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Latest News International News North & East Environment Social Love Horse Racing World Champs Commonwealth Games FIFA World Cup 2022 Entertainment Art & Culture Tuesday Style Food Awards JOL Takes Style Out Design Week JA Black Friday Relationships Classifieds Motor Vehicles Place an Ad Jobs & Careers Study Centre Jnr Study Centre Advertorial Supplements Latest News International News North & East Environment Social Love Horse Racing World Champs Commonwealth Games FIFA World Cup 2022 Entertainment Art & Culture Tuesday Style Food Awards JOL Takes Style Out Design Week JA Black Friday Relationships Classifieds Motor Vehicles Place an Ad Jobs & Careers Study Centre Jnr Study Centre Advertorial Supplements International News Food Awards Entertainment World Champs Career & Education Environment Advertorial Supplements Classifieds Design Week This handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency shows Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gesturing during an official TV show in Caracas on October 27, 2025.(Photo by Handout / Venezuelan Presidency / AFP) International News, Latest News, Regional November 11, 2025 Venezuela announces big military deployment to counter US presence CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela on Tuesday announced what it called a major, nationwide military deployment to counter the United States (US) naval presence off its coast. Washington is carrying out a military campaign in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, deploying naval and air forces it says are aimed at curbing drug trafficking. But the operation has sparked fears in Caracas that the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is the ultimate US goal. Washington’s forces have carried out strikes on at least 20 vessels in international waters since early September, killing at least 76 people, according to US figures. But the United States has yet to release evidence that the vessels were used to smuggle drugs or posed a threat to the country. The Venezuelan Defence Ministry issued a statement Tuesday announcing a “massive deployment” of land, sea, air, river and missile forces as well as civilian militia. VTV, the state TV channel, broadcast footage of military leaders giving speeches in several states. These high-profile government announcements are common in Venezuela these days, but they do not necessarily lead to visible military deployments on the ground. Last week, US President Donald Trump played down the prospect of going to war with Venezuela, but he said Maduro’s days were numbered. The United States has also ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to Latin America, deployed F-35 stealth warplanes to Puerto Rico and currently has six US Navy ships in the Caribbean, as part of what it calls counter-narcotics efforts. 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