Venezuela, Trump and drug cartels
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China condemns US military buildup off Venezuela coast
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The deployment of a US amphibious intervention force with 2,200 Marines aboard shatters Washington’s flimsy claims that it was engaged in counter-narcotics activity.
COMMENTARY President Trump is reviving a longstanding U.S. urge to have the military fight the hemisphere's drug cartels — but history suggests sending troops to take down traffickers usually ends badly.
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Latin Times on MSNChina Reacts To U.S. Deployment Of Troops Off Venezuela's Coast, Says It 'Opposes The Use Of Force Or Threats In International Relations'
China reacted to the deployment of U.S. assets off the Venezuelan coast, saying it opposes "the use of force or threats in international relations"
In addition to all of the challenges faced with competing in the Little League Baseball World Series, one team has had to traverse the event with less support than the rest. The Latin America team, which is composed of Cardenales Little League based in Barquisimeto,
China Concord Resources Corp has begun developing two Venezuelan oilfields, planning to invest more than $1 billion in a project to produce 60,000 barrels per day of crude oil by end-2026, an executive directly involved in the project said.
Three U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are expected to take positions off the coast of Venezuela this week, forming the centerpiece of a new operation ordered by President Donald Trump to combat drug cartels across Latin America.
Once Santa Cruz, Aruba scored its first run in the top of the first inning, the Caribbean Regional champions were able to settle down any nerves they may have had. By the third inning, those nerves were dashed.