Caracas, Aug 23, 2025 (AFP) - Maduro rails at 'illegal' US deployment off Venezuela

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2025-08-23

President Nicolas Maduro on Friday hit out at the US deployment of three warships off the coast of Venezuela as part of efforts to curb drug trafficking, calling the operation an "illegal" attempt at regime change. President Donald Trump's administration has stepped up the pressure on Maduro, doubling its bounty to $50 million earlier this month on drug charges against the leftist strongman. Earlier this week, a US source confirmed to AFP that th......

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