HAVANA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Cuba denied it had reached out to the United States about what the region would look like without President Nicolas Maduro leading Venezuela, calling the media report "absurd and false.

The Trump administration has set its sights on Venezuela in its latest campaign against illegal drugs, but data shows that the country is responsible for just a sliver of drug trafficking directly to the United States.

The United States is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following after a tanker was seized this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Here's the latest on the building tensions.

Caracas (CNN) — Venezuela is not seeking a military confrontation with the United States or any other regional actor, its Foreign Minister Yván Gil told CNN in a rare interview, as tensions rise with Washington, including over the recent deadly US Navy ...

The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it will allow the U.S. military access to its airports in upcoming weeks as tensions between the United States and Venezuela remain high.

It sounds like President Donald Trump’s administration is looking for a repeat of the United States’ disastrous invasion of Iraq—no, seriously. Trump announced Monday that he planned to sign an order classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction,