The Latest Breaking News from Nicolás Maduro

A week in photos from Venezuela after U.S. strike removed its president

Venezuelans navigated a tense week after U.S. forces captured former President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

The Independent UK · Jan 10

Self-interest over ideology as disparate inner circle shapes Trump foreign policy

Administration officials, his family and even Mar-a-Lago guests wield outsized influence on a mercurial president

The Guardian - US · Jan 10

'Maduro Fit' and Meme Mail: How the Venezuelan Diaspora is Trolling the Deposed Leader in New York Custody

Venezuelans in the US have sent meme-filled letters to Nicolás Maduro at a New York federal prison, taunting his arrest.

International Business Times UK · Jan 10

Oil Entrepreneur Harry Sargeant Emerges as Key Figure in U.S. Talks on Venezuela Energy: Report

Oil entrepreneur and Republican donor Harry Sargeant III has emerged as a central figure advising the Trump administration on how to facilitate the return of oil companies to Venezuela.

Latin Times · Jan 10

The truth about how many drugs in the US come from Venezuela | Debunked

Donald Trump has claimed “a lot of drugs” are coming out of Venezuela - but do the figures back up the president’s claims?

The Independent UK · Jan 10

Trump news at a glance: president pitches oil companies on major extractions in Venezuela

‘We’re going to be extracting numbers in terms of oil like few people have seen,’ Trump said Friday

The Guardian - US · Jan 10

Photos show relatives waiting outside prisons as Venezuela frees a handful of detainees

Relatives of jailed opposition figures, activists and journalists waited outside Venezuelan prisons as the government began releasing a small number of detainees nearly a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces.

The Independent UK · Jan 10

Vatican Pressed U.S. to Offer Venezuela's Maduro an Exit as Russia Offered Asylum: Report

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, pressed the United States for clarity on its plans for Venezuela and raised a possible Russian asylum option for Nicolás Maduro days before a U.S. special operations raid captured the Venezuelan leader

International Business Times · Jan 9

DHS Says Venezuela Is Safe for Migrants To 'Go Home' to After Maduro's Capture. These Venezuelans Disagree.

Venezuelan nationals interviewed by Reason say they don’t feel safe returning to the country while Maduro’s regime is still in power. “It’s like taking the hood off, but the engine is still running.”

Reason · Jan 9

Dispute erupts over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in court

A lawyer squabble over who gets to represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in his New York drug case has erupted, with an ex-Justice Department official asking a judge to let Maduro settle the dispute

The Independent UK · Jan 9