president of Venezuela 2013 to 2026
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has turned to religion while awaiting trial in a Brooklyn jail.
According to a report by the New York Times ... Show more
Why did Hegseth face an impeachment push? Inside the 8 articles on Iran, Maduro and more
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Opposition leader María Machado returns to Venezuela: Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás ...
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Key FactsMachado returns to Venezuela to press for earlier elections
Oct 26, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: economist.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: economist.com
- Machado plans to press for elections much sooner than Donald Trump had in mind.
- She appeared surrounded by supporters beside the Divina Pastora statue inside a church near Barquisimeto.
- She apparently crossed the land border from Colombia; what assistance she received from the U.S. government is unclear.
- Reports say an American private security team is accompanying her on her return to Venezuela.
“I am here. With you all.”— María Corina Machado posted this message on X shortly before appearing in public in Venezuela.
FIFA’s Infantino ineligible for re-election, says former governance chief: Miguel Maduro insists Gianni Infantino cannot serve more than three terms ...
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Venezuelans call for elections in first national protest in nearly two years: Maria Corina Machado’s proxy won the 2024 election, according to vote tallies ...
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Alvin K. Hellerstein, federal judge who presided over Trump, Maduro and 9/11 cases, dies at 92
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Democrats Ask Trump: Did You Use Elon Musk's Grok AI Chatbot to Help Plan Maduro Kidnapping?
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The face of Venezuela’s opposition returns, testing fragile democratic transition
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Rubio urges overhaul of Venezuela’s election system before vote: Marco Rubio says Nicolas Maduro’s government set up Venezuela’s electoral infrastructure to rig ...
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Venezuela’s opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado returned home after more than 10 months in exile ... Show more
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty to torture: His wife also pleaded not guilty.
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week
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Key FactsCBS: Maduro and Flores expected to face torture charges
Oct 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
- According to CBS, prosecutors are expected to accuse Maduro and Cilia Flores of involvement in torturing American prisoners.
- US forces seized Maduro and Flores in Caracas on 3 January and brought them to New York over alleged offences they deny.
- CBS reports that additional people may be charged over torturing more than a dozen Americans wrongfully detained in Venezuela.
- Flores is scheduled for a bond hearing in New York on Thursday; their trial is set to begin in June 2027.
They abused their positions of public trust and corrupted once-legitimate institutions to import tons of cocaine into the United States.— Prosecutors (as described by CBS) regarding Maduro, Flores and their co-conspirators
Shock Past of Trump Goon’s New Young Husband Exposed: Alina Habba, 42, tied the knot last month with Turhan Mildon.
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Key FactsAlina Habba Reportedly Set to Marry Turkish Billionaire Turhan Mildon
Sep 24, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.com
- The Daily Mail reports that 42-year-old Alina Habba is set to marry 29-year-old Turhan Mildon, from a Turkish dynasty allied with Erdoğan.
- The ceremony’s location remains undisclosed; sources say its guest list includes senior Trump administration officials and foreign heads of state.
- Trump is unlikely to attend; he is scheduled to fly to Knoxville Saturday for a college football game at 12 p.m. EST.
- Habba briefly served as New Jersey’s acting U.S. attorney, but a federal appeals court ruled Trump’s appointment unlawful.
USA indicts Venezuelan ex-President Maduro for torture: The trial against Venezuela's former head of state Maduro is scheduled to begin in the USA in June of ...
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro may face more charges this week: The new charges are expected to accuse Maduro and his wife of playing a role in the ...
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Maduro Charged With Ordering Torture of Americans in Venezuelan Prison
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The Japan Times Oct 09
Maduro faces new charge of torturing U.S. citizens in custody: The new charges are the first added to the case since the capture of former Venezuelan President ...
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Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president
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Trump consulted AI Chatbot Grok for hours before capturing Maduro: Report: Trump spent hours questioning Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, including asking how ...
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Broken Teeth and Pepper Spray: Maduro’s Wife Seeks Release From Jail: Lawyers for Cilia Flores have argued that she should receive medical treatment outside of ...
nytimes.com/2026/10/08/nyregion/cilia-flores-nicolas-maduro-bail-hearing.html
Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying: The trial included testimony from Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...
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Key FactsFormer Congressman Rivera sentenced to 10 years over Venezuela lobbying
Oct 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- A trial convicted Rivera in May for lobbying US officials for Venezuela in 2017 without registering under FARA.
- US District Judge Melissa Damian imposed the sentence during a hearing in federal court in Miami.
- Prosecutors said Rivera acted for a hostile foreign government and received $20 million from the US subsidiary of Venezuela’s state oil company.
- Rivera pleaded not guilty; his lawyers sought no prison term, saying he intended to help Venezuela’s opposition, not its government.
Rivera acted on behalf of a 'hostile foreign government' and was paid $20 million by the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state oil company.— Prosecutors with the Miami U.S. Attorney's Office, during the sentencing hearing
Venezuela's Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, official says
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Venezuela‘s interim president Delcy Rodríguez promises election after Maduro ousted
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Kamla now Persona Grata in Venezuela: Months after she was declared Persona Non Grata by the Venezuelan National Assembly, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar ...
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Trump meets US-backed Venezuelan president for first time since Maduro seized: Rodriguez was handpicked by Trump as leader of Venezuela was arrested and taken to ...
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Trump meets Venezuela’s Rodriguez for first time since Maduro’s capture: US President Donald Trump met Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez late on ...
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Alex Saab, long described as former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's "bag man," pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of money ... Show more
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Venezuela’s oil sales have generated billions since the US captured and detained President Nicolas Maduro in January, but public records offer little clarity ... Show more
US removes Venezuela from drug list, Trump says: Trump says the country has made progress against narcotics since Maduro’s removal, may also remove Colombia and ...
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Maduro seeks to have charges dismissed under immunity claims: The former Venezuelan president says he is immune from the federal charges.
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Key FactsMaduro Seeks Head-of-State Immunity in U.S. Case
Sep 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
- On Wednesday, Maduro’s lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan to dismiss the indictment, invoking head-of-state immunity.
- Separately, the defense argues the central narco-terrorism count does not show an intent to harm the United States.
- The Justice Department is expected to respond next month; Maduro’s trial is scheduled for next year.
- After Maduro’s January 6 detention in Caracas, he and Cilia Flores deny the allegations; both remain held in a federal Brooklyn prison.
This unprecedented prosecution blatantly violates the principles of common law.— Barry J. Pollack and Anna Estevao, Maduro's lawyers, in a filing to a Manhattan federal court
Maduro’s wife seeks home detention as heart condition worsens in US custody: Her lawyers say Flores needs cardiac treatment and recovery facilities a detention ...
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Maduro, wife seek dismissal of drug trafficking indictment on immunity grounds
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Donald Trump: US secures vast oil reserves in Venezuela: According to President Donald Trump, the US has secured vast oil reserves in Venezuela.
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Nicolás Maduro shares photos from New York prison: "We are standing firm": In the two photographs, Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolás Maduro is wearing a gray ...
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Venezuela’s Maduro shares first photos from US detention: Abducted Venezuelan leader’s post appears to show him in US detention, published two days after ...
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has appeared in the first photos from US custody since his January abduction.
OpinionVenezuela Under Siege: What Should Progressives Do?: Whatever disagreements progressives may have with decisions made in Caracas, those decisions belong ...
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First photos from custody: Maduro grins - | and Trump declares Venezuela's oil the "biggest deal in history"
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Slimmed-down Nicolas Maduro flashes smile, peace sign in new jail pics: Ousted Venezuela dictator Nicolas Maduro appears to have slimmed down during his time ...
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Elías Jaua, former Venezuelan vice president: ‘After Chávez’s death, there was no referee, and we tore into each other’
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Agreement with Venezuela: Trump announces "largest oil deal in world history": At the beginning of the year, US special forces arrested Venezuelan President ...
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Post-Maduro Venezuela renews consular ties with Israel after 17 years of boycott: Caracas’ decision comes just a day after Colombia's new right-wing government ...
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Key FactsVenezuela and Israel agree to restore consular ties
Aug 11, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: aljazeera.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: aljazeera.com
- On Tuesday, August 11, both governments said they had agreed on technical cooperation for emergency and recovery efforts and a mechanism to provide consular services to their citizens in both countries.
- Venezuela had severed diplomatic ties in 2009 after Israeli attacks on Gaza; consular contacts can signal a rapprochement without restoring full diplomatic relations.
- Since the United States military abduction of Nicolas Maduro, interim President Delcy Rodriguez has pursued a major realignment that includes closer ties with US President Donald Trump and a move away from longtime ally Cuba.
- Israel’s relations with several countries in the region remained deeply strained over the war in Gaza, while Chile and Honduras returned their ambassadors to Israel the previous week.
"The Governments of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the State of Israel report that they have agreed to continue bilateral technical cooperation derived from the emergency and recovery efforts following the double earthquake, as well as to establish a coordination mechanism for the provision of consular services to their respective citizens residing in both countries," he said.— Felix Plasencia Gonzalez, Venezuela’s minister of foreign relations, in a statement describing the decision to restore consular ties following the twin earthquakes
How Delcy Rodríguez Went From Maduro Loyalist to Trump Proxy: The acting president of Venezuela insists that she is not surrendering Venezuelan sovereignty but ...
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"I decide how this money is spent": Venezuela's oil billions disappear into Trump's pockets
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TRT World - Imprisoned Nicolas Maduro welcomes Venezuela dialogue ahead of Caracas political talks
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OpinionMaría Corina Machado’s Opposition in Exile: The opposition leader hoped to take over Venezuela after the abduction of Nicolás Maduro—but first she needed to ...
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Trial against Nicolás Maduro to begin on June 1, 2027: The US will begin trialing ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on June 1, 2027 ...
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Key FactsMaduro Trial Scheduled for Mid-2027 in Manhattan
Jul 22, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: english.elpais.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: english.elpais.com
- Judge Alvin Hellerstein set the trial date for Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores to begin on June 1, 2027 in Manhattan.
- The case involves serious accusations including drug trafficking, weapons possession, and corruption brought by U.S. prosecutors.
- A hearing is planned for November 17, 2026, to review claims of immunity raised by Maduro’s defense team.
- Amid trial preparations, the U.S. government is cautiously engaging with Venezuela’s current leadership to promote dialogue.
Federal prosecutors could encounter one rather significant obstacle: Our courts don’t have the authority to handle his case. And the law that says so was signed by the United States of America. If the United States honors its agreement, it could well be forced to release its prized captive.— Michael Rips, lawyer; quoted in a New York Times column
Cuba's electrical grid collapsed on Sunday, plunging the island into another nationwide blackout.
Cuba has suffered at least three blackouts in July ... Show more
Trump declassifies CIA intelligence on alleged Maduro election-rigging efforts: Trump used a newly released CIA report on Venezuela’s alleged election-rigging ...
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Donald Trump claimed newly released CIA documents show intelligence about an alleged plot to influence U.S. elections in favor of the Nicolás Maduro regime in ... Show more
Human rights groups tell Congress Venezuela’s repressive regime remains intact: Lawmakers heard that limited gains since Maduro’s capture haven’t dismantled ...
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The New York Times has revealed that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has become the de-facto "viceroy" of Venezuela ... Show more
Venezuela government to launch formal talks with opposition members: The opposition says the aim of the talks is to strengthen the democratic institutions and ...
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Miami judge orders $314 million in damages for three Americans tortured in Venezuela
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OpinionVenezuela’s democracy is on hold as Washington keeps its grip on Caracas | Opinion
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Fat Leonard pleads poverty, blaming lawyers, lobbyists — and Maduro: The defense contractor who bilked the U.S. Navy says he lacks funds to pay $30 million in ...
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Emergency workers in Venezuela have rescued a 12-year-old boy who was trapped under rubble in the aftermath of last week's earthquakes ... Show more
Key FactsDevastating Twin Earthquakes Strike Venezuela
Jun 25, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
- Venezuela experienced two powerful earthquakes within a minute, severely impacting regions including La Guaira and causing widespread destruction.
- Official reports confirmed at least 235 fatalities and 4,300 injuries, with rescue efforts ongoing amid fears of a rising death toll.
- The US Geological Survey’s risk model estimates a 42% chance that fatalities could exceed 10,000 based on historical data.
- International aid, led by the United States, has been mobilized as Venezuela declared a state of emergency and critical infrastructure faced extensive damage.
My heart, my infinite embrace, and my prayers are with every Venezuelan home in these hours of anguish. May strength, serenity, and solidarity prevail among us in the face of this difficult moment.— María Corina Machado, exiled Venezuelan opposition leader, wrote on X
The Venezuelan government is distracted by suspicion while its people desperately search for the missing after double earthquakes ... Show more
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With the US abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the bombing of Iran, Donald Trump has taken a hammer to international order’s decaying edifice ... Show more
The US capture of Nicolas Maduro put Venezuela on “the right path,” interim leader Delcy Rodriguez says.
CNN’s Jake Tapper Sounds Alarm on Trump Power Grab Amid Maggie Haberman Bombshells
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Paid articlePaywall US-led relief effort puts Washington’s post-Maduro strategy in Venezuela to the test
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This map shows the epicentre of the earthquakes that rocked Venezuela on June 24, 2026.
Venezuela’s northern coast was hit by two powerful earthquakes within a ... Show more
Venezuela plans biggest debt restructuring in history after Maduro's fall: Delcy Rodríguez’s interim government plans to acknowledge a $240 billion debt ...
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Paid articlePaywall Gang leader of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua ‘executed’, Trump says: The president said the lethal strike was coordinated ‘with our friends in Venezuela’ ...
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Key FactsU.S. Kills Leader of Venezuelan Crime Gang
Jun 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
- Niño Guerrero, alleged leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, was killed in a precise U.S. military strike inside Venezuela.
- The operation was closely coordinated with the Venezuelan government following the recent removal of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces.
- Guerrero led the gang for over a decade, overseeing drug trafficking, human trafficking, extortion, and violence across the Americas.
- The U.S. government had offered up to $5 million for information leading to his capture and classified the gang as a foreign terrorist organization.
Tren de Aragua terrorists no longer have safe haven in Venezuela or anywhere else and, under my leadership, we will find these vicious murderers and drugs lords anytime, anyplace, and send them to the depths of hell where they belong,— Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post about the airstrike against Tren de Aragua leader Niño Guerrero, declaring that under his leadership they will find these vicious murderers and drugs lords anytime, anyplace, and send them to the depths of hell where they belong.
During a visit to the US base at Guantanamo Bay, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth escalated the threat against the Cuban leadership ... Show more
Zapatero, a decade on the edge in Venezuela: Now under investigation back home on influence-peddling and money laundering charges, the ex-prime minister of Spain ...
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Restrictions on prediction market bets by US troops part of draft defense bill: Members of the US military may soon be barred from using prediction markets to ...
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Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro's billionaire 'bag man' arrested, extradicted to US 3 years after Biden pardon
nypost.com/2026/05/17/world-news/maduros-alleged-bag-man-alex-saab-arrested-less-than-3-years-after-biden-pardon/
Key FactsMaduro Ally Deported Amid US Corruption Probes
May 17, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: apnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: apnews.com
- Venezuela expelled Alex Saab, a close associate of Nicolás Maduro, reversing earlier efforts to keep him in the country.
- The move followed multiple criminal probes in the US, including allegations of bribery linked to food import contracts.
- Saab had been pardoned by President Biden in 2023 as part of a prisoner exchange after his 2020 arrest.
- His transfer to US custody might position him as a key witness against Maduro and deepen divisions in Venezuela’s ruling coalition.
"innocent Venezuelan diplomat" who had been illegally "kidnapped" while on a humanitarian mission to Iran to circumvent the "immoral, imperial blockade" imposed by the United States.— Delcy Rodríguez, then Vice President of Venezuela (now Acting President), describing Saab as an 'innocent Venezuelan diplomat' who had been illegally kidnapped on a humanitarian mission to Iran to circumvent the United States' 'immoral, imperial blockade'.