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Trump says US may open talks with Venezuela's Maduro
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump said the U.S. may be having some discussions with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in the Caribbean Sea.
- Framing it as a counter‑drug campaign, the administration says US military strikes targeted drug smugglers and may expand efforts to stop drugs coming in by land.
- With its arrival, Operation Southern Spear includes nearly a dozen navy ships and about 12,000 sailors and marines; since early September, strikes in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea have killed at least 83 people in 21 attacks, including a Saturday strike that killed three men.
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro backed neighbourhood defence committees and wrote on Sunday that the `Venezuelan people are ready to defend their homeland against any criminal aggression`, while regional leaders and rights officials pressed the US for details.
- US Army officials said troops have begun joint training in Trinidad and Tobago and Panama, while experts disagree on possible US warplane strikes in Venezuela.
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Trump leaves military action against Venezuela on the table but floats possible talks
President Donald Trump isn't ruling out military action against Venezuela despite bringing up potential diplomatic talks with its leader, Nicolás Maduro.
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