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Despite rising tensions between the United States and Venezuela, Mexican officials say they do not believe their country faces a similar risk of U.S. military action, at least for now.

The United States announced it is intensifying military operations in Latin America, particularly near Venezuelan waters, with the creation of a new joint counter-narcotics task force.

The U.S. government has awarded 10 construction contracts worth $4.5 billion to companies tasked with building an additional 230 miles of barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, with the majority of them being awarded last month, according to a new report.

The escape of 20 members of the Barrio 18 gang, a criminal organization designated last month by the Trump administration as a foreign terrorist group, has sparked a political crisis in Guatemala.

The White House taunted the Venezuelan regime on Friday, posting on social media a clip in which President Donald Trump acknowledged that Caracas offered preferential access to natural resources in exchange for defusing tensions

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz claimed on Friday that the Trump administration's pressure campaign against Venezuela in the Caribbean is "consistent with the law of armed conflict and Article 51 of the UN Charter."

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez rejected a report claiming that she and her brother, another top official, twice offered the Trump administration ousting Nicolas Maduro and undergoing a transition

The messages, sent through the Telegram app and obtained by Politico, reportedly included racial slurs targeting Black and Latino individuals, praise of Adolf Hitler and jokes about sending opponents to gas chambers.

Charles Crawford, 59, spent more than three decades on death row after he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered 20-year-old Kristie Ray, a community college student in northern Mississippi. He has now been executed

The Trump administration has reportedly rejected an offer by the Venezuelan regime to oust President Nicolas Maduro and undergo a transition.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro approved two different offers made to the U.S. through Qatar to leave power and make way for a transition, according to a new report

Top officials from Venezuela's regime offered the Trump administration to oust Maduro but remain in power as a "more acceptable" alternative, according to a new report.

The Associated Press reported that the declaration enables the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to offer rent relief to individuals who have fallen behind due to the impact of the raids.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro has ordered a new series of military drills as tensions with the U.S. continue to escalate

Three U.S. B-52 bombers conducted a flyover off the Venezuelan coast as the Trump administration escalates pressure against the Maduro regime

Colombian President Gustavo Petro again criticized U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, saying the country "must be taken to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly"

Drug cartels in the Caribbean are reportedly adapting their smuggling routes to avoid the deployment of U.S. warships in the region, according to a new report

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the U.S. has struck a fifth vessel off the coast of Venezuela as his administration continues ramping up pressure on the Maduro regime

The commander of the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) Alvin Holsey will visit Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda, two countries close to Venezuela, as tensions with Caracas remain high

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of at least 50 Mexican officials over alleged cartel ties, according to a new report

An exiled Central American journalist claimed that the Venezuelan regime is "about to end" despite authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro's "high-flowing rhetoric."

Prominent Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer said conditions are given for the "end of the tyranny" in Havana and called on U.S. President Donald Trump for help

Top Venezuelan official Diosdado Cabello said he received messages from other militaries in the region offering their support as tensions between the South American country and the U.S. continue to escalate

Mexican cartel operatives claimed that even if the Trump administration conducted strikes against vessels trafficking drugs into the U.S. their operation wouldn't be seriously harmed, according to a new report

Mexican officials are so far not worried about the possibility of seeing U.S. strikes against cartels on its soil, according to a new report

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro again taunted the Trump administration, saying the country doesn't want to be enslaved by the "gringos."

Trump administration officials confirmed that they are seeking to put increasing amounts of pressure on Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro to eventually force him out of power.

Venezuelan insiders claim that authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro won't relinquish power voluntarily despite increased pressure from the United States, according to a new report

On Oct. 10, Mexico's Bank Savings Protection Institute (IPAB) announced that CIBanco's license was revoked due to suspected money laundering linked to drug trafficking, as alleged by U.S. authorities in June.

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado conveyed a warning to authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro after winning the Nobel Peace Prize: "Either he accepts the terms of a negotiated transition back to democracy or he leaves without any negotiation."