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Yahoo
4 hours ago
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US Sends Warships Toward Venezuela to Combat Drug Threats, Reuters Says
(Bloomberg) -- The US will send three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela in the next 36 hours to address what Washington sees as the threat from drug cartels, Reuters reported, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. A Photographer's Pipe Dream: Capturing New York's Vast Water System Chicago Schools Seeks $1 Billion of Short-Term Debt as Cash Gone A London Apartment Tower With Echoes of Victorian Rail and Ancient Rome Festivals and Parades Are Canceled Amid US Immigration Anxiety Princeton Plans New Budget Cuts as Pressure From Trump Builds The ships are the USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and USS Sampson, Reuters said, citing the people. Along with 4,000 sailors and Marines in the southern Caribbean region, several P-8 spy planes, warships and at least one attack submarine will be deployed, a separate US official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters. The personnel and military assets would operate in international airspace and waters for several months, the official told Reuters. Besides intelligence and surveillance operations, the naval assets could be used to launch targeted strikes, the report said. President Donald Trump's administration has shown a willingness to use military force against Latin American drug cartels. Trump has placed relentless pressure on Mexico to crack down on criminal organizations and end fentanyl trafficking — or face steep tariffs on its goods. Venezuela's communications ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. President Nicolas Maduro, speaking at an event with political allies, said on Monday evening that his government defends sovereign territory and no one would touch the nation's land, state news agency AVN reported. Maduro did not mention the US or the Reuters report. The Trump administration deported about 250 Venezuelans to a notorious prison in El Salvador this year by invoking a controversial 227-year-old US law intended for use in times of war. Trump argued that his use of the law was justified by an 'invasion' of alleged members of the gang known as Tren de Aragua, which the US designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization this year. The deportees who had been jailed in El Salvador were sent back to Venezuela in July in exchange for the release of 10 Americans. Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said combating drugs is the common responsibility. 'But we hope that major countries should play the role responsibly, maintain regional peace and stability, and properly handle the issue together with relevant countries,' she said Tuesday at a regular briefing in Beijing, without mentioning the US. China has warm ties with Venezuela and has been hit with tariffs by the US to punish it for what Washington sees as Beijing's role in fentanyl production. China in June moved to tighten controls over two chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl, in an apparent olive branch to the US. --With assistance from Bernadette Toh, Michael Heath, Patricia Laya and Colum Murphy. (Updates with Chinese Foreign Ministry comments in last two paragraphs.) Foreigners Are Buying US Homes Again While Americans Get Sidelined What Declining Cardboard Box Sales Tell Us About the US Economy Women's Earnings Never Really Recover After They Have Children Americans Are Getting Priced Out of Homeownership at Record Rates Yosemite Employee Fired After Flying Trans Pride Flag ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Politics
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US Sends Warships Toward Venezuela to Combat Drug Threats, Reuters Says
(Bloomberg) -- The US will send three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela in the next 36 hours to address what Washington sees as the threat from drug cartels, Reuters reported, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. A Photographer's Pipe Dream: Capturing New York's Vast Water System Chicago Schools Seeks $1 Billion of Short-Term Debt as Cash Gone A London Apartment Tower With Echoes of Victorian Rail and Ancient Rome Festivals and Parades Are Canceled Amid US Immigration Anxiety Princeton Plans New Budget Cuts as Pressure From Trump Builds The ships are the USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and USS Sampson, Reuters said, citing the people. Along with 4,000 sailors and Marines in the southern Caribbean region, several P-8 spy planes, warships and at least one attack submarine will be deployed, a separate US official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters. The personnel and military assets would operate in international airspace and waters for several months, the official told Reuters. Besides intelligence and surveillance operations, the naval assets could be used to launch targeted strikes, the report said. President Donald Trump's administration has shown a willingness to use military force against Latin American drug cartels. Trump has placed relentless pressure on Mexico to crack down on criminal organizations and end fentanyl trafficking — or face steep tariffs on its goods. Venezuela's communications ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. President Nicolas Maduro, speaking at an event with political allies, said on Monday evening that his government defends sovereign territory and no one would touch the nation's land, state news agency AVN reported. Maduro did not mention the US or the Reuters report. The Trump administration deported about 250 Venezuelans to a notorious prison in El Salvador this year by invoking a controversial 227-year-old US law intended for use in times of war. Trump argued that his use of the law was justified by an 'invasion' of alleged members of the gang known as Tren de Aragua, which the US designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization this year. The deportees who had been jailed in El Salvador were sent back to Venezuela in July in exchange for the release of 10 Americans. --With assistance from Bernadette Toh, Michael Heath and Patricia Laya. (Updates with request for comment in paragraph six and details in the final paragraph.) Foreigners Are Buying US Homes Again While Americans Get Sidelined What Declining Cardboard Box Sales Tell Us About the US Economy Women's Earnings Never Really Recover After They Have Children Americans Are Getting Priced Out of Homeownership at Record Rates Yosemite Employee Fired After Flying Trans Pride Flag ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Sign in to access your portfolio
Mint
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Mint
US deploys warships near Venezuela to combat drug threats, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three U.S. Aegis guided-missile destroyers will arrive off the coast of Venezuela in the next 36 hours as part of an effort to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, two sources briefed on the matter said on Monday. President Donald Trump has wanted to use the military to go after Latin American drug gangs that have been designated as global terrorist organizations. The sources said the ships are the USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampson. A separate U.S. official told Reuters that in total, about 4,000 sailors and Marines are expected to be committed to the Trump administration's efforts in the southern Caribbean region. That U.S. official, who was speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the additional commitment of military assets in the broader region would include several P-8 spy planes, warships and at least one attack submarine. The official said the process would be ongoing for several months and the plan was for them to operate in international airspace and international waters. The naval assets can be used to not just carry out intelligence and surveillance operations, but also as a launching pad for targeted strikes if a decision is made, the official added. Trump has made cracking down on drug cartels a central goal of his administration as part of a wider effort to limit migration and secure the U.S. southern border. The Trump administration in recent months has already deployed at least two warships to help in border security efforts and drug trafficking. The Trump administration designated Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and other drug gangs, as well as Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua, as global terrorist organizations in February, as it stepped up immigration enforcement against alleged gang members. The U.S. military has already been increasing its airborne surveillance of Mexican drug cartels to collect intelligence to determine how to best counter their activities.
Bloomberg
10 hours ago
- Bloomberg
US Sends Warships Toward Venezuela to Combat Drug Threats, Reuters Says
By Updated on Save The US will send three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela in the next 36 hours to address what Washington sees as the threat from drug cartels, Reuters reported, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. The ships are the USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and USS Sampson, Reuters said, citing the people.
