GÜIRIA, Venezuela - On Venezuela's Paria Peninsula, an idyllic stretch of Caribbean coast, it is an open secret that boats departing from its ports transport both drugs and fish. Residents claim not to know who owns the illegal cargo, but they can tell ...

GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — On Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula, an idyllic stretch of Caribbean coast, it is an open secret that boats departing from its ports transport both drugs and fish. Residents claim not to know who owns the illegal cargo, but they ...

GÜIRIA, Venezuela — On Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula, an idyllic stretch of Caribbean coast, it is an open secret that boats departing from its ports transport both drugs and fish. Residents claim not to know who owns the illegal cargo, but they can ...

President Donald Trump signed off on CIA covert operations in Venezuela as the U.S. deploys USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier to the Caribbean, reports say.

As the U.S. amasses warships near Venezuela, President Trump hints at diplomatic options. Zachary Cohen looks at two different paths he could choose to take.

But Venezuela is not Panama. Panama had 2.5 million people; Venezuela has nearly 30 million. Panama is tiny; Venezuela spans a territory the size of Texas and Oklahoma combined. The US had deep knowledge of Panamanian politics and faced minimal armed resistance;

Amid a growing US military presence in the Caribbean, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro calls for peace and direct dialogue, stressing “war never” as Washington signals both openness and pressure. President Donald Trump says he is willing to “probably talk” to Maduro but refuses to rule out military action,