The United States is intensifying pressure on Mexico to allow US military forces to conduct joint operations to dismantle fentanyl labs inside the country, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing US officials. US officials want American forces, either Special Operation troops or CIA office
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has warned that the country is facing what he has described as a “real threat” of US military action, following recent remarks by US President Donald Trump. In an interview with the BBC, the Colombian leader said Washington was increasingly trea
Minnesota officials complained they were denied access to the scene evidence, case materials or interviews. US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters in New York that Minnesota simply did not have jurisdiction. Without access, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehen
The US Senate is due to consider a resolution on Thursday that would block President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization, and backers said the measure could pass in a close vote. Days after US forces captured Venezuelan President N
Colombian President Gustavo Petro's fierce criticism of the Trump administration's capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has pushed Colombia into a delicate standoff with its most important ally, even as both sides move to dial back tensions. Petro denounced the US operation as an "abho
US President Donald Trump draws cheers from supporters when he dances on stage at his political rallies, but he revealed on Tuesday that first lady Melania Trump is not a fan of dancing Donald. "My wife hates when I do this," Trump said during a meandering speech to Republican lawmakers in Washing
Venezuela transported gold worth almost 4.14 billion Swiss francs ($5.20 billion) to Switzerland during the early years of the leadership of ousted President Nicolas Maduro, customs data shows. The South American country sent 113 metric tons of the precious metal to Switzerland from 2013 - when Ma
One in three Americans approves of the US military strike on Venezuela that toppled the country's president and 72% worry the US will become too involved in the South American country, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Monday. The two-day poll showed 65% of Republicans back the m
Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolas Maduro arrived at a New York court on Monday to face drug charges while the UN was to debate the legality of US President Donald Trump's extraordinary operation to capture him. In the biggest US intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama, Spe
Venezuela's acting president offered on Sunday to collaborate with the United States on an agenda focused on "shared development", striking a conciliatory tone for the first time since US forces captured the oil-rich nation's president, Nicolas Maduro. In a statement posted on social media, Acting
Venezuela's toppled leader Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday awaiting drug charges after President Donald Trump ordered an audacious raid to capture him, saying the US would take control of the oil-producing nation. The image of the 63-year-old Maduro blindfolded and hand
The United States advised airlines on Saturday that its Caribbean airspace curbs would expire at midnight ET (0500 GMT) and flights could resume as schedules are quickly updated, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. The comments on X followed the cancelation of hundreds of flights by major ai
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday condemned the U.S. military attack on neighbor Venezuela and the capture of his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, saying it crossed "an unacceptable line." "These acts represent a grave affront to Venezuela's sovereignty and yet
