Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to defy any US attempt to overthrow his government - telling crowds that "failure is not an option". The 63-year-old brandished a sword as he addressed ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have voiced support for Venezuelan ally President Nicolás Maduro amid escalating tensions with the United States. The backing of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Thousands of U.S. troops and warships now mass off Venezuela’s coast in the largest Caribbean military buildup ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford is the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world—and has ample countermeasures to thwart any conceivable threat Venezuela’s mid-tier military could pose. The short—and ...

Most Americans are against military action in Venezuela amid recent tension in the region, according to a poll from CBS News/YouGov. In the poll, 70 percent said they were against “the U.S. taking ...

Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado has published a “freedom manifesto” outlining her vision of a “new era” for the country without its strongman Nicolás Maduro. The four-page document, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump, it seems, has it out for Venezuela. Over the summer, his administration began massing naval power in the Caribbean, largely near the country’s coast, and striking ships ...

The United States has a long and checkered history of intervening directly and indirectly in the politics, economies and social concerns of Latin American countries, stretching back more than a ...

Venezuela has deployed military units and began amassing weapons and equipment in response to the Trump administration's mobilization of U.S. warships in the Caribbean. The buildup, which the ...

The crisis in Venezuela remains deeply complex, combining humanitarian disaster, state-military entanglement with illicit markets, increased regional military posturing, and a host of legal and ...

Venezuela has an arsenal of Russian weapons and armed civilian cells that could mount a guerrilla war. But a coup against President Nicolás Maduro? Don’t count on it. Venezuela has an arsenal of ...

The U.S. launching strikes within Venezuela is looking increasingly likely as the Trump administration continues to bolster the buildup of military assets in the region, turning up the pressure ...