Multiple int'l airlines suspend Venezuela flights after US warning

Multiple international airlines from countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Chile, and Portugal had suspended their flights to and from Venezuela as of Saturday.

The suspension came after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday warned major airlines of a "potentially hazardous situation" when flying over Venezuela and urged them to exercise caution.

According to media reports on Saturday that several U.S. officials have said the United States is prepared to launch a new round of actions related to Venezuela in the coming days.

In response, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said on Saturday that the increasing pressure on Venezuela exerted by the United States poses an enormous challenge of "unforeseen dimensions" to the peace and security of the Caribbean region.

Multiple int'l airlines suspend Venezuela flights after US warning

Germany's exports to the United States fell sharply in March, dropping 7.9 percent month on month and 21.4 percent year on year, according to figures released by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany on Friday.

Data also showed that Germany's industrial output decreased by 0.7 percent month on month in March.

Industry representatives said that U.S. tariff policies are increasingly straining trade relations between the two countries, and that turmoil in the Middle East is further dimming the outlook for Germany's industrial recovery.

Germany's exports to US plunge in March