Venezuelan armed forces stage nationwide drills amid tensions with US

Venezuela’s armed forces and civilian militia have staged nationwide military drills in a show of force by President Nicolas Maduro, as Washington ramps up pressure on the Latin American country. The two-day maneuvers, dubbed the Bolivarian Shield 2020 Operation, kicked off on Saturday with the deployment of armed vehicles, missile launchers, anti-aircraft batteries, and radars on the streets of the capital,...