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One video is spreading across social media for a reason. Venezuela 🇻🇪 “They Changed My Daughter’s Last Name and Now She’s Gone” “They are stealing the children… they are taking the children who are found alone.” A desperate mother says her daughter was rescued after the earthquake, but when she went to claim her, she …
🇻🇪 Explosion and massive fire at a Venezuelan gas processing facility It's believed to have been caused by a pipeline rupturing during a routine gas depressurizing operation. The world's energy infrastructure just can't catch a break pic.twitter.com/KwAIcqKRoE — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 15, 2026
Trump allegedly stashing federal funds in a bank in Qatar to spend without congressional approval byu/No-Contribution1070 inWallStreetbetsELITE Multiple fact‑checking outlets reviewed the claim and found: The money is not Trump’s The money is not in a private Trump-controlled account The funds are held under U.S. government oversight The purpose is to manage Venezuelan oil revenue …
Acting Venezuela President Delcy Rodríguez: "Venezuela has the right to relations with China, Russia, Cuba, Iran and all the peoples of the world, and with the United States as well." pic.twitter.com/pBmC6qswyw — COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) January 15, 2026 Factcheck: The quote from Delcy Rodríguez matches her speech in Venezuela’s National Assembly on Jan 15, 2026, …
María Corina Machado speaks on stage after meeting with President Trump. WATCH LIVE: Venezuela’s María Corina Machado speaks after Trump meeting https://t.co/BCfFPyzqJs — Fox News (@FoxNews) January 16, 2026 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has gifted her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump. Ms Machado’s gesture, made during a visit to …
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to sideline Exxon Mobil from Venezuela’s energy market, saying he didn’t like their response to his calls for oil companies to quickly reenter the South American country. “I didn’t like Exxon’s response. You know we have so many that want it. I’d probably be inclined to keep Exxon out,” Trump …
President Donald Trump said Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil, which will be sold at market prices. But those 50 million barrels are only the first tranche and shipments will continue indefinitely, sources close to the White House told CNBC. U.S. sanctions will be selectively rolled back as …
Cuba’s economy, already in a deep crisis, will likely spiral ever AVANA — The ripple effects from the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday could make their way quickly here, devastating this island that has been in a years long economic crisis. Following the dramatic operation that ousted Maduro in the dead of …
Wall Street Investors Who Stuck With Venezuela Are Poised for a Payday Many holding distressed Venezuelan assets hope that Maduro’s ouster signals a windfall after a long time out in the cold The ouster of Nicolás Maduro is rewarding investors who spent years betting on a Venezuela comeback. Investment firms including Fidelity and T. Rowe …
16 seconds in that’s an organizer trying to pull her away for the 3rd time. I’ll be releasing a full video of the protest where you can see how the organizer harass journalists like myself and counter protesters like Victoria. — David Khait (@David_Khait) January 4, 2026 Just a reminder that Obama never sought Congressional …
China’s factories run on Venezuelan barrels and suddenly the U.S. decides who gets what. The world’s top manufacturing engine is grinding gears because someone thought oil was a political toy. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. special forces in Caracas early on January 3 following airstrikes and explosions around the capital, according to …
The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela. Let the Venezuelan people determine their future. We don't want other countries to choose our leaders–so we have to stop trying to choose theirs. — Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) January 24, 2019 Tulsi Gabbard has suddenly gone quiet about Venezuela. I wonder why… pic.twitter.com/4VbLVZ6axS — Caroline …
BREAKING: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was just brought in for his perp walk at the DEA’s NYC office. This was an illegal kidnapping. Why didn’t Trump pass this through Congress? Republicans control Congress. Maduro deserves whatever he gets but that doesn’t make this… pic.twitter.com/oziUcmH4lo — Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) January 4, 2026 Make no mistake. Venezuela …
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Saturday confirmed that the United States Coast Guard“apprehended” an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast. “In a pre-dawn action early this morning on Dec. 20, the US Coast Guard with the support of the Department of War apprehended an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela. The United …
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, on 17 December, filed a criminal complaint against the Nobel panel over the ‘instrument of war’ peace prize to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado. In a statement on 17 December, WikiLeaks said Julian Assange filed a criminal complaint in Sweden, “accusing 30 individuals associated with the Nobel Foundation, including its …
United States Southern Command on Monday announced that Joint Task Force Southern Spear took out three narcotrafficking vessels in the Eastern Pacific. A total of eight “narco-terrorists” were killed in the strikes. “Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking,” US SOUTHCOM said. …
MADURO BRANDISHES SWORD, VOWS TO DEFY ANY U.S. MOVE TO OUST HIM Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro raised a sword before thousands in Caracas, pledging to resist what he called U.S. “imperialist aggression.” Wearing fatigues, Maduro warned that “failure is not an option” as tensions rise with Trump’s administration. Washington has carried out lethal strikes on …
BREAKING: The United States has issued a new NOTAM covering the entirety of the Venezuelan Flight Information Region (FIR). The advisory cites a potentially hazardous security environment due to a deteriorating situation and increased military activity in and around Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/78OQU5Jif2 — Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) November 21, 2025
Armed members of a Venezuelan civilian militia marched on the streets of Caracas on Tuesday in an event that was organised by the country’s government. (AP video by Juan Arraez)
This is how regional skirmishes turn into global crises. One wrong move by Caracas and Washington won’t just respond, it will escalate. NOW – Trump instructs General Caine to shoot down Venezuelan jets if they approach U.S. naval ships dangerously. pic.twitter.com/g0gDfVHkB2 — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 5, 2025
Two Venezuelan fighter jets closed in on the USS Jason Dunham within 1,000 yards in international waters, a maneuver the Pentagon called highly provocative. That label masks the intent: a calculated message wrapped in speed and steel meant to elicit a response. The flyover was not a mistake; it was a signal of capability and …
Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. TDA is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, operating under the control of Nicolas Maduro, responsible for mass murder, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and acts of violence and terror across …
The headlines shout about a Venezuelan asylum seeker aiming to press criminal charges against President Trump. CNN reports the story but leaves out the bigger picture behind this move. This is no isolated legal action. It fits within a larger, coordinated strategy funded by activist groups and Democratic donors aiming to undermine Trump’s immigration policies. …
Afederal judge in Maryland has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to facilitate the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, who was appointed by Trump, issued an order on Wednesday stating that the man’s removal violated a previous court settlement. Why It Matters The …
🚨#BREAKING: The Supreme Court overruled a federal judge’s block on President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to remove noncitizens identified by the government as members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April 7, 2025 🚨 #BREAKING: Chief Justice John …
A federal court on Sunday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, detention camp as part of the president’s efforts to remove illegal immigrants from the U.S. Lawyers for the trio said in a legal filing that the detainees …
DENVER (KDVR) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeted over 100 members of the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, for arrest and detention as part of a multi-location immigration enforcement operation in Aurora and Denver Wednesday morning. This operation is being coordinated by ICE and has been termed “Return to Sender” by the U.S. Drug …
The violent Venezuelan super gang Tren de Aragua has expanded to take foothold in 16 states across the US, Homeland Security officials have warned. Tren de Aragua (TdA) territory now covers half of America’s population, posing challenges for law enforcement agencies across the US who are trying to combat the mob’s wave of crime. The …
A dangerous Venezuelan gang has taken over at least four apartment complexes in San Antonio, Texas, as it expands its reach in yet another America city, DailyMail can reveal. Dubbed the ‘epitome of evil’, Tren de Aragua (TdA) is known to run drug smuggling, child prostitution and human trafficking rings in South America, with its members crossing …
Imagine 4 more years of this getting worse https://t.co/DaNTOYX2a4 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 17, 2024 A dangerous Venezuelan gang has taken over at least four apartment complexes in San Antonio, Texas, as it expands its reach in yet another America city, DailyMail.com can reveal. Dubbed the ‘epitome of evil’, Tren de Aragua (TdA) is …