The Latest Breaking News from Caracas

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro is considering declaring a state of emergency as the U.S. continues its military pressure of Caracas with a large deployment of troops and assets off its coast

The Trump administration said it's shifting hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid to "confront the Marxist, anti-American regimes of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua" as it ramps up pressure on Caracas.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared Monday that his country's relationship with the United States is "completely broken," accusing Washington of waging military and political aggression while still forcing deportation flights of Venezuelan nationals to continue.

They are men and women, students and retirees.

Five US F-35 fighter jets landed in Puerto Rico amid escalating tensions with Venezuela. Separately, Caracas said 18 armed US Navy personnel raided a tuna boat sailing in Venezuelan waters.

The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in 2019

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing fresh scrutiny after leaked documents known as the Boris Files revealed he allegedly received $325,000 weeks after a private 2024 meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that Christmas celebrations in the country will begin by decree on October 1, 2025, two months earlier than the traditional start of the season. The declaration comes as tensions mount between Caracas and Washington following the deployment of U.S. military forces in Caribbean waters close…

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