Venezuela's Maduro says US behaviour is 'aggression,' communications largely cut

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that recent incidents between his country and the United States are an "aggression" by the US, not tensions between the two countries, and that there is no communication between the governments. The administration of President Donald Trump has ratcheted upUSmilitary presence in the southern Caribbean as part of what it says is a crackdown on drug smugglers. This month, aUSmilitary strike killed 11 people and sank a boat from Venezuela that the Trump administration said was transporting illegal narcotics. TheUSgovernment is trying to justify the launch of a "criminal attack" on his country, Maduro said during a press conference attended by top military brass and other officials. "This isn't tension. It is an...