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The US is taking control of Venezuela and targeting Greenland. The Dow could still hit 50,000
The United States attacked Venezuela and President Donald Trump is threatening to take Greenland “the hard way.” All the while, the US has an uncertain economic outlook and a weak jobs report.
Venezuela has released Italian citizens Alberto Trentini and Mario Burlo from prison, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday, adding that a plane was on its way from Rome to take them home.
After arresting Venezuela's president, Trump and top U.S. officials warned other countries could be the targets of American intervention next.
A lot of questions remain to be answered following the unprecedented US attack in Venezuela and everything that has happened since. For Venezuelans, both inside the country and abroad, it’s been a mix of emotions and a sense of uncertainty over what comes next.
Residents living in the capital, Caracas, and elsewhere have expressed concerns about safety and the country’s future as its leadership and the level of U.S. involvement remains in flux.
The Connecticut senator argued Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was an "illegitimate leader," but that "doesn’t mean that it’s good policy to invade" his country.
Along with Russia, China has also provided funding and equipment for Venezuela's military, including radar arrays recently billed as able to detect advanced U.S. military aircraft. Those systems did little to impede a raid U.S. officials boasted had been conducted without any losses.
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Extracting oil or implementing democracy: How the White House is managing what's next in Venezuela
President Donald Trump has touted Venezuela's oil, inviting executives to the White House on Friday to discuss drilling. "We want stability," he said last week, "but we do want democracy."