At least one US military strike in the Caribbean targeted Colombians on a boat leaving from Colombia, sources tell @NatashaBertrand and @ZcohenCNN. The deliberate targeting of Colombians suggests the US military’s campaign is wider than previously believed
1 week agoThe B-52H "Stratofortress" Long-Range Strategic Bombers seen flying earlier over the Caribbean Sea, are now heading south in the direction of Venezuela
1 week ago3 B-52's spotted flying between Mexico and Cuba
1 week agoProtests escalated across northern Ecuador over President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raise diesel prices. Clashes between the military and demonstrators in the town of Otavalo left 13 soldiers injured
1 week agoTrump: Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela
Trump: I ordered a strike on a terrorist ship off Venezuela.
1 week agoMaduro denounced that the US falsely uses drug trafficking because it cannot accuse Venezuela of having weapons of mass destruction to invade the country.
1 week agoMaduro reported that he has managed to contain the collateral damage from US threats so that Venezuela can have a happy and peaceful Christmas.
1 week agoOpposition leader María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) condemned the attack on Venezuelan activists Luis Peche and Yendri Velásquez in Bogotá, Colombia, on Monday. "This attack constitutes a grave aggression not only against them, but against all the work of protecting and promoting human rights in the region," Machado wrote on her X account.
1 week agoColombia: Attack in Bogotá against two Venezuelan activists in exile. Authorities suspect a political motive.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 79 km S of Calingasta, Argentina
A fire broke out inside a warehouse in El Paraíso, Caracas. Caracas Fire Department (CBC) personnel extinguished the flames to prevent them from spreading. The affected area contained "highly combustible materials, including petroleum products, rubber, and paint," according to CBC Commander General Pablo Palacios. : cpablopalacios
The UN Trade Agency warns of the danger of military intervention in Venezuela: "It would be very destabilizing for the region."
Colombia will address the "humanitarian crisis" of 40 citizens detained in Venezuela.
Death toll from Mexico flooding rises to 44, dozens more missing
Crowds were protesting a spike in fuel prices in Ecuador’s capital of Quito, burning tires, blocking roads and facing off against police officers who reacted with
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 52 km ENE of Los Andes, Chile
1 week agoA man was shot dead on a street in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood of Culiacán. The victim was left lying on the side of Ejército Nacional Street, and members of the Mexican Army were the first to respond.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 14 km E of Niños Héroes, Mexico
1 week agoRelatives of Colombian political prisoners in Venezuela close the Simón Bolívar international border bridge in Cúcuta in protest of arbitrary detentions by the Venezuelan dictatorship. They demand information from the regime and their immediate release.
1 week agoPeru: President Boluarte's dismissal 'was just a step', protesters say
1 week agoSLRC -Sonora- The teams arrived at a house on Nayarit alley, in the Ruiz Cortines neighborhood, where there were: -29 long rounds; -1 short .45; -19 kg of M-30; -0.870 kg of granulated substance; -69.8 g of a brown pasty substance; -Weapon parts; -Hundreds of bullets and magazines; -M-30 pellets in sealed bags and packaging; -9 vehicles (3 stolen in gringolandia, 2 in MX); A Subaru Legacy and a Honda Civic were loaded with the weapons and drugs.
Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) releases video against its rivals in Tabasco, announcing a new massacre in the state and confirming its presence in this entity, something that the governor has always denied.
Maria Corina Machado dedicates her Nobel Peace Prize to the people of Venezuela and President Trump
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro secretly offered the U.S. sweeping access to his nation’s oil, gold, and mineral wealth—proposing to cut ties with China, Iran, and Russia—to avoid military conflict with Washington. The Trump administration rejected the deal. - NYT
1 week agoMaria Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela"
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 14 km S of Conchagua, El Salvador
Reuters: US authorizes Shell and Trinidad to develop Venezuelan gas field
Brazil warns that there will be "no other agreement" between the EU and Mercosur if the current negotiations fail.
1 week agoTrump defends military operations in the Caribbean: "Little by little, drug trafficking by sea is declining." "Each one of these vessels we destroy could kill 25,000 Americans."
