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USS Gravely Docks in Trinidad amid Venezuela Tensions

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer, the USS Gravely, docked in Port-of-Spain as Washington increases military pressure on Venezuela. The ship will stay until Thursday for joint training, officials said, while the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford moves closer to Venezuela. President Nicolás Maduro denounced the buildup; President Donald Trump accused him, without evidence, of leading the Tren de Aragua gang. Reactions in Trinidad and Tobago are mixed: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar supports the presence, while demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Embassy. The visit comes a week after a U.S. Embassy threat warning; Caricom has called for dialogue.

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