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Hello and welcome to the programme.
This is NewsHour from the BBC World Service.
We're coming to you live from London.
I'm Paul Henley.
First up today, President Trump's decision to send a naval fleet,
including the world's biggest aircraft carrier towards the Caribbean,
has caused more anger in Venezuela.
In an appearance on state TV,
President Nicolás Maduro broke into English and spoke about a possible war.
Well, later on he accused the Trump administration of breaking its promise on not starting new wars.
The people of the United States know it.
They're inventing a new, eternal war.
They promised they'd never get into a war.
Instead, they're inventing a war which we are going to avoid.
At least 43 people have already been killed in what the US administration calls a crackdown on drug trafficking in Venezuelan waters.
The Pentagon is yet to provide evidence of its claim that those targeted were drug traffickers and posed a national security risk to the US,
though.
President Trump has notified Congress of the administration's engagement in what it calls a non-international armed conflict against cartels.
But when asked, he said he would not be seeking Congress' approval on it.