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Trump Says US Hit Docking Area For Alleged Venezuela Drug Boats
Donald Trump said Monday the United States had hit and destroyed a docking area for alleged Venezuela drug-running boats -- in what could amount to the first land strike of the military campaign to counter narcotics trafficking from Latin America.
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"Irresponsible": China Slams US For Report That "Sows Discord" With India
China on Thursday denounced a Pentagon report, which accused Beijing of leveraging reduced border tensions with India to undermine US-India ties while deepening defence ties with Pakistan as an attempt to sow discord with false narratives.
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China Lists Arunachal As "Core Interest", Rules Out Compromise: US Report
A Pentagon report submitted to the US Congress has flagged China's claim over Arunachal Pradesh as part of its stated "core interests". The document states that China is not open to negotiation or compromise on these interests.
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Trump Says Would Be "Smart" For Venezuela's Maduro To Step Down
US President Donald Trump said Monday it would be "smart" for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down, as US naval forces pressed a blockade on the South American country's oil wealth.
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US Says Venezuela's Maduro Needs To Be "Gone" From Power
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro needs to be "gone" from power, in one of the clearest indications yet that Washington is seeking a change of leadership in Caracas.
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Opinion | Is India Becoming 'Collateral Damage' In US' Tariff Wars?
As US-China economic tensions persist and intensify across select geographies, middle powers are increasingly adjusting trade policies to avoid direct confrontation with Washington.
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Trump Refuses To Rule Out War With Venezuela
President Donald Trump left the possibility of war with Venezuela on the table in an interview published Friday, after escalating the US pressure campaign on Caracas with an oil blockade.
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Amid Growing Tensions With Venezuela, US Military To Use Trinidad Airports
The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago said Monday it had authorized US military aircraft to use its airports, amid growing fears Washington may be preparing an attack on nearby Venezuela.
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US Flew Bombers, Fighter Jets, Drones Along Venezuela Coast Amid Tensions
Fighter jets, bombers and surveillance drones: the United States military has flown a variety of aircraft along Venezuela's coast in recent weeks, an AFP analysis shows, amid growing fears of conflict between the countries.
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US, Japan Hold Joint Flight Drills Amid Rising Tensions With China
US strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan's airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate.
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US Sanctions Nicolas Maduro's Family, 6 Ships Carrying Venezuela Oil
The US imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, among others, on Thursday as President Donald Trump looks to inflict further pressure on the South American nation.
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US Bringing Seized Tanker To Port As Venezuela War Fears Build
An oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast will be brought to a port in the United States, the White House said Thursday, as fears mount of open conflict between the two countries.
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Sanctions To Military Action, How US-Venezuela Relations Have Worsen
The seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast this week comes after long-standing tensions between Washington and Caracas, starting with US sanctions in 2006 and most recently strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats.
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Putin Spoke To Venezuela's Maduro, Reaffirmed Support Amid US Tensions: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reaffirmed his support to Venezuela in a phone call with long-time ally President Nicolas Maduro after the United States seized an oil tanker off the country's coast, the Kremlin said.
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Watch: US Troops' Airborne Raid To Seize Oil Tanker Off Venezuela Coast
The United States has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, which Caracas deemed a 'blatant theft' amid escalating tensions between the countries.
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Trump Says US Hit Docking Area For Alleged Venezuela Drug Boats
Donald Trump said Monday the United States had hit and destroyed a docking area for alleged Venezuela drug-running boats -- in what could amount to the first land strike of the military campaign to counter narcotics trafficking from Latin America.
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"Irresponsible": China Slams US For Report That "Sows Discord" With India
China on Thursday denounced a Pentagon report, which accused Beijing of leveraging reduced border tensions with India to undermine US-India ties while deepening defence ties with Pakistan as an attempt to sow discord with false narratives.
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China Lists Arunachal As "Core Interest", Rules Out Compromise: US Report
A Pentagon report submitted to the US Congress has flagged China's claim over Arunachal Pradesh as part of its stated "core interests". The document states that China is not open to negotiation or compromise on these interests.
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Trump Says Would Be "Smart" For Venezuela's Maduro To Step Down
US President Donald Trump said Monday it would be "smart" for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down, as US naval forces pressed a blockade on the South American country's oil wealth.
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US Says Venezuela's Maduro Needs To Be "Gone" From Power
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro needs to be "gone" from power, in one of the clearest indications yet that Washington is seeking a change of leadership in Caracas.
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Opinion | Is India Becoming 'Collateral Damage' In US' Tariff Wars?
As US-China economic tensions persist and intensify across select geographies, middle powers are increasingly adjusting trade policies to avoid direct confrontation with Washington.
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Trump Refuses To Rule Out War With Venezuela
President Donald Trump left the possibility of war with Venezuela on the table in an interview published Friday, after escalating the US pressure campaign on Caracas with an oil blockade.
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Amid Growing Tensions With Venezuela, US Military To Use Trinidad Airports
The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago said Monday it had authorized US military aircraft to use its airports, amid growing fears Washington may be preparing an attack on nearby Venezuela.
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US Flew Bombers, Fighter Jets, Drones Along Venezuela Coast Amid Tensions
Fighter jets, bombers and surveillance drones: the United States military has flown a variety of aircraft along Venezuela's coast in recent weeks, an AFP analysis shows, amid growing fears of conflict between the countries.
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US, Japan Hold Joint Flight Drills Amid Rising Tensions With China
US strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan's airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate.
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US Sanctions Nicolas Maduro's Family, 6 Ships Carrying Venezuela Oil
The US imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, among others, on Thursday as President Donald Trump looks to inflict further pressure on the South American nation.
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US Bringing Seized Tanker To Port As Venezuela War Fears Build
An oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast will be brought to a port in the United States, the White House said Thursday, as fears mount of open conflict between the two countries.
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Sanctions To Military Action, How US-Venezuela Relations Have Worsen
The seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast this week comes after long-standing tensions between Washington and Caracas, starting with US sanctions in 2006 and most recently strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats.
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Putin Spoke To Venezuela's Maduro, Reaffirmed Support Amid US Tensions: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reaffirmed his support to Venezuela in a phone call with long-time ally President Nicolas Maduro after the United States seized an oil tanker off the country's coast, the Kremlin said.
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Watch: US Troops' Airborne Raid To Seize Oil Tanker Off Venezuela Coast
The United States has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, which Caracas deemed a 'blatant theft' amid escalating tensions between the countries.
