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Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro said he plans to celebrate his birthday on November 23 with what he described as a large public concert at Caracas's Estadio Monumental Simón Bolívar, prompting an ominous response online from former U.S. Treasury official Marshall Billingslea.

The Colombian government rejected a recent report claiming that Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio said the administration would back a plan where Venezuelan authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro would hand over power to a transitional government.

The White House is currently not negotiating with the Maduro regime in Venezuela, a Bloomberg reported claimed, as the deadline for the designation of the Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization, which would pave the way for military action against its alleged members, approaches.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has backed a plan that would see Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro hand over power to a transitional government that would call for new election, according to a new report.

Traders are increasingly buying defaulted Venezuelan bonds betting that regime change in the country will lead to a new investor-friendly government that will cut a deal to begin paying back the country's debt.

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar denied that the United States had asked to use her country as a staging ground for military action against Venezuela, rejecting speculation fueled by ongoing U.S. Marine exercises in the archipelago.

China has called on the United States to avoid interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs, responding to Washington's expanding military operations in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

Former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana said that any potential U.S. operation in Venezuela "will be an extraction and not an invasion"

President Donald Trump has approved CIA plans to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela, which could potentially pave the way for broader military action inside the country, according to a new report

Colombian news channel NTN24 has received exclusive information from senior U.S. officials confirming not only that the Cartel de Los Soles will be designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization on November 24, but that anyone who assists the group will be subjected to criminal prosecution and possible expulsion from the United States.

Trump administration officials are considering sending special forces to Venezuela to try to catch or kill authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro as the U.S. continues its military pressure campaign on the South American country, according to a new report.

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens again made the case for the Trump administration to overthrow Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, laying out six different reasons to support his case

The United States has not yet decided whether to launch a ground attack in Venezuela, according to a White House official and a senior U.S. official cited by CNN

Top Venezuelan official Diosdado Cabello called on Venezuelans not to "overestimate" the U.S. as an enemy following the Trump administration's latest escalation.

Iran has warned that the expanding U.S. military presence in the Caribbean poses "dangerous consequences" for regional peace and security, escalating a growing international debate over American operations near Venezuela.

Nearly 300 Venezuelans deported from the United States arrived in Caracas last Friday, the latest repatriation flight to land as military tensions between Washington and Caracas continue to escalate in the Caribbean.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called for dialogue between the United States and Venezuela following President Donald Trump's recent comments suggesting he may be willing to speak with Nicolás Maduro.

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez threatened the Maduro regime after the Trump administration announced it intends to designate the Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said that "right-wing Zionists" want to "deliver Venezuela to the imperialist demons" as the Trump administration continues to ramp up military pressure on the regime and the country's opposition continues to voice their support.

The Trump administration has given the Maduro regime seven days before officially designating it as a terrorist organization, a move that paves the way for strikes against its members and infrastructure

Trump administration officials are reportedly considering exiling Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and other top officials in different countries including Turkey, Russia and Cuba

Detainees told Human Rights Watch they were routinely beaten by guards and riot police, including during cell inspections for minor infractions like speaking loudly, showering off schedule, or requesting medical care.

In early November, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) expired for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, leaving many in limbo and forcing some to rebuild their lives elsewhere.

Diosdado Cabello added that any negotiation would require adversaries to "recognize the government of Maduro" and be prepared "to defend the country"

Nobel laureate María Corina Machado had previously shared a similar statement saying she had appealed directly to both the Trump administration and Congress

Venezuela's authoritarian 'President Nicolás Maduro accused TikTok, Instagram, and other social media platforms of participating in what he called an "active conspiracy" and "psychological war" against his regime

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino rejected claims on Thursday that U.S. military training taking place in Panama is connected to any operation against Venezuela

A memo from the Department of Justice approving of the Trump administration's strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific relies largely on the president's statements about the U.S. legally being in an armed conflict with cartels, according to a new report

Fewer than 3 in 10 Americans (29%) support using the U.S. military to kill suspected drug traffickers, according to a new poll

Republican Sen. Rand Paul against warned against launching a war in Venezuela, asking "who'll foot the bill, whose children will fight, and what if it fails?"