Vladimir Padrino, the man who wields absolute control over Venezuela's powerful military, became a soldier entirely by chance.As a cadet soldier decades ago, Padrino met a lieutenant Hugo Chavez, who would later become Venezuela's larger-than-life president.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified before Congress about Nicolás Maduro's capture and the future of Venezuela, and also fielded questions about Iran and Greenland.

Rubio said "the president does reserve the option in self defense."

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump speaks about Venezuela's future and U.S. allies respond to his threats against Greenland.

Oil analysts who worked in Iraq say Iraqi oil sales had more protections after the U.S. invasion than Venezuelan oil sales today.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country's interim leadership strays from U.S. expectation

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The U.S. European Command confirmed the seizure of the Marinera, a Venezuela-linked oil tanker formerly known as Bella-1. It said the vessel was seized for violations of U.S. sanctions and pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being tracked by USCGC Munro.

For almost 27 years, the Venezuelan military – formally known as the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) – was a firm ally to presidents Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro, as they systematically drifted from seeking an alternative to Western liberal ...

Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned the January 3 attack by the US military on Venezuela and the prosecution of the Maduro government. On January 3, the Trump administration claimed that it