US-Venezuela Crisis Live Updates: Ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have pleaded not guilty in a US court, after they were captured by the US military over the weekend in a dramatic operation ordered by President Donald Trump
The ripple effects are spreading beyond Venezuela’s borders. Trump has warned of possible military action in Colombia, urged Mexico to clamp down on drug trafficking, and once again floated the idea that the United States “needs” Greenland, signalling a wider, more confrontational posture on the global stage.
US-Venezuela Crisis Live Updates: Maduro pleads not guilty in US court, transferred to Brooklyn jail
US-Venezuela Crisis Live Updates: Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have pleaded not guilty in drug charges against them following their arrest over the weekend
US-Venezuela Crisis Live Updates:
Caracas is holding its breath. Hours after the dramatic US operation that led to the
capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the capital remains tense and unsettled. Residents reported bursts of gunfire and anti-aircraft fire lighting up the night sky, as authorities said police were responding to drones flying without authorisation over the city.
In New York, the political drama moved to a courtroom.
Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty to US drug trafficking and weapons charges, with the former leader insisting he had been forcibly taken from Caracas.
Back home, Maduro loyalist
Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as acting president, even as US President Donald Trump publicly claimed that Washington now effectively controls Venezuela.
The
ripple effects are spreading beyond Venezuela’s borders. Trump has warned of possible military action in Colombia, urged Mexico to clamp down on drug trafficking, and once again floated the idea that the United States “needs” Greenland, signalling a wider, more confrontational posture on the global stage.
