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NAM Expresses Concern over Threats Against Venezuela in the Caribbean
Leaders from various parts of the world reaffirmed respect and solidarity as the fundamental basis for relations between peoples. XIX Edition of the Summit of Aligned Countries supports solidarity with Venezuela. Photo MNOAL October 15, 2025 Hour:...

Trump confirms CIA covert operations in Venezuela as he weighs land operations
US President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela and said he was weighing carrying out land operations on the country. The acknowledgement of covert action in Venezuela by...
Trump Authorizes CIA to Conduct Covert Ops in Venezuela
President Donald Trump secretly authorized the CIA to conduct convert action in Venezuela, U.S. officials told the New York Times. The move comes as the U.S. military has launched a campaign targeting boats it says are transporting drugs,...
Trump Eyes Venezuela Land After Drug Boat Strikes
President Donald Trump asserted Wednesday that the U.S. is now “looking at land” in Venezuela as part of its efforts to crack down on drug cartels, while also appearing to acknowledge that he authorized the CIA to carry out strikes inside the...

U.S. Bombers Conduct Flyover Off Venezuelan Coast And Draw Up Suggestive Message For The Radar
Three U.S. B-52 bombers conducted a flyover off the Venezuelan coast as the Trump administration escalates pressure against the Maduro regime. One of the planes appeared to draw a penis with its flight path, according to analysts following its...

Trump administration authorized CIA covert action in Venezuela: Report
WASHINGTON The Trump administration secretly gave legal authority to the CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela as part of an effort to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, the New York Times reported Wednesday, citing multiple US officials...

Venezuela mine collapsekills 14 after torrential rains
At least 14 people died in a mine collapse in El Callao, Venezuela, after torrential rains hit the southeast region, authorities said on Monday. A command post was set up to “coordinate operations to recover the 14 deceased,” led by Brigadier...

Colombian President Petro Says U.S. Must Be Taken To The UN Security Council After Latest Strike Against Alleged Drug Boat
Colombian President Gustavo Petro again criticized U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, saying the country "must be taken to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly." "The murder of 27 Latin American people,...

Colombia to Skip Summit of the Americas Over Exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela
Colombian President Gustavo Petro. X/ @CitizenMediaFR October 15, 2025 Hour: 1:51 pm On Wednesday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that he will not attend the 10th Summit of the Americas, scheduled to take place in Punta Cana,...

Trump says he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela as Maduro decries the move as ‘coups d’etat’
Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in his administration’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government. Trump further suggested he was...

Trump secretly authorizes CIA covert operations in Venezuela, New York Times reports
The Trump administration has quietly granted the Central Intelligence Agency new powers to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, a move that significantly escalates Washington’s campaign against the Nicolás Maduro regime, The New York Times...

Trump confirms he authorized CIA action in Venezuela
The Central Intelligence Agency’s operations abroad are usually shrouded in secrecy, but President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had authorized the spy agency to take unspecified action in Venezuela, an extraordinary and unprecedented...

Hard Numbers: Google to build AI data hub in India, Mexican rains kill dozens, Venezuela shuts Norwegian embassy, China puts sanctions on Korean shipbuilder
$15 billion: Google announced Tuesday that it will invest $15 billion to build an AI data hub in southern India, in what the tech firm hopes will be the largest data center outside the United States. There is some uncertainty over the amount to be...

Trump Says He’s ‘Looking’ at Targeting Traffickers Inside Venezuela, After Reports Emerge That He Has Authorized Covert CIA Action
President Trump says American officials are considering drastically escalating military operations in the Caribbean, including potentially carrying out strikes in Venezuela. The U.S. military has carried out strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea,...

Trump okays covert CIA operations inside Venezuela & doesn’t rule out feared US spies assassinating tyrant Maduro
DONALD Trump has given the CIA the go-ahead to carry out covert operations inside Venezuela. The move is a major escalation against Nicolás Maduro’s regime. Sign up for The US Sun newsletter Thank you! Trump told reporters the CIA is not covertly...

Is Nobel-winning innovation theory applicable to Indian economy?
Economist and leading columnist TK Arun, in an interview with The Federal, said this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics underscores how innovation and technological progress remain the most powerful engines of economic growth—and why emerging...

Trump says 6 'narco-terrorists' killed in strike off Venezuela
By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 15:52 EDT, 14 October 2025 | Updated: 15:52 EDT, 14 October 2025 Donald Trump unleashed fire and then death upon a boat carrying drugs off the shores of Venezuela. The President unveiled the...

Requiem for political leaders not yet assassinated
The assassination of political leaders, whether government officials or leaders of social movements, has been used since ancient times to achieve specific political objectives, whether to eliminate the political ideas they symbolize, weaken the...

CIA granted authority to conduct covert operations in Venezuela: report
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Trump administration has given the CIA authority to conduct lethal operations in Venezuela, as well as more operations in the Caribbean, according to a report from The New York Times. Officials said in private conversations...
Trump gives CIA permission for ‘covert’ action in Venezuela as president says military ‘looking at land’ strikes
Donald Trump’s administration has authorized the CIA to covertly operate inside Venezuela, marking a significant escalation of an aggressive U.S. military campaign against Nicolas Maduro’s regime. The authorization reportedly grants the CIA...