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US struck ‘big facility’ in Venezuela, Trump claimed without offering details

Donald Trump has claimed that US forces struck a “big facility” in Venezuela last week – but the president did not specify what it...

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Trump’s claims to Venezuelan oil are part of broader ‘resource imperialism’, experts say

Donald Trump’s recent claims that the US should keep Venezuelan oil from seized tankers are part of a broader belief in rightwing “resource imperialism”,...

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‘Gunboat diplomacy on steroids’: US signs security deals across Latin America

While all eyes are on the four-month-long US military campaign against Venezuela, the White House has been quietly striking security agreements with other countries...

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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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