US-led relief effort puts Washington’s post-Maduro strategy in Venezuela to the test

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The United States is leading a major humanitarian relief effort in Venezuela following two devastating earthquakes that caused significant casualties. The operation involves search-and-rescue teams, military logistics, and humanitarian aid, challenging Washington's influence in the country's post-Maduro transition.

The United States is mounting a large-scale humanitarian operation in Venezuela after twin earthquakes devastated the South American country, putting to the test Washington’s role as the most influential international partner in the country’s post-Maduro transition. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was deploying search-and-rescue teams, military logistics and humanitarian help after Wednesday’s magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes, which have killed at least 164 people and injured...