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Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro says members of its civilian militia are preparing to face US military aggression
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‘They’ve emptied their prisons into the US’: Trump defends CIA operations in Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro’s government. The New...
Trump confirms CIA conducting covert operations inside Venezuela
US President Donald Trump has confirmed he has authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela, adding he is weighing carrying out land operations on the country. The acknowledgement comes after the US military carried out a...

Trump Confirms CIA's Covert Operation In Venezuela; A Regime Change Attempt?
In a rare admission, United States President Donald Trump has confirmed a covert operation by the CIA in Venezuela. This comes days after the Nobel Peace Prize went to Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado. Notably, Machado called...

Trump says he authorized CIA action inside Venezuela
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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 Admin Reportedly OKs CIA Action in Venezuela Amid Growing Alarm Over Bombed Boats
As outrage over US President Donald Trump's deadly boat bombings mounts, The New York Times reported Wednesday that his administration secretly authorized the Central Intelligence Agency "to carry out lethal operations in Venezuela and conduct a...
Trump won’t rule out U.S. strikes on Venezuelan soil, confirms CIA operations
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said of U.S. strikes against boats off Venezuela, “We are certainly looking at land now.” The president also said he’d authorized the CIA to operate in Venezuela following reports from The New York...

Trump confirms CIA conducting covert operations inside Venezuela, targeting drug cartels
US President Donald Trump confirmed a report on Wednesday that CIA is carrying out covert operations inside Venezuela and said that he was considering carrying out land operations in the country, including strikes targeting drug cartels in...
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 sends CIA into Venezuela after strikes on 'drug boats'
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has accused the US of a coup attempt after Donald Trump approved CIA operations in the country to tackle alleged drug trafficking. Mr Trump confirmed his decision, first revealed by The New York Times, as he...
Venezuelan ambassador to Cuba reiterates condemnation of imperial threat
HAVANA, Cuba, October 14 (ACN) “[My country] has become a fixed target for the United States and is at the center of global attention”, Orlando Maneiro Gaspar, Venezuela’s ambassador to Cuba, said during a solidarity meeting attended by members of...

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,...

U.S. B-52 Bombers Flew Near Venezuela Following Fifth Strike On ‘Drug Boat’ (Video)
Illustrative image. (USAF/Staff Sgt. William Rio Rosado) United States bombers flew close to Venezuela on October 15, just a day after United States President Donald Trump announced another strike on a boat alleged to be trafficking drugs off the...

US to invade Venezuela? Trump admits CIA covert operations, hints at land missions
US President Donald Trump has publicly acknowledged authorizing the CIA to carry out covert operations inside Venezuela, adding that he is also considering potential land-based actions in the country. Trump’s confirmation marks a rare public...

Trump authorizes CIA operations in Venezuela
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela. The remarks represented a new escalation in the political conflict between the US and Venezuela, as the US has continued to strike...

At least 14 miners killed in Venezuela floods: Rescue workers
CARACAS - At least 14 miners have died in floods caused by heavy rain in eastern Venezuela, rescue workers said Oct 14. Disaster relief agencies and the military said in a joint statement that they were working to recover the bodies of the workers...

world Trump authorises CIA operations in Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday (Oct 15) that he authorised the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in US efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro's...

Trump confirms CIA operations in Venezuela and eyes possible land strikes Any strikes on Venezuelan soil would represent a serious ramping of the administration's already controversial campaign of attacking suspect drug boats at sea. Read More »
President Trump on Wednesday 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 their worst [here],” Trump...

Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize winner calls on Trump to stop Maduro’s ‘war’ on her country
(CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize last week, has called for greater US support to stop what she described as a “war” on her country by President Nicolás Maduro. In an interview...