Global News Podcast US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast
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Dec 11, 2025 
This discussion features a diverse group of correspondents, including Lucy Hawkins, who reports on María Corina Machado’s risky journey to accept her Nobel Peace Prize. The team also delves into the contentious seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, with Washington's claims of justification versus Caracas's outcry of theft. Eyewitness accounts from Gaza provide insight into the worsening humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by severe storms. The podcast also touches on the decline of professional film criticism in the age of social media.
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US Escalates Pressure On Venezuela
- The US dramatically escalated pressure on Venezuela by seizing a tanker it says carried sanctioned oil and deploying major naval assets to the Caribbean.
- Correspondents link these moves to wider aims including targeting drug trafficking and possible regime change for access to oil reserves.
Nobel Winner's Dramatic Escape To Oslo
- María Corina Machado escaped months of hiding and arrived in Oslo to accept her Nobel Peace Prize, meeting supporters and family.
- She reportedly used disguises, military checkpoints, a fishing boat and a private jet to reach Norway, and thanked those who risked their lives to help her.
Social Media Checks Could Expand US Vetting
- The White House proposed requiring five years of social media history and up to ten years of contact data from many visitors to the US.
- Officials frame it as stricter vetting for safety, while critics warn it could monitor ideology and restrict travellers.
