New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- Despite escalating tensions with Venezuela, US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) indicated that he was open to talks with Nicolas Maduro, the leader of the South American nation.

A day after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the US was looking to designate a cartel allegedly led by Maduro as a terrorist group, Trump reiterated that he "probably would want to" talk to the Venezuelan President, as reported by the Associated Press (AP).

At the same time, Trump did not rule out military action on Venezuelan territory, saying, "I don't rule that out. I don't rule out anything."

Alleging that Maduro was behind drugs and migrants coming into the US from Venezuela, Trump accused the Venezuelan Pres...