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Trump administration formally designates Venezuela’s Maduro as member of a foreign terrorist organization

The Trump administration could have expanded authority to take action against Venezuela starting Monday, as the US designates Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his government allies as members of a foreign terrorist organization. The designation of “Cartel de los Soles,” a phrase that experts say is more a description of allegedly corrupt government officials than …

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Egypt Independent November 25, 2025

Trump likely to face long military commitment and chaos if he ousts Maduro in Venezuela, experts say

President Donald Trump has said he believes Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s days are numbered, and that land strikes inside Venezuela are possible. Experts say that the US doesn’t currently have the military assets in place to launch a largescale operation to remove Maduro from power, though Trump has approved covert action within Venezuela, CNN has …

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Egypt Independent November 16, 2025

CIA cyberattacks targeting the Maduro regime didn’t satisfy Trump in his first term. Now the US is flexing its military might

In the final year of President Donald Trump’s first administration, the CIA carried out a clandestine cyberattack against the Venezuelan government, disabling the computer network used by Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s intelligence service. The attack, described to CNN by four sources familiar with the operation, was perfectly successful. It was also a throwaway, those sources …

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Egypt Independent October 29, 2025

Maduro accuses Musk of funding $1 billion coup attempt

In a fiery accusation that has escalated tensions between Venezuela’s government and the US-backed opposition, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has

Weekly Blitz October 18, 2024

UN chief Guterres calls Maduro amid Venezuela’s human rights crisis

On September 20, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres engaged in a pivotal phone conversation with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, marking

Weekly Blitz September 24, 2024

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s war on social media

In an unexpected turn, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has shifted from a regular user and promoter of social media to

Weekly Blitz August 10, 2024

Putin says, Maduro always a welcome guest in Russia

Russian-Venezuelan relations are of a strategic partnership nature, believes Vladimir Putin. The Russian President congratulated Nicolas Maduro on his re-election

Weekly Blitz July 30, 2024

White House ‘concerned’ as Venezuela detains activist over alleged ‘White Bracelet’ plot to kill Maduro

CNN — White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday that the US government is “deeply concerned” by the arrest of activist and security analyst Rocio San Miguel in Caracas, Venezuela. “This is a time when Mr. Maduro needs to meet the commitments that he made about how they’re going to treat civil society, …

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Egypt Independent February 15, 2024