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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado met US President Donald Trump amid political upheaval in her homeland, offering the Nobel Peace Prize she won last year and explaining her vision for Venezuela’s transition.
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Deposed President Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are currently held in the United States after US forces carried out military strikes in Caracas and three other Venezuelan cities on January 3, an operation that resulted in their capture.
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On the other hand,Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president, voicing support for Maduro but giving no sign she would challenge the U.S. action.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is being held at New York’s Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, a federal facility widely criticised for its harsh and deteriorating conditions.
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US-Venezuela Conflict:The US military launched a targeted operation in Venezuela, codenamed 'Operation Absolute Resolve'. During this, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured.
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Experts assess the Venezuela crisis and US intervention as stemming from interconnected factors: economic collapse, geopolitical rivalries, authoritarian repression, and strategic resource control.
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Venezuela’s Supreme Court has named Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as Interim President after US claims that President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured. The decision follows constitutional rules to ensure continuity of governance during the crisis.
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US Military Operation: US conducted daring military operation on Saturday, capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to execute a US federal arrest warrant for narcoterrorism—based on a 2020 Southern District of New York indictment renewed in 2026, accusing Maduro of leading a cartel trafficking drugs into the US.
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Former US Vice President Kamala Harris slammed US President Donald Trump over the capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
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US Attack Venezuela Live Updates:The US confirmed strikes in Venezuela as explosions rocked Caracas. Donald Trump claimed Nicolas Maduro’s capture, hinted at ground troops, and proposed a US-led transition, drawing global condemnation.
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US President Donald Trump himself publicly announced the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.Trump also announced that the United States would decide Venezuela’s future leadership and oil policy. He warned that individuals and groups loyal to Maduro would face consequences.
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US-Venezuela Conflict:Donald Trump, President of United States, in a post on Truth Social, shared an image of the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima.
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US-Venezuela Conflict:On Saturday, Trump announced that the United States had struck Venezuela and captured its President, who was flown out of the country along with his wife.Nicolas Maduro established a victory in the July 2024 presidential election with 51.95 percent of the vote, and was sworn in as Venezuelan President for a third term in January 2025.
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A US senator said Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro will stand trial in the United States on criminal charges, escalating tensions surrounding the crisis.
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Notably, the US does not recognise Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro as the country's rightful leader following disputed elections. Trump cited two reasons for the action: the flow of drugs into the US from the South American nation and criminal invasion.
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- The United States Department of Justice and the State Department doubled the reward money for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from US dollars 25 million to US dollars 50 million. - The US Department of State INL posted a 'Wanted' poster of the Venezuelan President on X. - Social media users took a different route and opted for sarcasm to this reward announcement.
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The ongoing political crisis in Venezuela has divided the international community - while 60+ countries back interim President Juan Guaidó and others support Nicolas Maduro who runs the country.
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Rosneft, Reliance, Repsol and Chevron have emerged as the main business partners for PDVSA since the United States imposed the steepest sanctions yet on the state-owned Venezuelan company in 2019.
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Another state news agency, TASS, quoted the ministry as saying Russia did not rule out increasing the number of its military personnel in Venezuela.
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Opposition leaderJuan Guaido has been calling for President Nicolas Maduro's ouster due to political and economic turmoil in the country.
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Venezuelans, already suffering from hyperinflation and widespread shortages of food and medicine, say the crisis has worsened over the past month.
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