Nicolás Maduro

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World

María Corina Machado says she hasn’t spoken to Trump since October and plans to return

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said in her first televised interview since the US military raid and the removal of Nicolás Maduro that she has not spoken to Donald Trump since October 10, 2025, and that she plans to return to Venezuela “as soon as possible” after leaving last

World

U.S. strikes in Venezuela killed dozens of Cuban security personnel, Havana says

U.S. military strikes in Venezuela over the weekend killed about 80 people, and the Cuban government said at least 32 of those killed were members of Cuba’s armed forces or its interior ministry. The losses underscored how heavily President Nicolás Maduro had relied on Cuban agents for his

Tech

AI-generated images of Nicolás Maduro spread widely after reports of his arrest

Hours after news spread online that Nicolás Maduro was arrested by U.S. forces, social media was flooded with photographs appearing to show the ousted Venezuelan president in custody that experts said were fake and likely produced by artificial intelligence tools. News organizations and fact-checkers found dozens of fabricated or

World

Jack Ryan clip goes viral over Krasinski's Venezuela speech after Maduro capture

People reports a clip from Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan in which John Krasinski's titular character delivers a speech about Venezuela is going viral amid the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. The excerpt, from a 2019 episode of the Amazon Prime

Tech

AI images and archived footage spread after Trump’s Venezuela strike announcement

Minutes after Donald Trump announced a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela early on Saturday, false and misleading AI-generated images and recycled footage began flooding social media, showing fake photos of Nicolás Maduro being escorted by US law enforcement, jubilant crowds in Caracas and videos of missiles over the city. The fabricated

World

Nicolás Maduro Arraigned in Manhattan, Pleads Not Guilty and Calls Himself 'Kidnapped'

Nicolás Maduro, the ousted Venezuelan president, appeared in a federal courthouse in Manhattan and pleaded not guilty to U.S. charges, saying he had been “kidnapped” and declaring, “I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I am a decent man.” Prosecutors say Mr. Maduro was seized by Army Delta Force

World

Opposing crowds gather outside Manhattan courthouse during Nicolás Maduro arraignment

Opposing crowds gathered in a park outside the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan as Nicolás Maduro was arraigned on the 26th floor, two days after a U.S. raid that removed him from Venezuela. The demonstrators, separated by metal barricades, wore Trump red, the red, blue and yellow of Venezuela

World

U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Draws Broad Criticism at U.N. Meeting

Time reports that at an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday the Trump Administration’s military intervention in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro drew condemnations from both U.S. allies and adversaries. French U.N. envoy Jay Dharmadhikari said the U.S.-led operation to seize

World

U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro raises questions about oil and global order

U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela this weekend, an audacious seizure that officials and business leaders say could redraw the global order and alter access to Venezuela’s oil and mineral resources. Global markets moved only modestly, with U.S. oil giants such as Chevron and Exxon Mobil

Politics

Trump declines to back Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado

President Trump decided not to back Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado after the U.S. raid that ended with Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody, instead settling on Maduro’s vice president to take the helm. Officials and people close to the decision said Mr. Trump reached that

World

Starmer treads carefully after US raid that seized Venezuela's leader

Keir Starmer has been seen hedging his bets after a late-night US raid in Venezuela that, the US president said, whisked the country’s leader out of the country. The raid followed weeks in which Donald Trump confirmed he had authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela against

Politics

Trump distances himself from María Corina Machado as a post‑Maduro option

Time reports President Trump distanced himself from Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado when asked if she could run the country after he launched a massive military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and fly him to New York to face drug trafficking charges; he said it would be "very

Business

Chevron’s long stay in Venezuela could give it an edge if access opens

Chevron may be well positioned to benefit from recent shifts in Venezuela after President Trump reversed course over the summer and, the Times said, U.S. forces captured President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend in Caracas and increased pressure for the country to welcome U.S. energy investment. The company

World

Maduro pleads not guilty in Manhattan after US special forces capture

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday to drugs, weapons and narco-terrorism charges at a federal arraignment in Manhattan, two days after his capture by US special forces in an operation ordered by Donald Trump. The hearing lasted barely 30 minutes, during which Maduro was asked to

World

Maduro Calls Himself a 'Prisoner of War' at Manhattan Arraignment

Nicolás Maduro, the deposed Venezuelan leader who pleaded not guilty to federal charges, told a Manhattan federal court on Monday that he was a "prisoner of war," not a common criminal defendant, and said he had been "kidnapped." The remarks came during an arraignment at the

Crypto

Polymarket trader nets over $400K as blockchain flags possible WLFI-linked wallets

Beincrypto reports that a Polymarket trader earned over $400,000 after correctly betting that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro would be captured by the end of January. According to the report, the user placed just over $32,000 across four bets and won more than $400,000. On-chain analyst Andrew 10

Politics

Nicolás Maduro arraigned in Manhattan federal court after capture

At 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 journey from his capital city to a US courtroom. The appearance was described as a surreal display amid the fallout of a brazen

Politics

Trump Cites Oil as Rationale for Venezuela Strike, Industry Voices Doubt

Time reports that during a triumphant Saturday press conference, President Donald Trump boasted of a U.S. military operation removing the Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, a development the article says shifted attention away from domestic issues including affordability, loss of health care coverage, and the Epstein files. The president framed

World

Maduro pleads not guilty in New York to drug trafficking charges

According to Time, deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in a New York court on Monday. It was his first U.S. court appearance since he was captured by American forces over the weekend. Maduro is accused of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine,

World

US capture of Maduro leaves Venezuela’s political and economic future unclear

Independent.co reports that Nicolas Maduro was removed as president of Venezuela over the weekend after a small-scale US invasion that captured him; he was reportedly led blindfolded and chained as he was taken into custody. At the border in Cúcuta locals warned of violent control by armed groups — “Don’

World

Cilia Flores detained with Nicolás Maduro, brought to U.S. to await trial

Time reports that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores, were detained during a U.S. special forces raid in his native homeland and have been brought to the United States to await trial on narco-terrorism charges; the couple pleaded "not guilty" at their

World

Estimated Thousands Stranded in Caribbean After U.S. Raid in Venezuela

An estimated thousands of travelers were stranded across the Caribbean after a U.S. military operation to capture the president of Venezuela prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to close parts of Caribbean airspace, leading to widespread flight cancellations. Major airlines added extra flights and in some cases used larger planes

Business

Traders profited on prediction markets after Maduro’s capture

US traders appear to have made large profits by betting on the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, on prediction markets after his capture was announced on Saturday morning. Ahead of Donald Trump’s shock announcement that morning, traders seemed to have anticipated Maduro’s political demise by placing

World

Petro rebukes Trump after suggestion of possible U.S. military action

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia sharply rebuked President Donald Trump after Mr. Trump suggested that U.S. military forces in the Caribbean could be used against Colombia. Mr. Petro posted on X that "If you detain a president whom much of my people want and respect, you will unleash

World

FAA grounds U.S. flights in parts of Caribbean after military action in Venezuela

The Federal Aviation Administration grounded U.S. civil flights in parts of the Caribbean after the Trump administration’s military action in Venezuela, stranding travelers in locations including San Juan, Puerto Rico. Operations were cleared to resume on Sunday morning. The FAA issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) on Saturday