Between threatening to strike the country and resuming repatriation flights for migrants, the US president is sending mixed signals. Meanwhile, his unprecedented military deployment in the Caribbean is awaiting orders
Trump’s new National Security Strategy places the main geopolitical focus on the Americas and calls on the region to help curb immigration, drug trafficking, and China’s influence
Chavismo had been withholding any information about this call for days, giving rise to endless speculation. Experts say it could be a first step toward continuing dialogue within a context of heightened tension
It is still worth asking whether military action against the Maduro regime — whether with troops or surgical strikes — is truly inevitable
The Treasury Secretary is targeting individuals it accuses of having ties to the Tren de Aragua criminal gang, including the singer Rosita
The US president said that extrajudicial attacks against suspected drug-trafficking boats will continue: ‘We’re taking those sons of a bitches out’
Despite Donald Trump’s statement that Venezuelan airspace was closed, the two weekly flights to Caracas carrying deported migrants will resume
The Venezuelan president swore in the ‘grassroots Bolivarian commands’ and announced the creation of a new political bureau with trusted aides to face the threats from Washington
The president has confirmed he spoke to Nicolás Maduro by phone on November 21. According to Reuters, during that call the Chavista leader received a deadline to step down by last Friday. The Venezuelan leader is allegedly seeking a second phone conversation
Only a handful of aircraft still dot the Venezuelan sky, which Washington has turned into an exclusion zone in what amounts to another tool of political pressure by the Trump administration
The phone conversation took place amid the military escalation and, according to the newspaper, opens the door to a diplomatic path that contrasts with the drug trafficking accusations
The Republican discussed the next step following the extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean: ‘We warned them. Stop sending poison to our country’
The announcement that the US president is willing to talk with the Venezuelan leader offers an uncertain window of opportunity for a negotiated solution to the crisis between the two countries
The US military escalation raises questions about the island’s future and its historical dependence on the South American nation
The message that the Venezuelan leader sought to convey at the close of Tuesday’s march was both an internal response to reinforce the regime’s cohesion, and an external signal of defiance against US pressure
The Secretary of State, a key figure in America’s two major international fronts, is leading the hardline stance against Chavismo while toning down pro-Russian positions in talks with Kyiv
The deployment of 5,000 soldiers and the reopening of a base revive fears tied to the 60 years Vieques served as a training camp and artillery range
The talk, for which no date has yet been set, aims to pave the way for a diplomatic solution to the bilateral tensions
The suspension of international flights to Caracas due to the risks of flying over Venezuelan territory has raised tensions in the region
The designation of the Cartel of the Suns as a foreign terrorist organization becomes effective Monday. The US administration says this provides ‘new tools’ for the US military campaign in the Caribbean
María Corina Machado’s adviser, who is living in exile in Boston, believes that after a transition the country could become ‘the economic engine and a democratic beacon for Latin America’
Extremist commentators and Donald Trump himself are spreading misinformation and exaggerations about the protests to bolster justifications for a direct attack on the cartels
Stripped of prejudices, members of the Cuban-American community in New York decided to support the Democrat, finding few similarities between the 34-year-old Muslim mayor-elect and Fidel Castro
The veteran diplomat is calling for ‘a new legislative framework’ that provides ‘more freedom’ to combat drug cartels
Opposition leader María Corina Machado predicted on Wednesday that there are ‘decisive hours’ ahead for a transition in the South American country
The statement from the head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, comes just hours after the 20th attack on a drug-smuggling boat, which left four people dead
The Mexican president announces that a protocol for working in international waters has been agreed upon with a view to stopping the attacks