A US military attack on a ship allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela left two survivors who have reportedly been captured by US forces and are being held aboard a Navy ship. The attack, which took place on Thursday, is at least the sixth US strike on Venezuelan ships in recent weeks. It was the first time that survivors have been reported.

Legal experts say U.S. strikes against alleged members of Latin American drug cartels are pushing the bounds of international law.

Democratic and Republican U.S. senators announced plans to force a vote on a resolution to prevent military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization.

Chevron enjoys unusual sway in socialist-led Venezuela, positioning the energy colossus to gain from whatever comes of the crisis between Washington and Caracas.

U.S. military pressure on Venezuela is a major victory for Marco Rubio, who has swayed MAGA to his cause: toppling leftist Latin American authoritarians.

Barksdale, the largest U.S. B-52 base, is located in House Speaker Mike Johnson's Louisiana 4th Congressional District.

The US military carried out a provocative military training exercise 90 miles off the coast of Venezuela in the latest act of sabre-rattling by the Trump administration.

The Boeing B-52s left Barksdale Air Force Base at Shreveport in the state of Louisiana, flight tracking data reviewed by BBC Verify shows. A US Global Strike Command spokesperson confirmed to the BBC’s US news partner CBS that the three aircraft have flown missions near Venezuela.