Venezuela

Venezuela boat strikes: Kill first, justify never?

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Hegseth said on Tuesday that he had not noticed survivors in the water during U.S. military strikes that killed 11 people in the Caribbean in September. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Venezuela's Maduro says call with Trump was 'respectful and cordial'

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures on the day of a march marking Venezuelan Student Day, in Caracas, Venezuela, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

US lawmakers want vote on war powers after Trump pledges to launch land attack on Venezuela ‘soon’

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) departs after addressing reporters after the weekly Senate Democratic caucus policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Rotating beds and cellphones, Maduro plans to outlast Trump

As the crisis deepened, Mr Maduro has addressed the Venezuelan public almost daily, maintaining a public relations blitz that has characterised his rule in recent years.

US Defense Secretary Hegseth says he did not see survivors before second strike on drug boat

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (right) at a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump on Dec 2.

Trump says any country trafficking drugs into US could be attacked

US President Donald Trump said any country that was sending illegal drugs to the US could be subject to land strikes.

Pope Leo urges US not to attempt military ouster of Venezuela’s Maduro

Pope Leo XIV (right) speaking to journalists aboard a flight to Rome at the end of his apostolic journey to Lebanon, on Dec 2.

‘Colossal and costly mistake’: US lawmakers to force vote on war powers if Trump attacks Venezuela

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is among a group of Democrats who oppose military action against Venezuela.

Trump rejected Maduro requests on call, options narrow for Venezuela leader

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says the US is seeking regime change to take control of Venezuela's vast natural resources.

Trump met with advisers on Venezuela as US ramps up pressure

The U.S. Navy USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier (CVN-78) is moved by tug boats near Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Marco Bello

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.