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The U.S. said it would conduct joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday amid rising tensions with Venezuela over a disputed Guyanese territory that's rich in oil.

Essequibo is home to 125,000 of Guyana’s 800,000 citizens.

The U.S. said it would conduct joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday amid rising tensions with Venezuela over a disputed Guyanese territory that's rich in oil.

The United States announced joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday as soaring tensions over a contested oil-rich region with neighbor Venezuela prompted the UN Security Council to call an urgent meeting.

The long-running territorial dispute between Georgetown and Caracas over the oil-rich Essequibo region has spiraled recently.

Venezuela on Thursday condemned as "provocation" the announcement of joint US-Guyanese military exercises, as soaring tensions with its neighbor over a disputed oil-rich region prompted the UN Security Council to

The United States announced joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday as soaring tensions with Venezuela prompted the UN Security Council to call an urgent meeting.

Tensions rose between Venezuela and Guyana Tuesday as Caracas proposed a bill to declare a Venezuelan province in a disputed oil-rich region and ordered the state oil company to issue licenses for extracting crude there.

Tensions rose between Venezuela and Guyana Tuesday as Caracas proposed a bill to declare a Venezuelan province in a disputed oil-rich region and ordered the state oil company to issue

Guyana is also home to more than 200,00-300,000 Hindus, making it the only nation in the Western Hemisphere with a sizable Hindu population, according to <em>Pew Research Centre</em> and <em>Encyclopedia.com</em>. Close to 37% of Essequibo’s population, as per data from 2012, follow Hinduism. Reports by Guyana-based <em>Stabroek News</em> and <em>Newsroom Guyana</em> showed the community holding yagnas, community events and functions during relig...