Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has declared a state of emergency over the threat of US &quot;aggression&quot; following a spate of deadly US strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Monday. Rodriguez told foreign diplomats that Maduro had signed a decree giving himself &quot;special powers&quot; as head of state to act in matters of defense and security faced with the &quot;external shock.&quot;

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has declared a state of emergency over the threat of US "aggression"

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Venezuela's Maduro declares state of emergency over feared US 'aggression': vice-president