Nicolás Maduro
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The United States Senate is set to vote next week on a bipartisan war powers resolution aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from continuing military action against Venezuela, a move that has taken on new legal and constitutional urgency following the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces over the weekend. The privileged…
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The death toll from the United States’ military operation in Venezuela has climbed to at least 80 people, according to a report by TRT World, citing the New York Times. The report, published Sunday, January 4, 2026m quoted a senior Venezuelan official as saying the number of fatalities could rise further as assessments continue following…
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to appear in a federal courtroom in Manhattan today, Monday, January 5, 2026, where his criminal case will be overseen by Senior U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, according to Here’s Why w/ Kevin Ortega-Rojas. Hellerstein is a 92-year-old jurist appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1998. Maduro’s…
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The reported capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces on Saturday, January 3, 2026, marks one of the most consequential—and legally fraught—actions in modern international relations. The arrest of a sitting head of state of a sovereign country by another state raises profound questions under international law, U.S. constitutional law, and long-standing norms…
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he directly told President Donald Trump that he opposed the U.S. military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, raising concerns about international law, regime change, and the legal implications of the operation. Speaking on Saturday, January 3, 2026, Mamdani confirmed that he spoke with Trump by phone after…
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Venezuela is fiercely condemning former U.S. President Donald Trump after he declared that the airspace above and around the country should be considered “closed,” sparking diplomatic outrage and warnings of escalating tensions across Latin America. In a sharply worded statement, Venezuela’s foreign ministry described Trump’s remarks as “another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the…
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The United States is deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela, a move the Trump administration says is aimed at combating Latin American drug cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations. The operation raises significant legal and geopolitical questions about the use of military force in international waters and the classification of transnational criminal…
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