RT News - October 16 2025 (09:00 MSK)

Maduro condemns Donald Trump as the US leader reveals he gave the CIA approval to conduct ops in Venezuela. Trump even suggests he does not rule out a potential land offensive on Caracas. Caracas says Washington's war on drugs is a sham to cover up regime-change ops. Meanwhile, a Venezuelan opposition figure tries to woo the US with access to natural resources. Recovery efforts are underway in Gaza under the US-brokered ceasefire as forensic teams work to identify the dead amid the ruins.