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CIA in Venezuela: What to know about Trump administration-approved covert action
The Donald Trump administration has secretly authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to conduct covert action in Venezuela, The New York Times reported, citing US officials. This marks a stepping up of action against Venezuela's president...

DHS Calls Out Media 'Smears' After Illegal Aliens Allegedly Ram Border Patrol Car
The Department of Homeland Security blasted “disgusting smears” Wednesday and said two illegal aliens rammed a Border Patrol SUV before a tense street clash on Chicago’s Southeast Side on Tuesday. Federal officials said agents used a PIT maneuver...

US Strike On Suspected Drug Boat Near Venezuela Kills Six, Says Trump
Home Team SNG US Strike On Suspected Drug Boat Near Venezuela Kills Six, Says Trump In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the strike had been carried out against a designated terrorist organisation, but he did not provide any details on which...

Community, Pritzker say feds could have violated order against use of tear gas in East Side clash
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Community leaders and politicians are calling out United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement after chaotic scenes unfolded on the city's Far South Side Tuesday, leading to the deployment of chemical agents and arrests....

IUCN agrees first global policy on synthetic biology
The policy was adopted by IUCN’s highest decision-making body, its Members’ Assembly, comprising the Union's Governmental, Non-Governmental, and Indigenous Peoples' Organisations, at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi. The policy...

Concern grows in Congress over strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats, sources say
Members of Congress are growing concerned over a lack of information from the Trump administration about the intelligence and strategy underlying its strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean, six sources told NBC News. Republicans...

Canada holds 13th-ranked Colombia to a scoreless draw in men's soccer friendly
Canada gave as good as it got for most of the game Tuesday before fending off a late charge to hold 13th-ranked Colombia to a scoreless draw in a soccer friendly in Harrison, N.J. The 26th-ranked Canadian men proved to be a handful for the South...

Dear Editor: The 2026 Budget ignores the elephant in the room: the US-Venezuela conflict!
“[…] While the government has made much of fiscal consolidation and social spending, it has left precious little fiscal or strategic room to manoeuvre should Trinidad and Tobago find itself caught in the crossfire of a conflict between Venezuela...

Will Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Stick With Trump?
In a public statement made shortly after winning the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, Venezuelan democratic activist María Corina Machado pledged that she would dedicate the award to U.S. President Donald Trump. It wasn’t just an effort to salve the U.S....

Amid political disputes, Venezuelans prepare for canonization of their first saints
(OSV News) – As Venezuelans await the upcoming canonization of the South American country's first saints – Blessed José Gregório Hernández and Blessed María Carmen Elena Rendiles Martínez – both the church and the government prepare for the...
VENEZUELA CONDEMNS U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE AS LOCALS SHOW SOLIDARITY
The SLFA Under-12 Boys District League came to a thrilling conclusion this past Saturday at the Technical Centre in Grande Riviere, Dennery, with Mabouya Valley claiming the championship after an unbeaten season. Welcome to DBS Television – The...

The U.S. Struck A Ship Off The Coast Of Venezuela
5 The ship was carrying drugs. The US has struck a ship linked to a terrorist organization involved in drug trafficking near the coast of Venezuela, US leader Donald Trump wrote in his Truth Social. The corresponding order was given by Pentagon...

Trump says 6 dead after fresh U.S. strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela
The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. Those who died in the strike were aboard the vessel, and no U.S. forces were...
U.S. Strike Kills Six Alleged Drug Smugglers Off Venezuela Amid Legal Tensions in Senate
October 15, 2025 - WASHINGTON - President Donald J Trump announced Tuesday that U.S. military forces conducted a lethal strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel off the coast of Venezuela, killing six individuals identified by the...

Cuba and Venezuela strengthen support for Mexico in the face of floods
Cuba sends health professionals and Venezuela offers its Simón Bolívar Humanitarian Task Force to support Mexico, where the rains left 64 dead, 65 missing and more than 100,000 homes affected Cuban doctors and Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar...

Peace Council formed with Venezuelan media
The president of the National Assembly considered the defense of truth and peace essential. Jorge Rodríguez presided over a session of the Council for the Sovereignty and Peace of Venezuela with the Media. Photo courtesy of Jorge Rodríguez October...

President Maduro announced the opening of grandparents’ homes throughout Venezuela
La Viñeta is the official residence of grandparents!” remarked the Presidente Maduro President Nicolás Maduro inaugurates grandparents’ homes in Venezuela. photo Presa Latina October 14, 2025 Hour: 10:56 pm The President of Venezuela, Nicolás...

Members of Congress growing concerned over lack of information from WH about Venezuela strikes
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘It’s a reporter’s job to keep the Pentagon honest’: Joe on pushback against new media policy 12:56 'Happens on all sides of the aisle': New book looks at D.C....

China Condemns U.S. Strike Near Venezuela and Warns Against Foreign Interference
Chinese diplomat Lin Jian. X/ @Pacific_Dialog October 15, 2025 Hour: 9:08 am On Wednesday, China condemned external interference in Venezuela’s internal affairs and the use of force in international relations, after U.S. President Donald Trump...

‘It’s a reporter’s job to keep the Pentagon honest’: Joe on pushback against new media policy
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing ‘It’s a reporter’s job to keep the Pentagon honest’: Joe on pushback against new media policy 12:56 UP NEXT 'Happens on all sides of the aisle': New...