11 h. ago Dispute erupts over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in court

A lawyer squabble over who gets to represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in his New York drug case has erupted, with an ex-Justice Department official asking a judge to let Maduro settle the dispute

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32 h. ago An Argentine court offers hope for Venezuelans seeking justice for abuses under Maduro

Venezuela’s sudden release of detainees Thursday brought relief and guarded optimism to a country consumed by uncertainty

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66 h. ago Kimmel on Trump’s whitewashing of January 6 anniversary: ‘Don’t give in to this revisionist history’

On the fifth anniversary of the January 6 riots, late-night hosts discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to rewrite history as ‘peaceful protests’Late-night hosts observed the fifth anniversary of the January 6 insurrection and recapped Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro’s first day in a US court. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago People from Venezuela and neighbouring countries: share your reaction to US raid

We’d like to hear from people in Venezuela, as well as from neighbouring countries mentioned by the Trump administration, about how they are responding to recent US actionsAs Donald Trump prepares to make his first public appearance since Venezuela’s former president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in a US court and pleaded not guilty to all charges, there is growing international concern over the shock US military operation in Venezuela, which the UN human rights office has said undermined a fundamental principle of international law.We would like to hear from Venezuelans, both in the country and abroad, about how you are feeling in the wake of these events – either positively or negatively – and what concerns or hopes you have for Venezuela’s future. You might want to share how this is affecting you personally, your family, or people you know on the ground. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago What’s next in deposed Venezuela leader Nicolás Maduro’s criminal case

Nicolás Maduro’s first court hearing — a heavily secured spectacle where he proclaimed he is still Venezuela’s president and pleaded “soy inocente” — was merely the beginning of a legal odyssey that could keep him locked up and out of power for years, maybe even the rest of his life

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3 d. ago ‘She was the brains, Maduro was the brawn’: Cilia Flores’ role in Venezuela

Flores, Nicolás Maduro’s wife, wielded far more power than just being a first lady and played a front line role in politicsBefore pleading “not guilty” at her first court hearing after she and her husband, Nicolás Maduro, were captured by US special forces, Cilia Flores made a point of adding, in Spanish: “I am first lady of the Republic of Venezuela.”But Maduro himself and others close to the couple agree that she was always far more than that. Before her rendition to New York, Flores wielded power comparable with – and at times greater than – that of other figures from the regime, including Delcy Rodríguez, the former vice-president who is now the country’s acting leader. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘She was the brains, Maduro was the brawn’: Cilia Flores’s role in Venezuela

Flores, Nicolás Maduro’s wife, wielded far more power than just being a first lady and played a front line role in politicsBefore pleading “not guilty” at her first court hearing after she and her husband, Nicolás Maduro, were captured by US special forces, Cilia Flores made a point of adding, in Spanish: “I am first lady of the Republic of Venezuela.”But Maduro himself and others close to the couple agree that she was always far more than that. Before her rendition to New York, Flores wielded power comparable with – and at times greater than – that of other figures from the regime, including Delcy Rodríguez, the former vice-president who is now the country’s acting leader. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Venezuela latest: Opposition leader Machado vows to return and demands elections despite Trump criticism

The U.S. President said the White House needs to ‘fix’ Venezuela before allowing it to hold elections

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3 d. ago Venezuela latest: Opposition leader Machado vows to return and demands elections despite Trump opposition

The U.S. President said the White House needs to ‘fix’ Venezuela before allowing it to hold elections

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4 d. ago Cooper says she raised international law with US over Venezuela

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper addressed the Commons after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro entered a not guilty plea in court in New York.

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4 d. ago 'I'm a prisoner of war': Venezuela's deposed leader Maduro appears in New York court after being captured by Trump

The captured Venezuelan dictator told a judge ‘I am a decent man’

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4 d. ago 'I'm a prisoner of war': Deposed Venezuelan leader Maduro appears in New York court after being captured by Trump

The captured Venezuelan dictator told a judge ‘I am a decent man’

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4 d. ago Gunfire erupts near Venezuela presidential palace as interim leader sworn in after tyrant Maduro slams capture in court

HEAVY gunfire was heard near the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, last night. The shots lit up the sky on Monday night, believed to be drones and anti-aircraft fire by locals. After the gunfire, armoured vehicles arrived at Miraflores presidential palace, with troops were deployed to surrounding areas, witnesses said. The shots came as a...

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4 d. ago Venezuela latest: Trump says ‘no way’ to hold quick election as Maduro pleads not guilty in court

Toppled Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro says he is a 'decent man' while pleading not guilty to narco charges

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4 d. ago Venezuela latest: Trump officials are grilled by Congress on raid after Maduro pleads not guilty in court

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are attending the closed-door briefing

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4 d. ago Nicolas Maduro pictured in handcuffs as Venezuelan leader escorted to court

An extraordinary day in New York saw ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro hauled before a court after being snatched from his home country by Donald Trump amid furious protests

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4 d. ago Maduro erupts and tells judge he was 'kidnapped' while wife Cilia shows off head injuries in first court appearance

Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia, made their first court appearance in New York City after their shock capture by US military forces over the weekend.

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4 d. ago Maduro appears in New York court as deposed Venezuelan leader says he is 'a prisoner of war'

The captured Venezuelan dictator told a judge ‘I am a decent man’

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4 d. ago Deposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on Venezuela

President protests innocence in US court as countries at UN meeting condemn Donald Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’Venezuela crisis – latest updatesThe deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to drugs, weapons and narco-terrorism charges on Monday, two days after his capture by US special forces in an operation ordered by Donald Trump that sent shockwaves around the world.The brevity and formality of the arraignment hearing in federal court in Manhattan – barely 30 minutes during which Maduro was asked to confirm his name and that he understood the four charges against him – belied the far-reaching consequences of the US action. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘Soy inocente’: Maduro defiant in surreal New York courtroom spectacle

The Venezuelan leader entered a heartfelt not guilty plea – and told a member of the gallery he was a prisoner of warVenezuela crisis – latest updatesAt noon on Monday, Nicolás Maduro was escorted into a Manhattan federal courtroom following his capture early on Saturday in Caracas, completing the seized Venezuelan leader’s stunning journey from his capital city to a US courtroom.It was a surreal display amid the fallout of a brazen US military operation to grab Maduro that has roiled global politics and stunned observers in the US and overseas. Continue reading...

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