Five U.S. F-35 fighter jets landed in Puerto Rico amid escalating tensions with Venezuela. Separately, Caracas said 18 armed U.S. Navy personnel raided a tuna boat sailing in Venezuelan waters.
Breakdown
- Five US fighter jets landed at a Puerto Rican base amid rising US-Venezuela tensions.
- The US says the deployment is part of efforts to combat drug trafficking in the Caribbean. 12s
- Venezuela claims a US warship intercepted a Venezuelan fishing boat in its waters. 24s
- Venezuelan President Maduro called for large-scale military exercises in response. 44s
- The US has eight warships and a nuclear-powered submarine off Venezuela's coast. 1m 1s