Maduro expands his powers with new state of emergency in Venezuela

    Tensions between Caracas and Washington have escalated since the U.S. deployed destroyers and aircraft in the Caribbean for anti-drug operations

    Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro decreed on Monday a state of emergency due to “external commotion,” granting himself broad powers to confront what he describes as “U.S. aggression.” The measure, effective for an initial 90 days and renewable, authorizes the military control of public services, strategic industries, and the closure of borders.

  • Monday, September 22nd 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Maduro wrote Trump a letter, Caracas admits

    Maduro wants to discuss the “fake news” surrounding the mounting tension in the Caribbean

    Venezuela's Bolivarian regime admitted Sunday that President Nicolás Maduro sent a letter dated Sept. 6 to his US colleague Donald Trump to discuss current tensions in the Caribbean Sea and what the Chavista leader has referred to as “fake news” from the White House.