The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier heads to the Caribbean as President Donald Trump intensifies naval operations against alleged drug traffickers near Venezuela.

The Trump administration is accumulating a massive U.S. military presence in the Caribbean, deploying warships, surveillance planes and fighter aircraft as it continues to blow up alleged

President Trump ordered US warships to Venezuelan waters to counter threats from Latin American drug cartels — weeks after the commander in chief offered a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of dictator Nicolás Maduro. Seven ...

As a U.S. warship docked in Trinidad & Tobago for what the country's government called “training exercises,” Venezuela lashed out, accusing T&T Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of acting like a “military colony.”

President Nicolás Maduro is calling on Venezuelans to enlist in national militias ahead of the potential arrival of US warships in the Caribbean. State TV on Friday urged men and women to sign up at army bases and public squares, with a presenter ...

Amalendu Misra is a recipient of British Academy and Nuffield Foundation Fellowships. The US is ramping up its fight against Latin America’s drug cartels. Washington has deployed several naval warships into southern Caribbean waters, alongside over 2,000 ...

A U.S. warship has docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital as the Trump administration increases military pressure on Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro.

On a visit to Venezuela, The Times found a nation bracing for potential U.S. military action. On a visit to Venezuela, The Times found a nation bracing for potential U.S. military action. Members of the Bolivarian militia, a reserve force, riding on an ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — President Donald Trump has dispatched a fleet of American warships into the waters off Venezuela, bragged about fatal strikes on alleged drug boats and claimed Venezuela will pay an "incalculable" price if it won't accept more ...