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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Anna Caldwell

UN risks becoming ‘completely obsolete’ in wake of US strikes on Venezuela, experts warn

The United Nations is at risk of becoming ‘completely obsolete’ in the wake of Donald Trump’s seizure of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, legal experts have warned.

The US president unilaterally ordered a series of strikes on Caracas in the early hours of January 3 before special forces captured Maduro and his wife.

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