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Members of the National Bolivarian Militia hold flags following Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's call for a nationwide recruitment drive in La Guaira, Venezuela, August 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Venezuela accuses US of waging 'undeclared war,' urges UN probe

Washington has deployed warships to international waters off Venezuela's coast, backed by F-35 fighters sent to Puerto Rico in what it calls an anti-drug operation

US President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner for lawmakers on the newly renovated Rose Garden patio, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Trump says 300 million Americans died from drugs; the internet wonders who is left

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a press conference, days after he said Venezuela would deploy military, police and civilian defenses at 284 "battlefront" locations across the country, amid heightened tensions with the U.S., in Caracas, Venezuela, September 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Venezuela's Maduro says US behavior is 'aggression,' communications largely cut

A combination image shows two screen captures from a video posted on the X account of The White House on September 15, 2025, depicting what US President Donald Trump said was a US military strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States, the second such strike carried out against a suspected drug boat in recent weeks. Photo: The White House/Handout via REUTERS

Trump says US struck another alleged Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three

F-35 fighter jets taxi on the runway at the former Roosevelt Roads military base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, September 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

US F-35s seen landing in Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions

A vessel, which US President Donald Trump said was transporting illegal narcotics and heading to the US, is struck by the US military as it navigates in the southern Caribbean, in this still image obtained from video posted by US President Donald Trump on Truth Social and released September 2, 2025. Photo: DONALD TRUMP VIA TRUTH SOCIAL/Handout via REUTERS

Eight days later, questions linger about Venezuela boat strike

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General Dan Caine, speak during a press conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, June 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Idrees Ali/File Photo

US defense secretary tells sailors off Puerto Rico: this isn't training

Members of the National Bolivarian Militia hold flags following Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's call for a nationwide recruitment drive in La Guaira, Venezuela, August 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Venezuela to boost troops to tackle drug trafficking as US strengthens military in Caribbean

Buildings stand near the La Guaira shoreline as the Venezuelan government activates militia units amid tensions with U.S. over warships deployed in the Caribbean, in La Guaira, Venezuela, September 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Gaby Oraa

Trump plays down possible regime change in Venezuela; US deploys stealth fighter jets

US President Donald Trump replies to a question during an event to announce that the Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

US military kills 11 people in strike on alleged drug boat from Venezuela, Trump says

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. File Photo: Reuters

Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights official Turk persona non grata

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele gives a thumbs up as he departs the White House following his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, US, April 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

El Salvador proposes swapping US-deported Venezuelans for Venezuelan 'political prisoners'

A drone view of the Bolivariana de Puertos La Guaira port in La Guaira, Venezuela April 17, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Trump to hit Venezuelan oil buyers with tariff, extends Chevron’s wind-down