US says it wants to control Venezuelan oil indefinitely. Can it? ○
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US oil company executives are expected to meet with Trump to discuss investments in Venezuela's oil sector.
Brazil to send national guard near border with Venezuela ⊖
Tensions rise as Brazil reinforces its northern border following US air strikes in Venezuela and Maduro's abduction.
Vance snarls and swipes in defence of Ice agent – was the boss impressed? ⊕
The vice-president went ballistic against the media and the left – a version of Trump with even more menace
It was James David Vance’s pitch to his boss: don’t forget me!
The vice-president was nowhere…
House to vote on overriding Trump's first vetoes of second term ⊖
The vote comes after the Senate voted to block Trump from further military action in Venezuela earlier in the day.
Some US media are cheerleading Trump’s Venezuela raid. That’s not their job | Margaret Sullivan ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
An almost admiring feeling pervaded the early coverage – and not just among right-leaning outlets
If you believe the early public opinion polls, Americans are uncertain about last weekend’s raid on Ve…
The Guardian view on the new global disorder: Britain and Europe must find their own path | Editorial ⊖⊖
Donald Trump’s Venezuela policy confirms he has no time for rules or process. America’s allies must find new ways to guarantee their own interests
Occasionally, history generates smooth changes from o…
US Senate votes to block Trump from more military action in Venezuela ⊖
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a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times
Five Republicans join Democrats in advancing legislation that halts further strikes without Congress’s approval
US could run Venezuela and tap into its oil reserves for years, Trump says in interview ⊖
US special forces snatched president Maduro and his wife in a lightning raid on Saturday and whisked them to New York to face trial on drug and weapons charges.
The toughest man in Venezuela vows to ‘battle’ the US ○
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a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times
Anti-imperialist ideologue Diosdado Cabello poses the greatest threat to interim president Delcy Rodríguez, experts say
Trump wants Greenland. If it were for sale, it could cost trillions ○
Trump's rhetoric about Greenland has flared back up in the days since the U.S. military entered Venezuela and captured that country's leader.