Venezuela moves S-125 Pechora air defense to coastline in posture for potential US landing

S-125 Pechora-2M filmed at Peaje La Cabrera on Oct. 3, moving west from Maracay toward Carabobo. Move follows U.S. Oct. 1–2 ‘armed conflict’ notices on cartels and Venezuelan claims of offshore F-35 activity. On 3 October 2025, geolocated footage...

France and Guyana to collaborate on monitoring Venezuela movements

Last Updated on Saturday, 4 October 2025, 6:59 by Writer Chair of France’s Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces, Senator Cédric Perrin Hours after France said it was ready to offer Guyana air and sea radar systems to...

Venezuela launches military exercise as US escalates tensions

Caracas has condemned US F-35 flights near its coast and warned it will defend national sovereignty. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced that the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) and the Bolivarian Militia will conduct an...

Is Trump’s war on drug cartels a quiet threat to Venezuela?

President Trump’s declaration of war on drug cartels is being seen by Venezuela and its allies as the latest step towards a regime change designed to oust President Maduro after a large US military build-up in the Caribbean. Trump’s note to...

Status Of Venezuela’s Air Defense Capabilities

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. With the Trump administration’s counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean expanding to become a “non-international...

Decisive Operations Without Consolidation: Venezuela’s Opposition and the Risks of Escalation

Washington increasingly views Nicolás Maduro not simply as an authoritarian ruler but as a hybrid threat—one who fuses repression with criminal enterprise to destabilize the hemisphere. His regime sustains narco-trafficking networks tied to the...

Free Space Optics (FSO) Communication Market Industry Trends and Forecasts to 2035: Point-to-Point Free Space Optics Gains Market Dominance – ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Free Space Optics (FSO) Communication Market Industry Trends and Forecasts to 2035: Distribution by Type of Platform, Component, Transmission Range, FSO, Communication, Areas of Application, End-Users, Company Size, and...

Venezuela Denounces U.S. Provocation with F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jets

October 2, 2025 Hour: 4:02 pm In a dramatic escalation of tensions, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez has publicly condemned what he describes as a blatant act of provocation by the United States. This statement comes on the heels...

Venezuela Fury 'happy' as she breaks silence after engagement at sweet 16th bash

Venezuela Fury 'happy' as she breaks silence after engagement at sweet 16th bash(Image: Venezuela Fury/Instagram) Paris and Tyson Fury's daughter, Venezuela Fury, said she 'really is happy' after getting engaged at her 16th birthday party. The...

Venezuelan students help turn plastic waste into school desks

MARACAIBO (Reuters) -Piles of discarded plastic and broken school furniture are being given a second life in northwestern Venezuela, where a local foundation is turning waste into desks for students. El Zulia Recicla, based in Zulia state’s...

With Venezuela and Iran, Is the U.S. Trying to Revive the Petrodollar?

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U.S. Marines rehearse helicopter water insertion near Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions

U.S. Marines with the 22nd MEU(SOC) executed helocast training from a CH-53E and the USS Iwo Jima off Puerto Rico in early September, confirmed in a Sept. 30 release. The capability signals a rapid, low-visibility ship-to-shore option in the...

SVG pushes Caribbean unity through ALBA Azul project

During a pivotal visit on October 3-4, Minister Saboto Caesar of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding with Venezuela, signaling a new chapter in Caribbean regional integration. The ALBA Azul...

US Drone Strike Highlights Sucre’s Role in Venezuela’s Cocaine Corridor

On September 2, a small boat left the coast of Sucre state, Venezuela, and headed into the Caribbean Sea. Moments later, a missile launched from a drone struck the vessel, killing everyone on board. The swift, precise attack drew global attention...

San Francisco shark researcher goes rogue studying obscure sharks of the deep

A white shark changed her life. And not in a way you might imagine. It happened when Vicky Vásquez was a teenager out on a fishing trip with dad near her native San Diego. A white shark, maybe two, swam around their boat for a while, then tailed...

Bolivia: Campaign of Solidarity with Venezuela kicks off

The starting point for this solidarity action will be the opening this Wednesday of the Alexandra Bravo-Arte Plumaria-Murallas exhibition at the Simon Rodriguez Cultural Center at the Venezuelan Embassy in La Paz. “The material I use in these...

229% inflation: How ‘Binance dollars’ became Venezuela’s real currency

Key takeaways: With inflation at 229%, daily prices in Venezuela are set in USDT “Binance dollars,” usually at live P2P rates. Three dollar rates exist (official, parallel and P2P), but merchants mostly follow the P2P quote. The government...

Do your research before making a purchase

By Dennis Warden, Publisher Have you noticed how much we as a society rely on the internet when making purchases? This was reinforced over Labor Day weekend when Connie and I were in Madison, Wisc., to help move our daughter, Abigail, into a new...

The Full Collapse of Venezuelan Academia

To leave the country, Juan and his wife had to sell some of their belongings, including their son’s collection of children’s books. “He thought we were just going on a trip. Little by little, we’ve been explaining to him what’s really happening,”...

President Maduro puts Venezuela’s military on wartime footing amid U.S. tensions

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared a nationwide state of external emergency on Sept. 30, placing the armed forces on wartime alert. The move escalates tensions with Washington and increases risks for U.S. military forces in the...