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Trump admits he authorized CIA operations in Venezuela, looking at land attacks in war with cartels
President Donald Trump on Wednesday admitted that he had authorized covert spy operations in Venezuela and said he was looking at possible land attacks on the South American country amid his war with drug cartels. Trump was asked about reports...

Trump refuses to answer if he’s authorized the CIA to ‘take out’ Venezuelan leader
President Donald Trump refused to answer whether he has authorized the CIA to ‘take out’ Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, calling the question “ridiculous.” The president acknowledged during a press conference Wednesday (15 October) that he has...
Trump says he has authorized CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has authorized the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, a move that was decried by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro....

Trump confirms US operations in Venezuela and possible land strikes
1 On Wednesday, October 15th, US President Donald Trump confirmed that his administration has secretly authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela. “We’re not going to let our country be ruined because other countries want to drop...

Trump vows to stop Venezuelan drug traffickers by land, approves CIA operations
President Donald Trump suggested the United States’s recent strikes on drug traffickers in Venezuelan waters will now also be coordinated within its borders.The Department of War had been striking alleged drug trafficking boats within Venezuela’s...

Trump Authorizes Covert CIA Action in Venezuela
“The Trump administration has secretly authorized the CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader,” the New York Times reports. “For weeks, the U.S. military has been...

Trump authorises CIA covert operations in Venezuela
US President Donald Trump confirmed authorising CIA covert operations in Venezuela and is weighing land strikes, following US military attacks on drug-smuggling boats. Lawmakers and human rights groups have raised concerns over legality,...

Tampa Bay Venezuelan community celebrates María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize, established in 1901 according to the legacy of Alfred Nobel, has honored individuals and movements that defend peace, human rights, and the effort to resolve conflicts without violence. In more than a hundred years of...

Cuba denounces U.S. threats and supports Venezuela
5 Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez has denounced the danger of military aggression against Venezuela by the United States government and reiterated Cuba’s unwavering and total support for that South American nation. On his account on the...

U.S. Strikes Another Boat Off Coast of Venezuela, Killing 6 People
President Trump announced in a post on Truth Social that the U.S. has attacked another boat allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela, killing six people. It’s the fifth deadly strike on boats in the Caribbean since September. It comes weeks after...

"They know best": Jason Kidd mocks Mavs Twitter discourse over Anthony Davis not playing center
The Dallas Mavericks will be one of the teams to watch next season. Even without Kyrie Irving, they should still be a competitive force in the NBA. Anthony Davis will be the most crucial piece on both ends of the floor. And with Cooper Flagg by...

Fallout over racist group chat reportedly involving leaders of Young Republicans groups
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Trump authorises CIA operations in Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro
The campaign is the most recent example of Trump's efforts to use US military power in new, and often legally contentious, ways, from deploying active-duty US troops in Los Angeles to carrying out counterterrorism strikes against drug trafficking...

Trump says he authorized CIA action inside Venezuela
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Children from Troubled African Countries Pray the Rosary “for the first time” in Global Campaign
Nigeria’s Diocese of Jalingo also wrote to ACN, explaining, “On this feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary, the children of our diocese have also joined in the prayer campaign of One Million Children Praying the Rosary. This was done in parishes,...

Venezuela closes its embassies in Oslo, Canberra
The Venezuelan government on Monday said that it would close its embassies in Norway and Australia, and open new ones in Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe in a restructuring of its foreign service, after weeks of growing tensions with the US. The closures...

U.S. authorizes covert CIA operations in Venezuela as Trump raises pressure on Maduro
Open this photo in gallery:Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Sept. 15. Trump has repeatedly accused Venezuela of being a fentanyl-trafficking hub, despite U.S. records showing Mexico is the main source of the drug.FEDERICO...

Venezuelan Embassy in Australia Seems to Have Regularly Met With Local Communist Party
Members of the National Bolivarian Militia hold flags following Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's call for a nationwide recruitment drive in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Aug. 30, 2025. Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters One of the last meetings...
Media Refuse to Sign Up as Propagandists for Tump's Pentagon
WASHINGTON DC (October 15, 2025) — Nearly all media organizations refused to sign a censorship policy at the Pentagon that imposes greater control over credentialed reporters and the information that they publish. The policy, championed by...

Trump confirms CIA is conducting covert operations inside Venezuela
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...