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Trump says he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela as Maduro decries the move as ‘coups d’etat’ Maduro

Trump says he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela as Maduro decries the move as ‘coups d’etat’

Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in his administration’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government. Trump further suggested he was considering strikes on Venezuelan territory, a dramatic step that would go beyond a series of…
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October 16, 2025
Trump confirms approval of CIA covert actions in Venezuela Maduro

Trump confirms approval of CIA covert actions in Venezuela

President Trump said Wednesday he authorized the CIA to secretly conduct operations in Venezuela, including possible strikes against drug cartels. Why it matters: The announcement follows rising tensions with Venezuela's authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro, as the U.S. military targets boats allegedly carrying drugs.The latest: While the Trump administration has said…
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October 16, 2025
Trump authorises CIA operations in Venezuela, says mulling land attack Maduro

Trump authorises CIA operations in Venezuela, says mulling land attack

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that he has authorised the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out covert operations in Venezuela. He added that his administration was also mulling land-based military operations inside Venezuela, as tensions between Washington and Caracas soar over multiple deadly US strikes on Venezuelan…
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October 16, 2025
America First? Trump Authorizes “Covert” CIA Action in Venezuela Maduro

America First? Trump Authorizes “Covert” CIA Action in Venezuela

President Donald Trump has secretly escalated his already hawkish policy toward Venezuela, reveals a new report from The New York Times . On Wednesday, the Times reported—and the president seemed to confirm—that Trump has signed what’s called a “presidential finding,” or a classified directive authorizing covert action, against the regime…
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October 15, 2025
In Venezuela, Nobel Peace Prize for antigovernment activist elicits tears of hope, condemnation Maduro

In Venezuela, Nobel Peace Prize for antigovernment activist elicits tears of hope, condemnation

CARACAS, Venezuela — Some viewed the news as signaling the beginning of the end of the economic, political and social calamity that, for the last decade, has engulfed Venezuela, prompting millions to flee their South American homeland. “When I saw the news, I cried, hugged my children and prayed,” said Mari Carmen…
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October 12, 2025
Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado: the Venezuelan opposition leader forced into hiding after taking on Maduro Maduro

Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado: the Venezuelan opposition leader forced into hiding after taking on Maduro

Across Latin America, democracy is coming under severe pressure. Authoritarian leaders across the continent have been entrenching political power through constitutional manipulation, militarised policing and the persecution of dissent. In Venezuela, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Argentina, regimes are increasingly eroding democracy and mounting a backlash against human rights. It is…
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October 10, 2025
2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin Maduro

2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced today the recipient of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. JØRGEN WATNE FRYDNES: The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave…
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October 10, 2025