Donald Trump has authorised covert CIA operations in Venezuela

唐纳德·特朗普已授权CIA在委内瑞拉进行秘密行动

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2025-10-17

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US President Donald Trump has confirmed he has authorised the CIA to carry out secret operations in Venezuela, and that he is considering attacks on Venezuelan territory. It follows a series of strikes by the US military against alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean, which have killed 27 people. Also in the programme: A phone conversation between Putin and Trump ahead of President Zelensky’s visit to Washington - and the queen of de-cluttering, Marie Kondo, explains what the world doesn't understand about her native Japan. (Photo: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at a demonstration to mark Indigenous Resistance Day. Credit: Reuters /Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)
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