The Venezuela leader, Nicolás Maduro, said that the Trump administration was trying to start a war in the Caribbean.

On September 2, the U.S. military struck a boat in the Caribbean Sea with a missile, killing all 11 on board. The Trump administration claims the boat came from Venezuela, that it was carrying illegal drugs, and that the crew were members of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang.

As he sends more troops to Venezuela's borders amid a standoff with Trump, President Nicolas Maduro says he's also rescheduling Christmas, to defend "the right to happiness."

As U.S. warships and troops gather in the Caribbean, Mr. Maduro threatened an “armed fight” in response to any military action. He also appealed for peace.

Senator Rick Scott made the call to raise the money on offer after Venezuelan president recently threatened "armed struggle" with U.S.

The U.S. military has also reportedly deployed several vessels to the southern Caribbean, as part of President Trump's crackdown on Latin American drug cartels.

President Nicolás Maduro has vowed to defend Venezuela’s sovereignty amid rising tensions over U.S. warships in the Caribbean.

Venezuela will begin to observe the annual Christmas holiday on Oct. 1 for a second straight year, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered this week.

President Donald Trump praised a U.S. military strike that killed 11 suspected Tren de Aragua narco-terrorists on a drug-laden Venezuelan boat in the Caribbean.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says his country is at "maximum preparedness" to respond if attacked by U.S. forces in the Caribbean.

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.