A series of strong earthquakes rattled portions of Venezuela and Colombia in South America on Wednesday and Thursday, sending residents fleeing homes and businesses due to fears that the shaking could cause structures to collapse.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has dispatched a fleet of American warships into the waters off Venezuela, bragged about fatal strikes on alleged drug boats and claimed Venezuela will pay an “incalculable” price if it won’t accept more people deported from the U.S.

Venezuela's aviation agency says a private passenger jet crashed as it departed from Venezuela’s main airport outside Caracas, injuring at least two people.

On a December night last year in Caracas, opposition activist Jesús Armas stepped out of a café and walked toward his car. Before he could reach it, at least five hooded men dressed in black surrounded him.

Human Rights Watch and the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners in Venezuela have documented 19 cases of detainees, many with ties to opposition political parties, who have been denied contact with their families and lawyers since their arrest.

The special envoy took to TV this week to say he’s “engaging” at the president’s request. Inside the administration, officials are exasperated.

The global strategic advisory firm Panterra found that eight in 10 Venezuelans who do not support Nicolas Maduro’s government may return to their home country if there were regime change.

Venezuela's Defense Minister, Padrino López, ordered the deployment of drones, naval vessels, and 15,000 troops to border waters and rivers, reacting to U.S. warships in the Caribbean. Caracas labeled the presence of a U.S. nuclear submarine a "grave threat" to regional… pic.twitter.com/m4AqaIPT7Y

PolitiFact asked the White House for its evidence that Venezuela was sending drugs to the U.S and that the boats were carrying drugs. The White House did not respond with evidence. The White House also did not answer questions about what drugs Venezuela is sending to the U.S. or how many drugs seized in the U.S. come from Venezuela.