Tag: Americas

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Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro

China and Russia have expressed support for Venezuela as it confronts a US blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, while Donald Trump continues to ramp...

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Reward countries that toe the line, punish those that don’t: that’s how Trump is exerting control in Latin America | Jordana Timerman

For the past generation, Latin America has been a place of unstable stability. Marked on the surface by protests, political pendulum swings and spectacular...

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US Coast Guard pursuing another oil tanker off coast of Venezuela

US Coast Guard officials said on Sunday they were tracking an oil tanker in international waters close to Venezuela, multiple unnamed US officials have...

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US intercepts second merchant vessel off coast of Venezuela in international waters

US forces on Saturday apprehended a second merchant vessel carrying oil off the coast of Venezuela in international waters in the midst of an...

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Trump and top aides refuse to rule out war with Venezuela

Donald Trump and his top advisers have refused to rule out the potential for open conflict with Venezuela as Nicolás Maduro urged his navy...

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US strikes two more alleged drug boats, bringing death toll to over 100

The US military said it killed on Thursday five more alleged drug traffickers aboard two vessels in the Pacific Ocean, bringing the divisive campaign’s...

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