5 h. ago Dithering EU leaders start squabbling among themselves as Trump unleashes chaos: European officials left floundering by Maduro capture and growing threat of Greenland invasion

Blind-sided European leaders have been left floundering by Donald Trump following his capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and the re-emerging threat of an invasion of Greenland. 

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26 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s raid in Caracas: oil matters, but it’s not the whole story | Editorial

The seizure of Venezuelan leader was induced by the prize of petroleum, but driven by spectacle, geopolitics and domestic politicsIt’s all about oil. That was the reason Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader illegally abducted by US forces at the weekend, had given for Donald Trump’s fixation with his country. A better way to think about Venezuela is that oil was necessary but not sufficient. The presence of vast reserves made Mr Trump’s interest understandable – if Venezuela’s main export was bananas this would not have happened. But oil alone cannot explain the timing or scale of the move.Venezuelan crude is extra-heavy as well as expensive and slow to bring online; it will not immediately transform US energy systems, nor rescue refineries that have already adapted to years without it. Instead, oil is the “prize” around which other agendas cohere. These include future profits for US firms; modest downward pressure on oil prices; depriving China of a meaningful ally in Am...

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28 h. ago Could China be using the US strike on Venezuela as a playbook for Taiwan?

Analysts have warned China may have taken note of the precedent set by Trump’s ousting of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro

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31 h. ago Venezuela could be just the first domino of Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' as it's revealed he told oil exec to 'get ready' before ousting Maduro

The capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro could be just the first step in an ambitious campaign as a new document lays out Trump's playbook to reshape the world order.

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35 h. ago Colombia's president vows to 'take up arms' amid Trump threats after Maduro captured

Trump said over the weekend that Gustavo Petro should ‘watch his ass’ after Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro seized

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39 h. 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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40 h. ago Stephen Miller escalates Trump’s threats for the US to take over Greenland and defends Venezuela raid in fiery CNN appearance

During a heated back and forth with Jake Tapper, the White House deputy chief of staff argued the ‘future of the free world’ depended on the U.S. taking aggressive actions such as the recent capture of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

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44 h. ago Key moments in the US arrest of and case against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

After apparent months of planning, the U.S. strike that resulted in the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro unfolded swiftly over the weekend, with American forces converging on Caracas to arrest Maduro and his wife

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46 h. 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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48 h. 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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49 h. ago US deployed a ‘blackout bomb’ to capture Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro

The US stunned the world with its capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last week, before bringing the leader back to New York to face a string of charges

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51 h. ago Venezuelan leader Maduro declares he was ‘captured’ as he makes appearance in US court

Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores both declared their innocence while entering not guilty pleas Monday afternoon

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51 h. ago Colombian president says ‘I will take up arms again’ if US invades

Gustavo Petro makes remark after Trump threatens military action similar to Venezuela ‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the USDonald Trump and his Colombian counterpart have turned up the volume of their war of words, further raising tensions between the two countries after US forces attacked Venezuela to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power.Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday, the US president threatened similar military action against Colombia, saying the South American country is “very sick too” and “run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States.” Continue reading...

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51 h. ago ‘Captured’ Venezuelan leader Maduro declares he is a ‘decent man’ as he appears in US court on drug charges

Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores declared their innocence in a federal courthouse in New York after their capture by US forces

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51 h. ago Venezuelan leader Maduro calls himself a ‘prisoner of war’ as he appears in US court on drug charges

Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores declared their innocence in a federal courthouse in New York after their capture by US forces

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51 h. ago What’s in the US criminal indictment against Nicolás Maduro?

US alleges the Venezuelan president has spent past two decades working with international drug trafficking groupsThe criminal indictment against the deposed Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, unveiled by US attorney general Pam Bondi Saturday morning adds charges to a narcotics-trafficking complaint brought against the Venezuelan leader in 2020.The superseding indictment alleges that Maduro and other top Venezuelan public officials have, for the past two decades, worked closely with international drug trafficking organizations to ship illicit drugs into the US while enriching themselves. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago US jet spotted near Mexico coast after Donald Trump makes Venezuela

Trump has suggested the US could take action against a number of other countries including Mexico over a range of issues after capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

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52 h. ago Venezuela latest: Maduro pleads not guilty to drug and weapon charges during first New York court appearance

Maduro identified himself as ‘captured’ Venezuelan leader during his arraignment and first appearance

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53 h. ago Russia demands release of ally Nicolas Maduro and condemns US 'crimes' in Venezuela as UN Security Council meets ahead of dictator's New York court appearance

Russia has demanded the release of its ally, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, following his capture by American forces over the weekend. 

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53 h. ago Spain's left wing PM lashes out at Trump for 'violating international law' with Maduro capture while most EU leaders attempt 'balancing act' to avoid condemning US President

Spain's left-wing prime minister Pedro Sánchez has lashed out at Donald Trump for capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

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