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Newshour: 07/12/2023 21:06 GMT: US to hold military drills amid fears of Venezuela land grab

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07/12/2023 21:06 GMT

07/12/2023 21:06 GMT: US to hold military drills amid fears of Venezuela land grab

BBC World Service - Newshour, US to hold military drills amid fears of Venezuela land grab

The drills come after Venezuela threatened to annex the region of Essequibo in Guyana

The drills come after Venezuela threatened to annex the region of Essequibo in Guyana.

The United States and Guyana announce joint military exercises after the president of Venezuela threatens to take part of Guyana’s territory. Nicolas Maduro claimed the oil-rich region of Essequibo after holding a referendum on annexation. Brazil has deployed extra troops along its border with Venezuela. We hear from Venezuela’s attorney general and a former US ambassador to Guyana. 

Also on the programme: is anywhere in Gaza safe from Israeli bombardment? We hear from a woman in a UN shelter in Khan Younis. And a surreal encounter between our Russia editor and the former Austrian foreign minister who defected to Moscow. 

(Picture: Two United States Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle fighter jets Credit: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

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