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Maduro arrives in New York to face charges after U.S. operation questioned by legal experts
- CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that President Donald Trump said would set the U.S. up to "run" the South American country and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations. Maduro landed late Saturday afternoon at a small ...

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How cocaine and corruption led to the indictment of Maduro
- Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — A newly unsealed U.S. Justice Department indictmen t accuses captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of running a "corrupt, illegitimate government" fueled by an extensive drug-trafficking operation that flooded the U.S. with thousands of tons of cocaine. The arrest of Maduro and his wife, Cilia ...

Source: orlandosentinel.com
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'Just a friendly reminder...': Denmark reacts as Katie Miller hints Greenland is next after Venezuela - The
- Former DOGE staff and the wife of Donald Trump's close aide, Stephen Miller, Katie Miller triggered an international controversy after she posted a photo of Greenland map painted in the colors of the US flag. 'Soon," Katie Miller wrote without elaborating but given the Donald Trump administration's recent approach towards Greenland, it was obvious that Katie Miller meant that Greenland will be attacked the way ...

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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'An act of armed aggression': World leaders react to the U.S. attack on Venezuela
- Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro embrace in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. Cristian Hernandez | AP Photo Russia and Iran broadly condemned the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, while elsewhere, world leaders called for de-escalation and said they are monitoring ...

Source: cnbc.com