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2026.01.17 07:55 GMT+8

U.S. seizes sixth Venezuela-linked oil tanker

Updated 2026.01.17 07:55 GMT+8
Owen Fairclough

The United States has seized a sixth Venezuela-linked oil tanker as Washington ramps up pressure on Caracas. The move came just hours before President Trump met with opposition leader María Corina Machado and as a Venezuelan envoy held talks with U.S. officials, highlighting rising political and humanitarian fallout.

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