U.S. and Trinidad Launch Naval Exercises Amid Tensions

Breaking news: The United States and Trinidad are set to begin joint naval exercises this weekend,

part of a growing U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean following a series

of attacks on vessels Washington says were smuggling drugs. In response, Venezuela’s President

Nicolás Maduro has issued warnings to Trinidad, threatening retaliation if the country continues

assisting the U.S. Maduro accused Trinidad of becoming “an aircraft carrier for the American

empire” after it allowed a U.S. warship to dock in its capital, and Venezuela has

already cut off a major gas deal in protest. Meanwhile, U.S.

B-1 bombers have arrived in Puerto Rico, military exercises are underway,