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Maduro Confirms 'Cordial' Phone Call With Trump, Signals Openness to Talks

The outreach coincides with U.S. sanctions, a terrorism listing, expanded Caribbean deployments.

U.S. Expands Naval Buildup Off Venezuela With Cruiser and Submarine En Route