Following a buildup of military forces in the Caribbean, sources say U.S. President Donald Trump has approved additional measures to pressure Venezuela and prepare for the possibility of a broader military campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/trump-cia-plans-covert-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nicolasmaduro #venezuela #cia #southamerica #us #donaldtrump
Faced with a profit-destroying price war at home and a growing surplus of new cars rolling out of factory lines, Chinese car makers are widening their footprint across South America. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/markets/china-ev-south-america-tesla/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #electricvehicles #southamerica #tesla #carmakers #latinamerica #carmakers #china
U.S. President Donald Trump says that the United States may open talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who faces escalating pressure from Washington amid a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/world/politics/trump-us-talks-venezuela-maduro/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #southamerica #us #donaldtrump
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#US #AircraftCarrier arrives in the #Caribbean in major buildup near #Venezuela
The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of US #military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops & weaponry could signal for the #Trump admin’s purported drug enforcement campaign in #SouthAmerica.
#law #murder #Constitution #InternationalLaw #Congress #WarPowers #authoritarianism #despotism #Autocracy
https://apnews.com/article/aircraft-carrier-venezuela-trump-ford-strikes-drugs-241ea9e039d717b9f80f793922cb7cc9?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-16-USS+Gerald+R.+Ford
Chileans are voting on Sunday to elect a president as one of Latin America’s wealthiest nations faces the unfamiliar challenges of high crime, clandestine migration and a torpid economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/world/politics/chile-vote-political-extremes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #chile #southamerica #latinamerica
#US #AircraftCarrier arrives in the #Caribbean in major buildup near #Venezuela
The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of US #military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops & weaponry could signal for the #Trump admin’s purported drug enforcement campaign in #SouthAmerica.
#law #murder #Constitution #InternationalLaw #Congress #WarPowers #authoritarianism #despotism #Autocracy
https://apnews.com/article/aircraft-carrier-venezuela-trump-ford-strikes-drugs-241ea9e039d717b9f80f793922cb7cc9?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-16-USS+Gerald+R.+Ford
A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America on Tuesday, escalating a military buildup Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own “massive” deployment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/world/politics/us-aircraft-carrier-venezuela-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #caribbean #us #defense #southamerica
PersonalEscrito
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned on Monday, 10 November, that "greed" for #Venezuela's e natural resources is a threat that could turn #Colombia and that nation into a "Syria".
The Colombian president linked this external pressure to the "oligarchic castes" and refuted accusations of alleged ties to drug trafficking. "Bolívar's sword was never smeared with cocaine." "Power does not belong to us, it belongs to the people," he asserted.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned on Monday, 10 November, that "greed" for #Venezuela's e natural resources is a threat that could turn #Colombia and that nation into a "Syria".
The Colombian president linked this external pressure to the "oligarchic castes" and refuted accusations of alleged ties to drug trafficking. "Bolívar's sword was never smeared with cocaine." "Power does not belong to us, it belongs to the people," he asserted.
After years of center-left rule, polls show Chileans clamoring for order and authoritarianism, with growing numbers openly expressing nostalgia for the dictatorship of late general Augusto Pinochet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/world/politics/pinochet-crime-nostalgia-chile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #augustopinochet #chile #crime #southamerica
As U.S. President Donald Trump steps up his targeting of Venezuela, the region’s fragmented governments are failing to agree on any joint response to rein him in. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/world/politics/trump-venezuela-strike-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #venezuela #southamerica #usmilitary
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The #UN #HumanRights chief said Friday that #US #military strikes against boats in the #Caribbean Sea & eastern #Pacific Ocean allegedly carrying illegal drugs from #SouthAmerica are “unacceptable” & must stop.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk called for an #investigation into the strikes, in what appeared to mark the first such condemnation of its kind from a United Nations organization.
#criminal #law #murder #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/un-us-military-strikes-south-america-ed0ce092af5ad2c64b34ed51f8ab59cc
The #UN #HumanRights chief said Friday that #US #military strikes against boats in the #Caribbean Sea & eastern #Pacific Ocean allegedly carrying illegal drugs from #SouthAmerica are “unacceptable” & must stop.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk called for an #investigation into the strikes, in what appeared to mark the first such condemnation of its kind from a United Nations organization.
#criminal #law #murder #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/un-us-military-strikes-south-america-ed0ce092af5ad2c64b34ed51f8ab59cc
Venezuela's Nobel Prize winner made a high-stakes gamble by aligning with hawks in Washington who argue that President Nicolas Maduro — through links to criminal gangs — poses a direct threat to U.S. national security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/world/politics/venezuela-nobel-alliance-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #mariacorinamachado #venezuela #us #donaldtrump #trendearagua #nicolasmaduro #nobelprize #southamerica
Argentine President Javier Milei’s party, which currently holds about 15% of congressional seats, is on track to gain a stronger foothold to pass key economic reforms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/world/politics/milei-argentina-election-comeback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #argentina #javiermilei #southamerica
The Pentagon on Friday ordered the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group to counter drug-trafficking organizations in Latin America. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/25/world/politics/trump-aircraft-carrier-latin-america/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #latinamerica #southamerica #venezuela #colombia #donaldtrump #usmilitary #aircraftcarriers #drugs
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#Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized the latest #US #military strikes against suspected drug smugglers off the coast of #SouthAmerica.
"If this becomes the norm, everyone will believe they can invade another country's territory to do whatever they want," #Lula said on Friday during a trip to Indonesia, acc/to TV Globo. "Where does that leave respect for the #sovereignty of countries?"
Lula could meet #Trump on Sunday at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia.
https://dpa-international.com/politics/urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:251024-99-428993/
The U.S. sanctioned Gustavo Petro over accusations that the Colombian president has refused to stop the flow of cocaine into the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/25/world/politics/trump-petro-sanctions-colombia-drugs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #colombia #gustavopetro #donaldtrump #southamerica #drugs
#Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized the latest #US #military strikes against suspected drug smugglers off the coast of #SouthAmerica.
"If this becomes the norm, everyone will believe they can invade another country's territory to do whatever they want," #Lula said on Friday during a trip to Indonesia, acc/to TV Globo. "Where does that leave respect for the #sovereignty of countries?"
Lula could meet #Trump on Sunday at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia.
https://dpa-international.com/politics/urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:251024-99-428993/