Venezuela accuses the US of "stealing" another oil tanker
The Chavista government has described the incident as an act of "piracy" and has also denounced the "forced disappearance" of the crew.
Nicolas Maduro's government has accused the U.S. of stealing and hijacking "another private ship" carrying Venezuelan crude oil on Saturday, the second oil tanker seized by the U.S. in less than two weeks in the Caribbean Sea.
In a statement, the Chavista Government has described the incident as an act of "piracy" and has also denounced the "forced disappearance" of the crew.
The South American country has warned that "these actions will not go unpunished" and that "we will take all appropriate action, including reporting to the United Nations Security Council, other institutions and world governments".
"The colonialist model that the United States Government intends to impose with such practices will fail and be defeated," he said.
Caracas added that international law "will prevail and the perpetrators of these serious events will be held accountable to justice and history for their criminal conduct".
The US Government confirmed on Saturday that it detected an oil tanker in international waters in the Caribbean. Apparently, the ship was flying a Panamanian flag.
"In an operation carried out at dawn today, 20 December, the United States Coast Guard, with the help of the War Department, intercepted an oil tanker that had just docked in Venezuela," Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said on the X social network.
This is the second ship seized by the Donald Trump administration in the Caribbean after the Skipper and crude oil were confiscated last week.
Last Wednesday, Venezuela requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the situation in the South American country on Tuesday 23.
You might like
Trump says he's willing to talk to Hezbollah if Lebanon asks him
While the President of the United States is pushing for negotiations for the departure of the Israeli army from southern Lebanon, Israeli troops have opened fire on the Lebanese army as a "warning."
Nearly a thousand deaths in the Congo Ebola outbreak, with a death rate of 39.9%
Médecins du Monde has warned that there is a "very complex" context, marked by the conflict, the displacement of the population and the limited capacity of the health system, which faces "four epidemics at once: Ebola, cholera, measles and mpox."
Andy Burnham's Government Announces Withdrawal of British Electricity VAT
The measure will be financed in part by the cancellation of the project to launch the digital identity programme, the cost of which was expected to be around £600 million a year.
Nicaragua's president announces that there will be no elections in the country anymore
Elections should actually be held in November 2027, but the announcement made by President Daniel Ortega, who has been in charge of the country since 2007, has closed the door to elections.
Iran's attacks in the Middle East have injured nearly 100 military personnel, according to the Pentagon
The Pentagon itself confirmed last weekend that three American soldiers have been killed in Iranian attacks on Jordan and Iraq. The U.S. Army has been attacking Iranian targets for 10 consecutive days, and Iran has responded by attacking Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain and other allied countries.
Trump says Netanyahu won't be arrested in America
Israeli Prime Minister Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York, has declared that Netanyahu is a "war criminal" and is considering his arrest.
The Houthis impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in response to the "siege" of Riyadh
They have described the measure as an "eye for an eye," facing the Saudi blockade of Yemen for 12 years.
Burnham takes over as prime minister in the UK, promising a "new political and economic model"
Among the priorities of the future government are the reform of the education system, the strengthening of mental health services and the construction of more subsidized housing.
The U.S. bombed Iran for the ninth night in a row
Iran, for its part, has attacked several US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, and Bahrain has activated its sirens against air strikes.
Trump wanted to join the celebration of Spain, but he was sidelined
U.S. President Donald Trump took the stage with FIFA President Gianni Infantino to hand over the World Cup trophy to Rodrigo, captain of the Spanish team. An spite of being given time to leave the venue, Trump tried to pose in the photo of the world champions celebrations.