US says Venezuela’s airspace ‘closed’ as fears of armed conflict rise

No immediate response from Venezuela after President Trump’s makes the announcement on social media on Saturday.

Venezuela’s Maduro uses remixed speech to call for ‘peace, not war’

• US President Donald Trump declares the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered “closed in its entirety” in the latest escalation of tensions between the two countries.
• The US president’s statement comes as Trump’s administration piles pressure on Venezuela with a major military deployment in the Caribbean that includes the world’s largest aircraft carrier.