A Coast Guard vessel was slicing through the Atlantic Ocean, with its target in sight just a half mile away, when a realization set in. The crew was going to need backup, U.S. officials said.

The authoritarian socialist claimed victory in Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election despite ballot audits that showed he ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov publicly called on the United States to explain the legal and factual basis for the ...

Tensions are intensifying after China issued a powerful warning to the United States during an emergency UN Security Council session — condemning the growing U.S. military buildup near Venezuela and ...

According to He Yongqian, Beijing believes that a US blockade "could not only disrupt the normal functioning of international energy markets, but also pose additional security risks" ...

Venezuela's parliament on Tuesday approved a measure that would criminalize a broad range of activities that can hinder ...

The comment was made during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, which Venezuela called over the U.S.' recent ...

The US has been pursuing the tanker, identified as the Bella 1, since Sunday after spotting it off Venezuela’s coast.

Venezuela’s ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday accused the United States of committing the “greatest extortion known in our history” at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council ...

A sanctioned oil tanker pursued by US forces turned away from Venezuela and retreated out into the Atlantic Ocean, according ...

In their view, the blockade of oil tankers going into, and out of, Venezuela violates "fundamental rules of international law" ...

Recent U.S. actions against ships near Venezuela may embolden other countries to seize or detain ships, legal experts said.