Nicolas Maduro

US turns up heat on Venezuela with threat to indict new leader Delcy Rodriguez

Rodriguez is facing this threat just two months after taking power

Nicolas Maduro (left) and his wife Cilia Flores were both forcibly removed from Venezuela by US forces in January.

Maduro seeks to toss US charges over blocked fees to lawyer

OUSTED Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro asked a federal judge to dismiss drug-trafficking charges against him, claiming the US is blocking funds for his legal defence from the Venezuelan government.

Anthropic’s AI model Claude was used in the US military’s operation to capture former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.

Pentagon threatens to cut off Anthropic in AI safeguards dispute: Axios

It is pushing AI companies to let the military use their tools in areas such as weapons development and intelligence collection

The Puerto La Cruz oil refinery of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA. To the US, the decision to park the proceeds in Qatar is justified on the grounds of the Gulf state's neutral location.
THINKING ALOUD

Why US parks Venezuelan oil money in a Qatar bank account

The move ensures that Venezuela doesn’t wriggle out of the US dollar zone

US President Donald Trump made his comments in response to a question from a reporter who alleged Venezuela had tampered with the 2020 presidential election, which Trump lost.

Trump says he is not interested in speaking with Maduro in prison

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had no interest in speaking with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is sitting in a US jail after his capture by US forces earlier in Ja...

An image posted by President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account shows what he says is President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, blindfolded and handcuffed, on board the USS Iwo Jima on Jan. 3.

Maduro’s Nike tech sweatsuit was bound to become a meme

After Trump shared an unverified photo of Maduro in US custody, online chatter fixated on his clothes

A demonstrator displays a sign with an image of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan 5, 2026.

Maduro’s immunity claim tests US power to prosecute foreign leaders

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

George Yeo, former Singapore foreign minister (right), at a fireside chat with OCBC chief economist Selena Ling on Jan 6.

Next global rebalancing likely to dwarf 2008 financial crisis: George Yeo

The anticipation of such a rebalancing explains why the price of gold has continued to climb, says former Singapore foreign minister

In a courtroom sketch, Venezuela's captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores at their arraignment with defence lawyer Mark Donnelly on Jan 5, 2026.

Maduro pleads not guilty to drug charges, saying he was ‘kidnapped’

The toppled leader has long denied those allegations, saying they were a mask for imperialist designs on Venezuela’s oil reserves

The military and intelligence side of Trump's Venezuela operation was masterful, but the legal and political sides seem frightful, and that bodes poorly for the country’s future.

What I learnt in Venezuela

Many are celebrating the ouster of a brutal dictator, but the Maduro regime may survive the loss of Maduro