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Colombia's Gustavo Petro Calls Nicolás Maduro a Dictator But Says No Evidence Links Him to Being a 'Narco'

After months of public solidarity and support for Maduro, Petro called the Venezuelan authoritarian leader a dictator for the first time.

Latin Times

New US strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific kills four as tensions with Venezuela rise

The US military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day the House rejected efforts to limit President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels.

Euronews

US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four, as Trump accuses Venezuela of taking ‘our oil’

Hegseth announcement comes day after Trump blockades all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

The Guardian - US

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Oil tankers divert from Venezuela after Trump threatens ‘total blockade’ of sanctioned ships

Hundreds of ships have been sanctioned, part of a massive shadow fleet of often aging vessels that has proliferated in recent years

The Independent UK

A U.S. oil blockade on Venezuela could ‘devastate’ its economy and further pressure Maduro. But how far is Trump willing to take it?

Questions abound about whether the White House will add new sanctions to oil tankers trekking to Venezuela and how broad the oil blockade will become.

Fortune

As Trump rebrands fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction — Experts dismiss the move as an impractical “political exercise”

Maybe Trump is trying to make up for his Rob Reiner comments.

We Got This Covered

The oil blockade threat creates anxiety in Venezuela but people stick to their daily lives

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

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Stephen Miller Echoes Trump on Venezuela, Calls Country's Oil Nationalization 'Largest Recorded Theft of American Wealth'

Stephen Miller, president Trump's White House Deputy Chief of Staff, endorsed the president's claims that Venezuela's oil nationalization constituted a massive theft from the United States.

Latin Times

Sheinbaum urges UN to ‘prevent bloodshed’ after Trump orders Venezuela blockade

Mexican leader warns of conflict as US president targets sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

The Guardian - US

First Thing: Trump orders blockade of oil tankers under sanctions from entering and leaving Venezuela

Move comes amid escalating campaign against Maduro as Venezuelan government condemns ‘grotesque threat’. Plus, how to plan a polyamorous wedding

The Guardian - UK

Maduro Calls Trump's Oil Tanker Crackdown 'Interventionist and Colonialist', Says 'Venezuela Will Never Again Be a Colony'

Maduro also said that Washington's "true intention" has always been to appropriate Venezuela's natural resources through "gigantic campaigns of lies and manipulation"

Latin Times

From ‘odd’ Musk to ‘painful’ tariffs: key takeaways from interviews with Trump’s chief of staff

Susie Wiles has spoken to Vanity Fair magazine in a series of 11 interviews that she has since dismissed as a ‘hit piece’

The Guardian - AU

Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela

Trump's escalation comes after U.S. forces last week seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast, an unusual move that followed a buildup of military forces in the region.

Euronews

Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

Move comes amid escalating campaign against Maduro as Venezuelan government condemns ‘grotesque threat’

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Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group

The escalation exerts unprecedented pressure on the Maduro regime, threatening to bankrupt Venezuela's already struggling economy.

The Independent UK

Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro

President Donald Trump says he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro

The Guardian - US

Pentagon won’t release full video of Caribbean strike that killed two people, Hegseth says

Legal experts have raised concerns US forces may have committed a war crime by killing survivors of initial strike

Axios

6 jarring quotes from Trump's chief of staff in Vanity Fair

She said Trump, who doesn't drink, has an "alcoholic's personality."

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Latin Times

Leaked Documents Reveal Venezuela Funneled Oil Revenues Into Iran's Nuclear Program: Report

Leaked documents reviewed by Spain's ABC describe a long-running financial and logistical partnership in which Venezuela allegedly redirected billions of dollars in oil revenues and state funds to Iran, helping sustain Tehran's nuclear program

The Guardian - US

At least three authors withdraw from Hay festival in protest at Machado invite

Writers cited Machado’s support for Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

Roll Call

After briefings, lawmakers say boat strike endgame remains hazy - Roll Call

Closed-door briefings Tuesday on the military campaign against alleged drug-smuggling boats provided lawmakers with little clarity.

Roll Call

Trump has not endorsed Venezuela regime change as Wiles stresses ‘blowing boats up’ - Roll Call

President Trump has not clearly called for regime change in Venezuela as Chief of Staff Susie Wiles says he's in an anti-war mood this term.

The Guardian - US

How a Brazilian meat tycoon accused of bribery and deforestation became a key player in regional diplomacy

Joesley Batista is credited as a major force behind the reconciliation between Trump and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Euronews

Trump designates fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction

President Trump designated fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction as eight people were killed in the new US strike on alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Pacific Ocean, bringing the total death toll to at least 95 since September.

The Guardian - UK

Venezuela accuses Trinidad and Tobago of taking part in US seizure of oil tanker

Maduro regime accuses Caribbean nation of participating in ‘theft of Venezuelan oil’ as tensions mount in region

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