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Venezuela targets US tanker seizure supporters with new 'anti-piracy' law

Venezuela's National Assembly approved a law imposing up to 20 years in prison for supporting tanker seizures or blockades. The move follows the US seizure of two Venezuelan oil tankers this month.

Euronews

Venezuela rushes to criminalize tanker seizures after Trump targets ‘shadow fleet’

Venezuela's political opposition, including Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado, has expressed support for Trump's Venezuela policy, including the seizure of tankers

The Independent UK

Trump Accuses Maduro's Deadly Pipeline: Venezuela 'Shipping Fentanyl to US' as War Drums Beat Loud

Trump accuses Maduro of fentanyl trafficking as experts warn the drug war claim may mask a far bigger geopolitical gamble.

International Business Times UK

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Another Republican Senator Expresses Reservations About Forcing Regime Change In Venezuela: 'Seems To Backfire a Lot'

Another Republican senator expressed reservations against escalating the military campaign against Venezuela further, saying that forcing authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro from power could catalyze unforeseen consequences.

Latin Times

Trump Administration Seeks To Stop Asylum Process By Deporting People To Third-Party Countries

The Trump administration is attempting to use deportation to third-party countries as a way to resolve asylum cases of immigrants who say they face persecution in their home countries.

Latin Times

Nicolás Maduro Says Ongoing U.S. Blockade Will Serve as a 'Test' for Venezuela to Break Free From Oil Dependence

As U.S. officials target Venezuelan oil tankers allegedly linked to a so-called dark fleet used to evade sanctions, Maduro said Washington's actions are a "test" for Venezuela to break free from oil dependence and emerge as a stronger economy.

Latin Times

Russia Denies Evacuating Embassy Staff From Venezuela Amid U.S. Military Buildup, Warns Against Falling for 'Western Provocations'

Russia denied reports on Tuesday that it has begun evacuating staff from its embassy in Venezuela.

Latin Times

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

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro warns Trump administration may ‘destabilise the entire region’ amid rising tensions

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Number of people in ICE detention hits record high

Administration has arrested 328,000 and deported 327,000 people. Plus, Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank celebrates Christmas again

The Guardian - UK

Trump announces new battleship, part of class named after himself

Surrounded by top US national security officials, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Trump also warned Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro against playing "tough".

Euronews

US shares fiery footage of another deadly strike on alleged narco-terrorist boat

At least 105 people have been killed in 29 known strikes since early September

The Independent UK

Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro

Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had seized

The Guardian - AU

Trump on seized Venezuelan oil: "We're gonna keep it"

Trump's policy furthers accusations that his pressure campaign on Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro amounts to oil-grabbing piracy.

Axios

Analysts Say U.S. Seizures Of Tankers Could Force Maduro to Make 'Big Concessions', Laud it as 'A Really Smart Move'

Analysts say the Trump administration's decision to seize oil tankers carrying Venezuelan crude could place meaningful pressure on Nicolás Maduro by targeting the regime's main source of revenue.

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Latin Times

Venezuela Says Iran Offered Cooperation 'In All Areas' After U.S. Seizures Of Oil Tankers

Venezuela said Iran has offered broad cooperation following the latest U.S. seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuelan crude as tensions escalate over Washington's enforcement of sanctions and maritime interdictions in the Caribbean.

Latin Times

China Condemns U.S. Seizures Of Tankers Near Venezuela: 'Serious Violation Of International Law'

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned the seizure of a tanker off the Venezuelan coast that was headed to the Asian country as Washington further escalates pressure on the Maduro regime.

The Guardian - UK

Reward countries that toe the line, punish those that don’t: that’s how Trump is exerting control in Latin America

His interference in the region has been aided by the collapse of the leftist forces that once pushed back against US imperialism, says Jordana Timerman, a journalist based in Buenos Aires

Euronews

US pursuing third oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela

A US official said the vessel was 'a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion.' The operation marks the second of its kind this weekend, and the third in less than two weeks.

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Axios

U.S. pursuing third oil tanker as Venezuela hostilities intensify

This is the latest sign Trump wants to squeeze the Venezuela's economy.

The Guardian - US

US Coast Guard pursuing another oil tanker off coast of Venezuela

Official indicates vessel is subject to sanctions after Trump’s ‘blockade’ on sanctioned tankers in and out of Venezuela

The Guardian - US

US intercepts second merchant vessel off coast of Venezuela in international waters

Vessel does not appear to be on list of US-sanctioned vessels, which would represent escalation in blockade

Axios

U.S. boards un-sanctioned tanker with Venezuelan oil to tighten blockade

The move makes clear the Trump administration considers almost all oil tankers with Venezuelan crude subject to possible seizure.

Latin Times

Russian Oil Firm Exits Venezuela as U.S. Tanker Blockade Tightens Pressure on Maduro

The company's legal representative, Andrey Shavkun, said the decision was beyond the control of either party and stemmed from conditions that make continued operations unviable

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Trump administration conducts third drug-boat strike this week as death toll hits 104

So much for being the "peace president."

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Department of Justice releases heavily redacted cache of Epstein files

Long-awaited tranche of documents is heavily redacted but viewable files include images of Epstein with figures such as Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson – key US politics stories from 19 December 2025

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