Trump orders a third boat blown up which he claims killed three ‘narcoterrorists’ on alleged drug vessel Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Trump administration to end the strikes The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2025
US Agencies Face Backlash for Linking Emojis to Venezuelan Gang Tren de Aragua Law enforcement agencies in the United States are facing sharp criticism after records revealed they circulated reports suggesting that everyday emojis could indicate links to Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan criminal group. The theory, repeated in official briefings and training documents, has been described by experts as unfounded, dangerous, and… Latin Times · Sep 19, 2025
US military strike off the coast of Venezuela disrupts life in impoverished fishing communities A U.S. military strike on a boat off Venezuela's northeastern Caribbean coast has disrupted a flow of money that helps impoverished communities The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation Claims are ‘an unsophisticated, uneducated approach that demonstrates a lack of knowledge’, says one professor The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2025
US strikes on Venezuelan ‘drug boats’ have killed 14 people. What is Trump trying to do? In the past few weeks, the United States military has been involved in multiple fatal strikes on boats in international waters off the coast of Venezuela. The Conversation · Sep 18, 2025
‘I wouldn’t go fishing right now’: JD Vance sparks backlash after joking about controversial US strikes on Venezuelan boats ‘This regime gets giddy about violence. It's sick,’ one social media user wrote The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025
Venezuela Issues Warning to Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago Over Possible Retaliation With tensions running high between Venezuela and the United States, officials from Nicolás Maduro's regime issued a warning to neighboring countries, saying that attacks launched from the territories of Guyana or Trinidad and Tobago would provoke retaliation. Latin Times · Sep 16, 2025
Trump says US strikes second Venezuelan boat: All to know US carries out attacks as tensions mount between the Trump and Maduro administrations. Al Jazeera · Sep 16, 2025
US military strikes another Venezuelan boat in drug operation, Trump confirms Monday's strike was the second by the US military on a vessel from Venezuela in two weeks, which the Trump administration called a drug-carrying speedboat. At least 11 people were killed in the first strike. Euronews · Sep 16, 2025
Trump accuses Venezuela of ‘sending us gangs, drugs and dealers’ - but dodges question on further US strikes ‘We’ll see what happens’, Trump says, amid reports of increasing U.S. efforts to force President Nicolás Maduro from power The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025
Trump Escalates Attacks on Venezuela, Calls Tren de Aragua 'Worse Than MS-13' Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday sharpened his rhetoric against Venezuela, accusing Nicolás Maduro's government of sending drugs and violent criminals into the United States and branding the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as "probably the worst gang in the world." Latin Times · Sep 15, 2025
Venezuela condemns US destroyer for hostile occupation of fishing vessel US military action against a Venezuelan boat sparks condemnation and troop deployments. Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2025
‘Did they have a QR code?’: Venezuelan minister wants U.S. to answer how they identified ‘narcoterrorists’ before killing them American forces killed 11 people in the dark at sea. We Got This Covered · Sep 13, 2025
Top Venezuelan Official Confirms Veracity of U.S. Boat Strike Days After Suggesting it was Fake News Cabello also stated on Thursday that those killed in the September 2 operation were not drug traffickers or members of the Tren de Aragua criminal group, as the U.S. government has alleged Latin Times · Sep 12, 2025
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025 Vessel struck by US military off Venezuela was heading back to shore, AP sources say The U.S. military strike on what the Trump administration says was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela came after the vessel had turned around and was headed back to shore
The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025 Venezuelan president deploying military and militias to 284 ‘battlefront’ locations as tensions with US rise Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raised the stakes and said the country was ‘ready for an armed fight’
Reason · Sep 11, 2025 Trump Calls His Drone Strike on an Alleged Drug Boat 'Self-Defense.' It Looks More Like Murder. Equating drug trafficking with armed aggression, the president asserts the authority to kill anyone he perceives as a threat to "our most vital national interests."
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025 Trump paid El Salvador $5M to jail deportees – with conditions on abortion and DEI but not preventing torture Secret memos made public this week show Trump administration’s arrangement with Nayib Bukele to jail Venezuelans
Roll Call · Sep 9, 2025 Republican lawmakers back Trump's Nobel push — with a twist Some Republican lawmakers are giving President Trump cover after hawkish moves that could undermine his desire for a Nobel Peace Prize.
We Got This Covered · Sep 8, 2025 ‘I don’t give’: JD Vance explodes on Venezuelan boat strike that killed 11 JD Vance just said he doesn't care if we commit war crimes... and he meant it literally.
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025 Vice President JD Vance doesn’t ‘give a s***’ if you think lethal Venezuela boat strike was a war crime US military killed 11 people on a boat that Trump claims was operated by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua
International Business Times · Sep 6, 2025 A Venezuelan-US Love Story Crushed By Trump's Migrant Crackdown Andry Hernandez jumped through hoops to claim asylum in the United States, hopeful of beginning a new life with an American man he met on Instagram -- only to be doomed by an innocent pair of wrist tattoos that landed him in a brutal El Salvador prison.
The Guardian - US · Sep 5, 2025 Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War Directive will make Department of War secondary title and is way to get around need for congressional approval
We Got This Covered · Sep 5, 2025 Trump blows up boat killing 11 people in mysterious Caribbean strike – but offers no proof they were actually drug dealers Trump's "trust me bro" evidence for killing 11 people is... concerning.
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025 Pentagon condemns Venezuela after F-16 jets fly over US Navy destroyer: ‘Highly provocative’ Venezuelan military’s show of force comes days after Donald Trump ordered a deadly strike on an alleged Tren de Aragua drug boat