Two B-1 Lancers took off from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday and flew near Venezuela, though they remained in international airspace, according to a U.S. official and f

There are presently 10,000 U.S. military personnel in the Caribbean as part of those operations including personnel aboard eight U.S. Navy ships, 10 F-35 stealth fighters deployed to Puerto Rico, and reconnaissance aircraft including Reaper unmanned drones.

President Trump has deployed the CIA to Venezuela and planes and warships to the region - what is he trying to achieve?

The buildup of U.S. military forces near Venezuela and a series of deadly attacks on alleged drug-trafficking boats in waters off its coast has raised the spectre of an invasion of the South American country.

Experts call it "21st-century gunboat diplomacy" as U.S. positions strike-capable forces in Caribbean amid tensions with Maduro regime and cartels.

U.S. strikes against Venezuela in international waters are a dangerous escalation and amount to "extrajudicial executions," a group of independent United Nations experts said on Tuesday.

Venezuela has 5,000 Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles in “key air defense positions,” its President Nicolás Maduro claimed on Wednesday, amid growing tension over the United States’ military deployment in the Caribbean.

Hezbollah operatives use Venezuelan passports and drug networks to infiltrate Western Hemisphere, turning country into terror group's regional headquarters.