
Venezuela, Iran, get ready Cuba and Greenland: Where will Trump "tread" next?
It was also a Saturday when Trump attacked Venezuela and quickly captured its president, Nicolás Maduro. That was exactly two months ago, on January 3rd.
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It was also a Saturday when Trump attacked Venezuela and quickly captured its president, Nicolás Maduro. That was exactly two months ago, on January 3rd.

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez urged Donald Trump to lift the 'blockade and sanctions' against her country, two months after Nicolás Maduro's capture.
Lawyers for Nicolás Maduro asked a judge to dismiss the narco-terrorism case against him, accusing the administration of preventing him from funding a defense.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Caribbean leaders on Wednesday that the removal of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro has improved regional stability, despite objections over its legality. Speaking at a summit in St Kitts and Nevis, he urged closer cooperation while tensions persist over Cuba, migration and security.

A video circulating on social media purportedly shows Nicolás Maduro walking and sunbathing in the courtyard of a detention center where he is held in pre-trial detention, raising questions about its authenticity.

During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Air Force First Sergeant Erik Slover, a pilot wounded during an operation to arrest Nicolás Maduro, whose leg was shattered by bullets.

Following actions against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, US President Donald Trump has turned his hostility towards Havana, declaring Cuba a 'nation in decline' and raising questions about whether his aim is to remove communist leaders or merely to purge Chinese presence.

Long-serving socialist former leader Evo Morales has reappeared in his political stronghold after almost seven weeks of unexplained absence Bolivia’s long-serving socialist former leader, Evo Morales, reappeared on Thursday in his political stronghold of the tropics after almost seven weeks of unexplained absence, endorsing candidates for upcoming regional elections and quieting rumours he had fled the country in the wake of the US seizure of his ally, Venezuela’s ex-president Nicolás Maduro. The weeks of hand-wringing over Morales’ fate showed how little the Andean country knows about what’s happening in the remote Chapare region, where the former president has spent the past year evading an arrest warrant on human trafficking charges, and how vulnerable it is to fears about US president Donald Trump’s potential future foreign escapades. Continue reading...
Both sides described previous U.S.-mediated negotiations as productive, although they did not appear to address sticking points like territory and security guarantees.

Cuba has been on U.S. President Donald Trump's mind since at least early January, after U.S. forces ousted one of Havana's closest allies, Venezuelan's socialist President Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is requesting a US judge to dismiss a drug trafficking case against him, claiming the US government is preventing his administration from paying legal fees.

Venezuelan opposition parties, previously suppressed, are now regrouping and seeking to establish influence during the political transition following the removal of Nicolás Maduro.
Lawyers for Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro claim the U.S. is blocking the Venezuelan government from paying for his drug defense.

US President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to Army Chief Warrant Officer5 Eric Slover during his State of the Union address, recognizing his bravery after being wounded in a raid targeting Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto demands that the US release former president Nicolás Maduro.

More than 1,500 Venezuelan political prisoners have applied for amnesty, an announcement made by the head of Venezuela's National Assembly amidst ongoing US pressure following the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro.

U.S. Southern Command leader makes visit to Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro's capture, meeting with interim leaders in Caracas to discuss security cooperation.

Following the US capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelans are expressing tentative hopes for democratic reforms in the oil-rich nation.

NZZ correspondent Thomas Milz recounts his experience of almost being kidnapped near the Venezuelan border, two weeks after Nicolás Maduro's departure.

Venezuela’s interim leader on Thursday urged US President Donald Trump to lift punitive sanctions and a US oil blockade, calling the nations “friends,” after Washington’s capture and ouster of Nicolás Maduro. Trump ordered the blockade in December, and US forces seized Maduro and his wife, flying them to New York for trial.

Venezuela's chief prosecutor, Tarek William Saab, a figure often seen as a symbol of Nicolás Maduro's repression, has resigned from his post.

Nicolás Maduro's lawyer has accused US authorities of blocking payments for his defense from Venezuelan authorities, according to a document released in New York.

The Venezuelan leader overestimated his strength and misread his exchange with President Trump in the decisive weeks before his capture by U.S. forces.

Venezuela's Foreign Minister addressed the UN, demanding the immediate release of the country's 'constitutional president,' Nicolás Maduro, who was reportedly captured by the US in early January.

The announcement by the head of Venezuela's National Assembly comes amid US pressure following the capture of ex-President Nicolás Maduro.

As U.S. sanctions ease and oil money begins to trickle back after Nicolás Maduro's removal, Venezuelans weigh hopes for recovery against the harsh reality of surviving on wages that barely cover food.