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U.S. sanctions 3 of Maduro's nephews, 6 oil tankers as Venezuela pressure campaign builds

The U.S. imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday, as well as half a dozen ships accused of carrying oil from the country, as President Trump looks to infl...

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Pressure mounts on Nicolás Maduro after U.S. seizes oil tanker near Venezuela

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Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro with new sanctions

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US sanctions Venezuelan President Maduro's 3 nephews as pressure campaign ratchets up

The U.S. imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, among others, on Thursday as President Donald Trump looks to inflict further pressure on the South American nation.

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Trump Says The U.S. Has Seized An Oil Tanker Off The Coast Of Venezuela

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FirstFT: Donald Trump turns up the heat on Nicolás Maduro

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U.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro in Seizing Tanker Off Venezuela

Mr. Trump also has ordered a massive buildup of U.S. forces in the region, with more than 15,000 troops and a dozen ships in the Caribbean.

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Trump says US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Follow live updates.

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On Venezuela, how far will Trump go?

María Corina Machado, Venezuela and Nobel

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Nobel laureate Machado plans return to Venezuela, whether or not Maduro is ousted

Opposition leader María Corina Machado plans to return to Venezuela whether or not President Nicolás Maduro is ousted, saying Thursday that his government is at its weakest point because of U.S. Presi...

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From hiding to Nobel laureate: Maria Corina Machado's continues fight for Venezuela's democracy

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Venezuela's Machado Says Maduro Government Didn't Know Where She Was Hiding

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Venezuelan Dissident Appears in Norway After Missing Nobel Ceremony

Hours after missing the ceremony in Norway’s capital that awarded her the Nobel Peace Prize, the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in the city’s streets after midnight on Thur...

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado vows to bring award back to Venezuela

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Venezuelan opposition leader makes first public appearance in months

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Venezuelan opposition leader emerges from hiding after winning Nobel

In her Nobel acceptance speech, the democracy campaigner urged her compatriots to keep fighting against Maduro's "state terrorism".

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Venezuelan Nobel winner tells BBC she knows 'risks' of Oslo trip after months in hiding

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Venezuelan opposition leader Machado greets supporters in Norway after Nobel ceremony

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro sings, dances and threatens to ‘smash the teeth’ of the ‘North American empire’

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro warned that his country must “stand like warriors … ready to smash the teeth of the North American empire” Wednesday, a moment that coincided with the US seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast.

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Putin doubles down on backing Maduro amid mounting US pressure on Venezuela

Vladimir Putin calls Nicolás Maduro to pledge Russian support as U.S. pressure on Venezuela intensifies following massive oil tanker seizure and Caribbean military buildup.

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Putin offers 'solidarity' for Venezuelan people as tensions mount between Maduro and US

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed “solidarity with the Venezuelan people” amid growing tensions between Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, and the Trump administration

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How Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro defied all predictions

Maduro has survived predictions and ridicule, but along the way, Venezuela lost millions of inhabitants, 72% of its economy, democratic legitimacy in the eyes of much of the world, and many of its most important international allies.

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US seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new crackdown on shadow fleet

The recent seizure of an oil tanker known as Skipper by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign to choke off Venezuelan leader Nicolás Madu

US issues new sanctions targeting Venezuela oil sector and Maduro’s family

The Trump administration is seeking the legal authority to seize the oil from the tanker that US forces boarded

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The Day After: Trump Advisors and Venezuela Opposition Leaders Plan for Maduro’s Departure

Now, President Donald Trump wants Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro out of power. Maduro’s “days are numbered,” Trump told Politico in an interview released on Dec. 9. His Administration considers Maduro the head of a government-sponsored cocaine smuggling syndicate.

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US sanctions family of Venezuela’s Maduro, 6 oil tankers in new crackdown

The Trump administration has imposed new sanctions on Venezuela, targeting three nephews of President Nicolas Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, as well as six crude oil tankers and shipping companies linked to them, as Washington steps up pressure on Caracas.

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Belarus' Lukashenko meets Venezuela envoy again as Trump seeks Maduro's removal

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday held a second meeting in 17 days with the Venezuelan ambassador to Russia, at a time of mounting pressure by U.S. President Donald Trump for the removal of Venezuela's president,

How Trump’s Venezuela threats echo CIA-backed regime change in Latin America

The escalation targeting President Nicolás Maduro revives a Cold War playbook that had severe and lasting consequences for Latin American democracies and economies.