2025-11-30
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Our Top Stories Donald Trump said airlines should consider Venezuela's airspace,
quote, in all caps, closed in its entirety.
America's president also addressed his message to drug dealers and human traffickers.
He has threatened military action against the regime of Nicolas Maduro,
Venezuela's autocrat, and ordered strikes against alleged drug-running boats.
American aviation officials had already warned of the potential hazardous situation in Venezuela's airspace.
The Trump administration paused all asylum decisions and stopped issuing visas to Afghans following the shooting of two National Guard members on Wednesday.
Earlier, prosecutors said they would charge the alleged attacker, an Afghan citizen,
with first-degree murder after one of the victims died of her injuries.
Since the shooting, Mr Trump has vowed a crackdown on immigration from third-world countries.
Moldova said that Russian drones ended its airspace on Saturday,