A U.S. warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday, prompting a Venezuelan official to accuse the neighboring Caribbean government of conducting "a military provocation" with the CIA.

The big picture: President Trump said earlier this month that he authorized the CIA to secretly conduct operations in Venezuela, including possible strikes against drug cartels, but U.S. and Trinidadian and Tobagonian officials have said the presence of the American military in the region is part of long-standing ties between the two nations.

The USS Gravely (DDG-107) will visit Trinidad and Tobago from October 26 to 30, mooring in Port of Spain, while the 22nd...

Driving the news: The Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Ministry said in a Thursday statement the USS Gravely would visit on Oct. 26-30, along wi

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