Nicolas Maduro

US soldier faces insider trading charges over US$400,000 Polymarket bet on Maduro’s removal

US federal prosecutors have put together possible corruption and money laundering charges, and have communicated to Delcy Rodriguez that she is at risk of prosecution unless she continues to comply with President Trump’s demands.

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

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

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

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.
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Why US parks Venezuelan oil money in a Qatar bank account

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

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

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

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

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’