Giles Snyder

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With tensions rising between the U.S.

and Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro held a rally with his supporters this weekend.

Maduro denounced plans for the U.S.

to hold military drills that are expected to begin today in Trinidad and Tobago, and he sang part of Imagine, John Lennon's iconic song.

On Friday, President Trump suggested that he has made a decision on Venezuela, but he declined to reveal it.

Thousands of U.S.

troops are stationed off the coast of South America and the U.S.

's most advanced warship, the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, is expected to arrive in the region today.

Under the Trump administration, the U.S.

military has blown up 20 suspected drug smuggling boats.

A total of 80 people are believed to have been killed.

The Trump administration's latest surge of federal immigration agents brought out protesters in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Nick DeLaCanal from member station WFAE has more.

More rain is in the forecast for Southern California, which has already been soaked by an atmospheric river storm.

The region remains on alert for the potential for mud and rock slides.

According to a new United Nations report, a vast majority of children in Gaza are showing signs of anxiety and aggression after more than two years of war.

Daily military strikes by Israel continue amid a fragile ceasefire, as NPR's Kat Lonsdorf reports.

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Voters in Chile are choosing a new president and Congress today in a polarized general election.