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U.S. talks with hardline Venezuelan minister Cabello began months before raid

Trump administration officials had been in discussions with Venezuela's hardline interior minister Diosdado Cabello months before the U.S. operation to seize President Nicolas Maduro.

2026-01-19

Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting with him on Thursday, despite his questioning her credibility to take over her country.

2026-01-16

For North Korea, U.S. strike on Venezuela reaffirms nuclear arsenal's necessity

North Korea views Nicolas Maduro's capture as confirmation of U.S. threats, reinforcing Kim Jong-un's reliance on nuclear weapons for regime security. This incident may harden North Korea's stance toward negotiations and diplomacy.

2026-01-10

Maduro’s immunity claim tests U.S. power to prosecute foreign leaders

Nicolas Maduro’s first appearance in a U.S. courtroom offered a glimpse of the legal battle ahead over rarely tested questions, chief among them whether he can claim immunity from prosecution.

2026-01-07

Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges

A defiant Nicolas Maduro declared himself "the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power in Venezuela

2026-01-06

Cuba faces uncertain future after U.S. topples Venezuelan leader Maduro

Cuban officials on Monday lowered flags before dawn to mourn 32 security officers they say were killed in the U.S. weekend strike in Venezuela, the island nation’s closest ally.

2026-01-06

South Korean gov't expects only 'limited' economic impact from Maduro arrest, North's missile launches

The Korean government said Monday that the recent ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States and North Korea’s ballistic missile launches are expected to have only “limited effects” on financial markets and the real economy.

2026-01-05

Interim Venezuelan leader invites Trump to 'collaborate,' seeks 'respectful relations'

Marco Rubio clarified U.S. intentions in Venezuela post-Maduro, emphasizing enforcing an oil quarantine while ensuring respect for Venezuelan governance, contrasting with Trump's perspective on U.S. control of the country.

2026-01-05

After Maduro, who's next? Trump's comments spur anxieties about his plans for Greenland and Cuba

A day after the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland for the sake of U.S. security interests.

2026-01-05

China says it cannot accept countries acting as 'world judge' after U.S. captures Maduro

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing cannot accept any country acting as the “world's judge” after the United States captured Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro.

2026-01-05