CIA playing ‘most important part’ in US strikes in the Caribbean, sources say Exclusive: Sources say the agency is providing real-time intelligence collected by satellites and signal intercepts The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2025
Trump's Venezuela operation expands in the dark 32 people have been killed. We don't know who they are. Axios · Oct 21, 2025
Brazilian President Lula Warns Against U.S. 'Intervention' In Venezuela: 'They Can Cause More Damage Than They Seek To Prevent' Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned against a "foreign intervention" in Latin America, a veiled reference to ramped up pressure by the Trump administration on Venezuela, claiming that his government "prioritizes" keeping the region as a "zone of peace." Latin Times · Oct 20, 2025
Mirosław Chojecki obituary Dissident publisher who smuggled presses, dollars, broadcasting equipment, books and audio cassettes into communist Poland The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025
Former Green Beret Behind Failed Venezuelan Coup Claims CIA Engineered the 'Cartel de los Soles' Decades Ago Jordan Goudreau, a former U.S. Green Beret involved in a failed 2020 armed incursion into Venezuela, has alleged that the CIA created the so-called "Cartel de los Soles" in the 1990s and later used it to justify U.S. policies against successive Venezuelan governments. Latin Times · Oct 20, 2025
A thrilling tale of skulduggery and spies William Boyd once wrote a Bond novel, Solo, but Gabriel Dax, the spy in The Predicament, is, unlike Bond, only reluctantly in the espionage business and really would like to devote himself full time to his other job, as a travel writer. Right now he’s finishing off his book on… Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2025
Is the White House Daring Maduro to 'FAFO'? White House's 'FAFO' Message Escalates Tensions with Venezuela The White House's "FAFO" post confirms Maduro's resource offer and escalates tensions amid military buildup and CIA operations. International Business Times UK · Oct 17, 2025
Cartel crackdown or conflict creation? Trump’s Venezuela strategy raises questions Scholars warn U.S. military actions in Venezuela may stretch the bounds of international law The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
White House Taunts Venezuela's Maduro As Military Pressure Intensifies: 'FAFO' The White House taunted the Venezuelan regime on Friday, posting on social media a clip in which President Donald Trump acknowledged that Caracas offered preferential access to natural resources in exchange for defusing tensions Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025
U.S. Special Forces Have Been Operating in Venezuela 'For Some Time', Former FBI Official Says A former FBI agent has claimed that U.S. special forces have been operating covertly in Venezuela "for some time" Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025
Venezuelan Minister Threatens GOP Rep. Over Pressure From Trump Admin: 'This Is a Dumb One' Top Venezuelan official Diosdado Cabello made a threat to Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez as tensions between their countries continue to escalate Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025
U.S. Ambassador To The UN Claims Pressure Campaign Against Venezuela Is 'Consistent With The Law Of Armed Conflict' U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz claimed on Friday that the Trump administration's pressure campaign against Venezuela in the Caribbean is "consistent with the law of armed conflict and Article 51 of the UN Charter." Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025
Venezuela's Maduro Claims Trump Has Already Ordered The CIA To 'Attack' Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro claimed that Donald Trump has already ordered the CIA to "attack" the South American country as pressure ramps up to oust him from power Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025
Top Venezuelan Official Rejects Report Claiming Regime Offered Ousting Maduro To Trump Admin: 'Psychological Warfare' Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez rejected a report claiming that she and her brother, another top official, twice offered the Trump administration ousting Nicolas Maduro and undergoing a transition Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025
International Business Times · Oct 17, 2025 Venezuela Deploys Troops, Reports Of New US Boat Strike Venezuela deployed thousands of troops near the Colombian border on Thursday in response to the US military buildup in the Caribbean, where US media reported a new strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat.
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 Venezuela floated a plan for Maduro to slowly give up power, but was rejected by US, AP source says Venezuelan government officials floated a plan in which President Nicolás Maduro would eventually leave office, a bid aimed at easing mounting U.S. pressure on the government in Caracas
Latin Times · Oct 16, 2025 Elite Helicopter Unit Involved In Mission To Kill Bin Laden Reportedly Conducts Flights Less Than 100 Miles From Venezuela A Special Operations aviation unit has flown less than a 100 miles from Venezuela during the past days as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the country's regime, according to a new report
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025 The Guardian view on the US and Venezuela: Trump’s ‘war on drugs’ ramps up military threats to Maduro Editorial: Hawks want regime change. Democrats and others are right to warn against illegal and unauthorised use of force
The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2025 US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
Latin Times · Oct 16, 2025 Venezuelan Navy Training Exercise Backfires After Ship Partially Sinks Amid U.S. Deployment Tensions Unofficial reports collected by Infobae suggest the ship ran aground during a coastal maneuver, causing flooding in the forward section and loss of buoyancy
Latin Times · Oct 16, 2025 Maduro Regime Claims Opposition Leader Machado Offered Venezuela's Gas in Exchange for Nobel Peace Prize Venezuela's Interior Minister, Diosdado Cabello, claimed that opposition leader and newly minted Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado got the award through political deals and promises to foreign interests.
Latin Times · Oct 16, 2025 Venezuela's Maduro Approved Two Offers To U.S. To Leave Power And Make a Way For a Transition: Report Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro approved two different offers made to the U.S. through Qatar to leave power and make way for a transition, according to a new report
Latin Times · Oct 16, 2025 Venezuelan Regime Officials Offered Trump Admin To Oust Maduro But Remain In Power: Report Top officials from Venezuela's regime offered the Trump administration to oust Maduro but remain in power as a "more acceptable" alternative, according to a new report.
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The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025 The Diplomat season three review – Keri Russell’s nail-biting political thriller is a ludicrous treat Suspend your disbelief and, wow, this high-stakes drama is good. The performances are excellent, the action is tense and the script is highly erudite