US navy deployed near Venezuela: 'With Nobel Peace Prize season over, anything is possible'

US Navy Deployment Near Venezuela

As Nicolás Maduro struggles to maintain power, Donald Trump has ordered a significant US naval deployment in the region, the largest since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

With Nobel Peace Prize season over, anything is possible

This move has sparked concerns about the potential consequences of regime change through gunboat diplomacy, as examined by Le Monde columnist Gilles Paris.

Additionally, Europe's far right has sworn allegiance to Trump's politics after Charlie Kirk's murder, and sanctions against Russia have sparked a rift between the US and Europe over China.

France is also facing political instability, which puts the Franco-German alliance to the test, and may lead to higher borrowing costs than Italy.

A recent trial over red hand graffiti at the Paris Shoah Memorial revealed a surprising motivation:

I did it for the money

A visit from the French justice minister to Nicolas Sarkozy in jail has sparked a political firestorm.

Author's summary: Trump's naval deployment near Venezuela sparks concerns.

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Le Monde Le Monde — 2025-11-01

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