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Trump confirms he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela
Donald Trump confirmed reports on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in US efforts to pressure President Nicolás Maduro’s regime. The New York Times first reported the...
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Trump authorizes covert CIA operations in Venezuela, pressuring Maduro
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro's government. The New York Times first...
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Trump won’t rule out land strikes in Venezuela as CIA given authority for lethal action
By Antonio María Delgado and Emily Goodin, Miami Herald President Donald Trump did not rule out land strikes in Venezuela on Wednesday, a move that comes as his administration has quietly granted the Central Intelligence Agency new powers to...
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U.S. Military Conducts Lethal Strike on Drug Trafficking Vessel Near Venezuela
By Emmanuel Ogbonna President Donald Trump confirmed that U.S. forces carried out a lethal strike on October 14 targeting a drug trafficking vessel operating in international waters off the coast of Venezuela. The action, authorized under Trump’s...
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Venezuela Shuts Embassies in Norway, Australia
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro speaks during a press conference after casting his vote during the presidential elections at Escuela Ecológica Bolivariana Simón Rodríguez in Fuerte Tiuna, Caracas, Venezuela, on July 28, 2024. Jesus Vargas/Getty...
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Trump confirms he has authorized CIA covert operations in Venezuela
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President Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to go into Venezuela and conduct covert operations. Asked by CBS News senior White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe why he did so, the president said he had two reasons: First, "they...
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Trump authorizes CIA operations in Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro’s government. The New...
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Trump 'looking at' strikes on land against Venezuelan cartels
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WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump said he is considering U.S. military strikes on land targets to combat the flow of drugs from Venezuelan cartels into the United States after five recent maritime attacks on alleged drug-smuggling boats. "We are...
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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,...
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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...
Trump details decision to authorize CIA to operate in Venezuela
(CNN) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he authorized the CIA to operate inside Venezuela to clamp down on illegal flows of migrants and drugs from the South American nation, but stopped short of saying they would have authority to remove...
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Trump authorises CIA covert action to oust Venezuela's Maduro from power
President Donald Trump confirmed reports on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in US efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro's regime. The New York Times first reported...
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Trump Admin Reportedly Authorizes CIA To Conduct Lethal Covert Operations In Venezuela
The Trump administration has authorized the CIA to conduct lethal covert operations in Venezuela as it intensifies pressure on the Nicolas Maduro regime, according to a new report. The New York Times detailed on Wednesday that the operations would...
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Trump confirms CIA is conducting covert operations inside Venezuela
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Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office at the White House on Oct. 15, 2025. (John McDonnell/AP) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela...
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US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela kills six
[Source: Reuters] A U.S. strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela killed six suspected drug traffickers, President Donald Trump said, the latest such operation in recent weeks as the U.S. builds up military forces in the region. The strike is...
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Trump Announces Fifth Deadly Strike on Vessel Near Venezuela
The US military conducted another strike on a boat alleged to be trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people on board, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday. The latest operation brings the total death toll from these...
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María Corina Machado dice que ganar el Nobel de la Paz “aumenta el costo” para el Gobierno de Venezuela si busca hacerle daño
CNN en Español A cinco días de ganar el Premio Nobel de la Paz por lo que el Comité Noruego describió como su impulso a la democracia en Venezuela, la líder opositora venezolana María Corina Machado dijo este miércoles que, a su juicio, haber...
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Trump secretly authorizes CIA covert operations in Venezuela, New York Times reports
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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...
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Donald Trump gives CIA permission for ‘covert’ action in Venezuela and says military ‘looking at land’ strikes
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The authorisation reportedly grants the CIA permission to take “covert action” against Maduro and his government, either unilaterally or as part of a larger military operation. Trump told reporters at the White House Wednesday that he “authorised”...
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Trump confirms CIA authorization in Venezuela
Audio By Carbonatix By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed reports on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure...
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