Caracas benefits from cocaine smuggling, say experts — but they question whether Maduro runs a ‘terrorist’ cartel

A massive U.S. military buildup around Venezuela is drawing mixed reactions in nearby Puerto Rico, as Trump leaves a possible ground incursion on the table.

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.

President Trump saying he’s not ruling out sending troops into Venezuela appeared at odds with his claim that his administration may be open to talks with Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has doubled down on calls for peace as U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly mulls over options for military operations inside the country and places an enormous amount of firepower close to Venezuela's coast.

American adversaries are unlikely to help President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela fend off a concerted attack. But they have made toppling him harder.

President Donald Trump isn't ruling out military action against Venezuela despite bringing up potential diplomatic talks with its leader, Nicolás Maduro

Trump keeps the world guessing on Venezuela, calling Maduro a terrorist while hinting at potential talks in the latest example of his unpredictable foreign policy approach.

A long-running network within Venezuela’s armed forces is now at the centre of a US clampdown as Washington prepares to label it a foreign-terrorist organisation.