The planes’ arrival comes as US jets pursue a sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker now flying under a Russian flag near the British coast
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The planes’ arrival comes as US jets pursue a sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker now flying under a Russian flag near the British coast
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The seizure of the oil tanker Marinera and Britain’s role in it is an embarrassing farce, writes world affair editor Sam Kiley on…
US president Donald Trump has warned ‘massive armada’ of American forces building up in the Middle East
Venezuelan military’s show of force comes days after Donald Trump ordered a deadly strike on an alleged Tren de Aragua drug boat
The Venezuelan tanker hastily painted a Russian flag on its side after fleeing US blockade in the Caribbean Sea
British armed forces supported Washington’s dramatic capture of the Marinera in the Atlantic as global tensions grow
British military are reportedly among Nato forces tracking the tanker
