53 m. ago Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia helicoptered from hellhole NYC jail to court on drugs charges that could see them executed

Nicolas Maduro was shuffled into a police SUV this morning, sporting prison garb, as he was transported from New York City's hellhole jail for his first court appearance.

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68 m. ago Venezuela live updates: Nicolás Maduro arrives at Manhattan court

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, arrive at Daniel Patrick Moynihan courthouse in Manhattan where the full list of charges will be read later todayTense calm spreads at border with Colombia after Maduro captureAnalysis: European leaders appear torn in face of new world orderA UK minister would not be drawn into saying whether his government believes the US capture of Venezuela’s president was influenced by the country’s rich oil reserves.Asked on Sky News why he thought Donald Trump had captured Nicolás Maduro and said America would “run” Venezuela, Home Office minister Mike Tapp said:This is for Donald Trump to answer, and I think he has said in his press conference, which I watched with interest around narco-terrorism and that threat. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Instant karma: Moment Venezuelan soldier 'fires a Manpad rocket at US helicopter before being instantly hit by return fire'

The clash occurred during America's daring mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife at their fortified compound.

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4 h. ago Government to address nation from 2.30pm today as Keir Starmer criticism mounts

The US flexed it's military and intelligence capabilities on Saturday when they 'captured' Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in a top secret strike that shocked the world

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5 h. ago Nicolás Maduro to appear in New York court on drugs and weapons charges

Deposed Venezuelan president was controversially captured over weekend amid US military interventionDeposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is expected to appear in Manhattan federal court on Monday afternoon on drugs and weapons charges after his controversial capture by US Special Forces this weekend.Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized in a shocking pre-dawn raid at a compound on Saturday during an assault on Caracas. At least 40 people, including civilians and Venezuelan military members, died in the attack, the New York Times reported. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago US names its three biggest priorities for Venezuela after dramatic raid and Maduro capture... as unanswered questions remain

The US Secretary of State discussed what the country hopes to accomplish following the detention of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday.

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19 h. ago Months in planning, over in two and a half hours: how the US snatched Maduro

The operation to capture the Venezuelan president and his wife involved at least 150 aircraft, months of surveillance – and reportedly a spy in the governmentIt took the US two hours and 28 minutes to snatch President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in the small hours of Saturday morning, an extraordinary display of imperial power that plunges 30 million Venezuelans into a profound uncertainty. But it was also months in the planning.Critical to Operation Absolute Resolve was the work of the CIA and other US intelligence agencies. From as early as August, their goal was to establish Maduro’s “pattern of life”, or as Gen Dan Caine, the chair of the US joint chiefs of staff, described it, to “understand how he moved, where he lived, where he travelled, what he ate, what he wore, what were his pets”. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Venezuela strikes mapped: Where did US hit during operation to capture Maduro?

The airstrikes struck La Guaira Port and the Higuerote Airport in Miranda, according to the Institute for the Study of War

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21 h. ago Wife of US Security boss promises to 'own Greenland soon' after Trump's Venezuelan coup

After US strikes in Venezuela and the capture of its president, global alarm intensified when Katie Miller, wife of a top US official, posted an image of Greenland covered by the American flag

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24 h. ago Moment Sky News presenter Trevor Phillips tells audience 'this morning Venezuela is an American colony'

On Saturday, US Army Delta Force soldiers captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and extradited them to New York on drug trafficking charges.

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25 h. ago Why has the US captured Venezuela’s president and what happens next?

Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationshipUS attacks Venezuela – live updatesOvernight on Friday, the US carried out airstrikes across Venezuela, with explosions rocking the capital, Caracas, before dawn. Shortly afterwards, Donald Trump announced that US forces had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the country.The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said they would face trial in New York on charges of involvement in narco-terrorism. A fresh indictment was issued on Saturday. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Why Maduro dated wife for TWENTY years before marrying in secret... as shamed first lady's incestuous party links laid bare

Far from being a romantic gesture the wedding that stunned Venezuela was yet another calculated political move.

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30 h. ago Unsealed indictment reveals charges against Nicolás Maduro and his wife

Venezuelan president accused of running a ‘corrupt’ government fuelled by a drug-trafficking operation that flooded US with cocaineMaduro detained in New York after audacious raid – live updatesA newly unsealed US justice department indictment accuses the captured Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, of running a “corrupt, illegitimate government” fuelled by an extensive drug-trafficking operation that flooded the US with thousands of tons of cocaine.The arrest of Maduro and his wife in a stunning military operation early on Saturday in Venezuela sets the stage for a major test for US prosecutors as they seek to secure a conviction in a Manhattan courtroom against the longtime leader of the oil-rich South American nation. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Eagle eyed viewers spot odd detail in background of Trump's Mar

Trump revealed on Saturday what he described as an overnight 'large-scale strike' in Venezuela, declaring that US forces had captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

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37 h. ago World leaders react to Donald Trump's capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro

The Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have now arrived in the US where they have been charged with several offences, including Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy

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39 h. ago New pictures show Venezuelan president and his wife landing in New York as Trump warns of 'wrath'

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been flown to New York after a US military operation in Caracas, where they were seized from their home

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39 h. ago Captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro lands at upstate New York airport after he and wife were seized by Trump who says he's now running their country

US troops captured the Venezuelan President and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas Friday night before transporting them to New York City on drug trafficking charges.

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44 h. ago What we know about the US attack on Venezuela – video analysis

Tensions between the US and Venezuela exploded on 3 January when US forces launched strikes across Caracas and other parts of the country, and Donald Trump announced that they had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the countryVenezuela attack: what we know so far as US captures President Maduro Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Trump posts photo of handcuffed Maduro after Venezuelan president’s capture

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, as well as his wife and son, are facing narco-terrorism and cocaine importation charges in New York from a 2020 indictment

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45 h. ago ‘Everything is silent’: Caracas on edge in aftermath of US blitz

Some suspected the attacks on Venezuela were coming, but the shock was still real and no one knows what will happen next• US strikes on Venezuela – live updates• Why has US attacked Venezuela and captured president?As they were jolted from their beds just before 2am on Saturday, many Caracas residents sought an innocent explanation for the racket that had interrupted their sleep: an exploding air conditioning unit, a tropical thunderstorm, an earthquake. Or perhaps a festive display of pyrotechnics over Venezuela’s mountain-flanked capital.“I thought it might be fireworks,” Carlos Hurtado, a resident of the 23 de Enero housing estate on the city’s westside, recalled of the moment he was woken by a mysterious sequence of rumblings and explosions. Continue reading...

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