US EditionMADURO THREATENS STATE OF EMERGENCY AMID RISING US–VENEZUELA STANDOFF
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Venezuela anticipates Christmas, enlists troops and prepares to decree a state of emergency with special powers for President Nicolás Maduro, while U.S. warships travel the Caribbean in what Caracas considers a "military threat." The Maduro government denounces seven weeks of "psychological war" and "murder" with this deployment, which according to Washington seeks to combat a drug trafficking network supposedly led by the Venezuelan president. …
Venezuelan President Maduro has declared a state of emergency to counter "US aggression." The South American country's autocratic leader made the move after the US Navy fired on Venezuelan ships in the southern Caribbean Sea that Washington claims were smuggling drugs.
Fearing a military escalation with the United States, which, for six weeks, has multiplied demonstrations of force off Venezuela by advocating the fight against drug trafficking, President Nicolas Maduro has taken measures giving him more power if the pressure were to intensify.
Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, on September 30, 2025. JHONN ZERPA / AFP In response to the threat of an "aggression of the American empire", the Venezuela of Nicolas Maduro announced that he was ready to declare, as early as Tuesday, September 30, the state of "external concussion". This figure equivalent to a state of emergency, provided for by the Constitution, grants extended powers to the head of state. The measure was pr…
MADURO THREATENS STATE OF EMERGENCY AMID RISING US–VENEZUELA STANDOFF
Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has signaled a dangerous new phase in the long-brewing confrontation with the United States, warning on Wednesday night that his government is preparing to declare a state of emergency as Washington intensifies military pressure in the Caribbean. In a fiery televised address, Maduro accused the US of plotting direct aggression against his government, describing recent naval deployments in …
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