Venezuela's government has called for an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss recent U.S. military actions off its coast, citing 'mounting threats'. The request follows multiple U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats, which Venezuela claims are a pretext for regime change. The U.S., which does not recognize Nicolás Maduro's leadership, has offered a $50 million bounty for his arrest. The emergency talks are set to take place on Friday.

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