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Maduro returns to US court as rare narcoterrorism law faces key test at trial - analysis

Maduro, 63, led Venezuela from 2013 through his capture in Caracas by US special forces on January 3. He pleaded not guilty on January 5 to all US charges against him.

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Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan, earlier this month. The handling of Maduro’s transportation to New York was done without discretion to send a message, the writer says.
Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez meets with US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 4, 2026.

US, Venezuela agree to re-establish diplomatic, consular relations

Meanwhile, White House official Stephen Miller told a gathering of Latin American military leaders on Thursday that drug cartels can only be defeated with military force.

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An illustration of oil rigs over a background of a Venezuelan flag.

Venezuela suspends 19 oil, gas production-sharing contracts signed under Maduro, sources say

Venezuela's oil ministry suspends 19 production-sharing contracts, including projects in Lake Maracaibo and the Orinoco Belt, as part of a broader review of deals linked to US sanctions.

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US forces prepare to board the vessel Veronica III, which tried to defy US President Donald Trump's quarantine, according to the US Department of Defense, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on February 15, 2026.

US military seizes third sanctioned oil tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says

The action follows the seizure of the Veronica III in the same region on February 15, with the US having escalated its blockade on sanctioned vessels going to and from Venezuela.

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Trump says US captured President Maduro amid strikes, Venezuela declares national emergency

The Venezuelan government does not know the whereabouts of President Nicolas Maduro or his wife Cilia Flores, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said.

JANUARY 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A column of smoke rises during multiple explosions in the early hours of the morning, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026 in this screen grab obtained from video obtained by Reuters.

Maduro says Venezuela is a 'brother country' to US, offers serious talks on oil reserves, drugs

Maduro noted that when he and Trump last spoke in November, the US president had acknowledged his authority by addressing him as "Mr. President."

JANUARY 2, 2026ByREUTERS
VENEZUELA'S PRESIDENT Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend a year-end salutation to military forces in La Guaira, Venezuela December 28, 2025.

US issues fresh sanctions targeting Maduro's family, Venezuela-linked oil tankers

The action came as the US executes a large-scale military buildup in the southern Caribbean and as US President Donald Trump campaigns for Maduro's ouster.

DECEMBER 12, 2025ByREUTERS
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends an event with supporters following U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that ground operations against drug cartels could be next, even without a declaration of war, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 23, 2025.

Venezuela's GNB guilty of crimes against humanity, including rape and torture, UN finds

"The torture, ill-treatment, and acts of sexual violence we have verified were not isolated incidents. They form part of a pattern of abuse used to punish and break victims," said head of UN mission.

DECEMBER 11, 2025ByREUTERS
Members of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Guard stand in formation as they carry out an increased security patrol along Lake Maracaibo amid rising tensions between Venezuela and US, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, October 26, 2025.

Several international airlines cancel their flights in Venezuela after US warning

Several international airlines canceled flights from Venezuela after the US FAA warned of hazardous conditions and heightened military activity in the region.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByREUTERS
People line up to board the plane in a terminal at the Simon Bolivar International airport in Maiquetia, La Guaira State, Venezuela June 3, 2024.

I'm a Jew, I met with Mamdani and this is what I learned

I have no reason to believe that Zohran Mamdani is antisemitic or remotely close to that. But I learned that we must argue better. Respectfully, and truthfully, without demonizing the other side.

OCTOBER 28, 2025ByDOV BLEICH
Dov Bleich and Zohran Mamdani.

Venezuela's Maduro says 'US spy' captured in Falcon

Maduro did not give further details, but said the detainee was giving a statement in custody.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020ByREUTERS
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends the end of the year ceremony with members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces in Caracas, Venezuela December 28, 2018. Picture taken December 28, 2018.