(250901) -- CARACAS, Sept. 1, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sept. 1, 2025. Maduro said Monday that his country is facing "the biggest threat our continent has seen in the last 100 years" as the United States steps up its naval presence near the country's territorial waters. (Photo by Marcos Salgado/Xinhua)