Personnel from the United States boarded and seized a vessel off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday, according to a US official familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure ...

Sources told USA TODAY that U.S. forces had interdicted a vessel amid a military build-up near Venezuela. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has alleged the U.S. wants to overthrow him and control ...

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Vessel does not appear to be on list of US-sanctioned vessels, which would represent escalation in blockade US forces on Saturday apprehended a second merchant vessel carrying oil off the coast of ...

United States forces boarded and seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday following a weeks-long chase on the high seas which has escalated tensions with Moscow and piled ...

MIAMI (AP) — Some oil vessels are diverting away from Venezuela after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving the South American country, a ...

The United States is pursuing another vessel off the coast of Venezuela, the second such operation this weekend. “The United States Guard is in active pursuit of a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is ...

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Pentagon officials, surprised by President Trump’s orders, scrambled to work out a plan to halt sanctioned tankers as Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader, vowed resistance. By Edward Wong Anatoly ...

Kyiv says Russia used drones and missiles for strikes Three Turkish-owned vessels damaged, Ukraine's navy says Moscow vowed retaliation for Kyiv's attacks on tanker fleet Turkey calls for energy, sea ...

US intercepts vessel amid military build-up near Venezuela Venezuelan crude exports fall sharply after US tanker seizure Captured vessel believed to be part of Venezuela's "dark" fleet of tankers ...