Maduro says that if Venezuela were attacked, it would move into a phase of armed struggle.
Ecuadorian police seize 300 blocks of cocaine in the port of Guayaquil, which were to be sent to Mexico.
Petro threatens to revive US anti-drug cooperation: Colombia does not cooperate with assassins
Trump: Any Venezuelan fighter jet that threatens US troops will be shot down.
2 day ago"General, if they do that, you have a choice to do anything you want" - Trump gives a military official authorization to take out Venezuelans planes
Trump promises to be very "aggressive" in his anti-drug offensive: "We don't want drugs coming from Venezuela or anywhere else." "We will be very aggressive in that regard," he stated.
2 day agoThe Department of Defense becomes The Department of War: President Donald J. Trump just signed an Executive Order restoring the name of the Department of War
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 38 km NNW of Salinas, Ecuador
Maduro announces militia mobilization day "in response to US threats." The Venezuelan leader announced a "major organizational and mobilization day" for the MNB (National Guard) this Friday, September 5, in response to "threats" from the US.
Puerto Rico neighborhood, part of that community is affected by a transformer explosion; several parishes are experiencing the same problem. They are at the Corpoelec headquarters in Amparo, Maracaibo.
Domingo Hernández Lárez, head of CEOFANB: "We have the right to establish the form of government determined by popular sovereignty, as free countries around the world do."
Domingo Hernández Lárez, head of CEOFANB: "We are free, we are a land of peace, we are not drug traffickers, we are fighting the scourge of drugs."
2 day agoFANB releases video of F-16 fighter jets flying near a US destroyer in the Caribbean.
The U.S. has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels: Reuters
The U.S. Department of Defense officially announces that two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a @USNavy ship in international waters. They describe the overflight as a provocative action.
3 day agoTwo-armed Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over a US warship today-a show of force, @JimLaPorta and @charliecbs report. The USS Jason Dunham is among a flotilla of U.S. ships dispatched to target criminal organizations and narco-terrorism.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 85 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua
Caribbean Airlines suspends flights between Trinidad and Caracas during September
Protest in downtown Mexico City. Protesters from the indigenous community advanced and closed Eje Central and Izazaga. Avoid the area and use alternate routes.
Rubio says US designating two Ecuador gangs as terrorist groups
Veppex and Amavex condemn Trump's decision to eliminate TPS for more than 260,000 Venezuelans: "This measure threatens to deport thousands of families."
3 day agoMaría Corina reacts to Diosdado Cabello's threats on Fox News: "We all fear for our safety; but he's wrong if he thinks that's going to stop us. He can't retaliate against the US, so he's targeting the most vulnerable."
"You can't kill an idea": Bolsonaro's son calls for demonstrations amid his father's trial.
Maduro, in a national broadcast, condemns U.S. actions as part of a new “onslaught” against Venezuela, emphasizing the nation’s resolve to defend its sovereignty and unity in the face of external threats
"This could happen again." @SecRubio on the attack on a boat leaving Venezuela. "It's not that they're going to lose a cargo or two, it's that they're not going to continue acting with impunity. This (referring to the attack on the boat) could happen again, it could be happening."
4 day agoDonald Trump (@POTUS) asserts that "Venezuela has been one of the worst actors in drug trafficking and crime." Maduro and his regime are responsible.
US Treasury says Houston-based freight forwarder Fracht will pay $1.61m to settle sanctions violations tied to Venezuela and Iran. The firm used a blocked Venezuelan airline operating an aircraft linked to Iran’s sanctioned Mahan Air, the treasury said in a statement Wednesday
Marco Rubio in Mexico City defended Tuesday's military operation on alleged Venezuelan drug cartels, saying that previous U.S. interdiction efforts in Latin America have not worked. "What will stop them is when you blow them up, when you get rid of them," Rubio said
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 15 km SSW of Puyo, Ecuador
4 day agoJavier Milei: "Kirchnerism's strategy is to destroy the economic plan, hold violent demonstrations, or try to kill me."
