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The U.S. on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) imposed sanctions on four firms operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers, which the U.S. accuses of being part of a shadow fleet serving Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government, as blocked property. The action is part of the Trump administration’s monthslong pressure campaign on…
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A speedboat of the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard patrols as the USS Gravely warship is seen at a distance from Port of Spain on October 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP A U.S. warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday (October 26, 2025) for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela, as Washington…
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Aircraft tracking site Flight Radar 24 showed that the jet flew from Santo Domingo to Fort Lauderdale. Washington: The United States on Monday seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s plane in the Dominican Republic and flew it to Florida, saying it acted over violation of US sanctions. United States officials moved to take the aircraft, a…