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The news comes as authorities from 134 countries revealed they seized a record number of illegally traded live animals and a record amount of illegally traded wild animal meat.

The president has cited drugs as the reason for US action against Venezuela. But Sky's Ed Conway says there is an alternative economic explanation.

Here's what we know about how and why the oil tanker Skipper 'spoofed' its location, and what eventually led to it being seized by the US.

Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, claimed Russia, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and drug cartels were all active in her country when the question of a US invasion was raised.

Tens of thousands told to evacuate as governor, Bob Ferguson, declares a state-wide emergency, warning that "lives will be at stake in the coming days".

Three Thai civilians were killed as heavy fighting continued along the country's border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Thursday.

A government spokesman said there are "no specific talks" happening after Argentinian president Javier Milei told The Daily Telegraph that negotiations with Britain were under way to lift weapons export restrictions.

The latest US operation against Venezuela will fuel speculation that airstrikes may soon follow - and Donald Trump hasn't ruled out land operations, either.

Troops dressed in camouflage storming across the deck, armed with large firearms - the Trump administration's dramatic seizure of an oil tanker marks the latest push to mount pressure on Venezuela's government.

The politician, who left Venezuela amid heavy secrecy and probably with covert US help, is due to arrive in Norway on Wednesday night.