Venezuela launches military exercise over British warship 'threat'

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro orders over 5,600 military personnel to participate in a "defensive" exercise near the border with Guyana in response to the UK sending the warship HMS Trent. Guyana's vice president Bharrat Jagdeo states that the country is not threatening Venezuela. The rising tensions over the territorial dispute and the potential conflict in the oil-rich Essequibo region have raised concerns in the region. Maduro emphasizes that Venezuela believes in diplomacy and peace, but will not tolerate threats to its sovereignty.