US-Venezuela: Trump's largest warship arrives in Latin America region
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
One of the world's most advanced aircraft carriers has arrived in the waters off Latin America as President Donald Trump ramps up the US naval presence in the Caribbean Sea. He says the US military is firing on drug traffickers. So why does Venezuela say he's trying to bring down its government? Also: California Governor Gavin Newsom is at COP30, to present his own vision of US climate policy. The mayor of Istanbul faces 2,000 years in prison over charges that his supporters say are politically motivated. And we look at the Israeli bill which would impose the death penalty on people convicted of terrorism.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.5 | This is the global news podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm Uncle Desai and at six hours, GMT, on Wednesday, the 12th of November. |
| 0:14.8 | These are our main stories. |
| 0:16.7 | Donald Trump sends his most advanced aircraft carrier to the Latin America region, |
| 0:21.2 | escalating tensions with Venezuela. |
| 0:23.7 | California Governor Gavin Newsom tells COP 30 that President Trump will reduce the U.S. |
| 0:28.6 | to a footnote on climate policy. |
| 0:31.6 | And the mayor of Istanbul faces 2,000 years in prison. |
| 0:35.2 | His party say the charges are politically motivated. |
| 0:40.2 | Also in this podcast, China wants young people to spend more money. |
| 0:46.6 | Some of my friends are unemployed, still living at home and looking for a job. The economy is a bit off right now. |
| 0:53.6 | I hope it gets better so we can all |
| 0:55.4 | have a better life. And we look at the Israeli bill that would impose the death penalty for terrorism. |
| 1:05.8 | For months, Donald Trump has been massing US Navy ships in the Latin America region near Venezuela, |
| 1:12.0 | ordering strikes on boats that he says are running drugs to the U.S. |
| 1:16.5 | Now one of his most advanced warships has arrived in the region. |
| 1:20.3 | The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. |
| 1:23.4 | At least 76 people have been killed by the U.S. operations, |
| 1:26.9 | described by some human rights observers as extrajudicial killings. |
| 1:31.6 | On Tuesday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he was suspending intelligence sharing with the US until the attack stopped, |
| 1:39.3 | adding that the fight against drugs must be subordinate to the human rights of the Caribbean people. |
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