Trump confirms CIA operations in Venezuela

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42:08

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office at the White House, October 15, 2025.

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US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he authorized the CIA to conduct secret operations in Venezuela, adding that the White House is weighing the possibility of a land attack on the country. Also, staff members at a prestigious opera house in Venice, Italy, are going on strike to protest the incoming conductor, saying she lacks the experience needed for the role. And, Doctors Without Borders shutters its emergency care center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, amid a surge in violence. Plus, 130 years later, The British Library reinstates playwright and author Oscar Wilde’s library card.

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In This Episode

Trump confirms CIA operations, prompts questions inside Venezuela
6:39
Orchestra in Venice planning strike to protest incoming conductor
4:53
Oscar Wilde gets his library card back
1:50
MSF closes emergency medical center in Haiti amid surge in violence
4:40
UK spy chief says China poses a daily threat
3:16
When Canada pulled itself back from political violence
16:24
French government still standing
0:44