Two members of Venezuela’s Wayuu indigenous community in the area told NBC News that they witnessed an unexplained explosion ...

Venezuela announced Tuesday that it was launching a massive military exercise across the country, reportedly involving some 200,000 forces, in response to the increasing presence of U.S. military ...

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Venezuela's parliament is set to debate a law Tuesday that envisages lengthy prison terms for any national supporting a ...

Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — Faced with the prospect of armed conflict with the United States, Venezuela’s government seems to be encouraging citizens to spy on each other by using a revamped mobile ...

(CNN) — The Trump administration’s seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela is one of the most dramatic twists yet in a military pressure campaign against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro ...

CARACAS, Venezuela — U.S.-operated flights returning deported migrants to Venezuela will continue despite President Donald Trump's assertion that the airspace of the South American country should be ...

Congress wants to seize the reins and take greater control of U.S. military action in the Caribbean, as the Trump administration’s strikes in the region’s waters come under intense scrutiny. While ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday did not rule out military action against Venezuela despite bringing up a potential diplomatic opening with leader Nicolás Maduro, who has insisted ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Using U ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that efforts to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking “by land” would begin “very soon,” intensifying tensions with Caracas at a time when Venezuela’s vast oil ...

The Venezuelan oil tanker seized by the U.S. this week is now headed to Houston, Reuters reports, citing two sources. Donald Trump and his administration have said they plan to keep the oil from the ...