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Nicolas Maduro

First direct US-Venezuela flight in years arrives in Caracas

American Airlines Flight 3599 symbolises the end of Venezuela’s years-long isolation by the US.
American Airlines Flight 3599 symbolises the end of Venezuela’s years-long isolation by the US.

US-Venezuela flights to resume in new sign of thaw

An American Airlines plane taxis at Los Angeles International Airport on April 23. The first direct flight between the US and Venezuela in seven years was set to take off on April 30.
An American Airlines plane taxis at Los Angeles International Airport on April 23. The first direct flight between the US and Venezuela in seven years was set to take off on April 30.

US to let Venezuela pay Maduro’s lawyer in drug trafficking case

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with his lawyer, Barry Pollack, attend a hearing in a narco-terrorism case accusing him of running a cartel of Venezuelan officials that flooded the U.S. with cocaine, at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Court House in New York City, U.S., March 26, 2026 in this courtroom sketch.   REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with his lawyer, Barry Pollack, attend a hearing in a narco-terrorism case accusing him of running a cartel of Venezuelan officials that flooded the U.S. with cocaine, at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Court House in New York City, U.S., March 26, 2026 in this courtroom sketch.   REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

US soldier charged with Maduro bets was blocked from opening account on Kalshi, source says

Kalshi logo appears in this illustration taken April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Kalshi logo appears in this illustration taken April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Leaders of Colombia, Venezuela agree intelligence-sharing, talk electricity at Caracas meeting

Colombian President Gustavo Petro (left) and Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez posing for a picture after a bilateral meeting at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on April 24, 2026.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro (left) and Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez posing for a picture after a bilateral meeting at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on April 24, 2026.

US soldier charged over making more than $511k on Maduro removal bets

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for an initial appearance to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at Downtown Manhattan Heliport, in New York City, U.S., January 5, 2026.
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for an initial appearance to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at Downtown Manhattan Heliport, in New York City, U.S., January 5, 2026.

US formally reopens Caracas embassy as ties with Venezuela warm

The US embassy in Caracas, Venezuela resumed operations on March 30 after it was shuttered in 2019.
The US embassy in Caracas, Venezuela resumed operations on March 30 after it was shuttered in 2019.

Venezuela’s ousted leader Maduro thanks supporters in first online post from US prison

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro with his wife, Cilia Flores attend a hearing in New York City on March 26.
Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro with his wife, Cilia Flores attend a hearing in New York City on March 26.

Ousted Venezuela president Maduro to return to New York court

Detained in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison known for unsanitary conditions, Maduro is alone in a cell, with no access to the internet or newspapers.
Detained in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison known for unsanitary conditions, Maduro is alone in a cell, with no access to the internet or newspapers.

Commentary

Why China chooses to stay on the sidelines

Watching US President Donald Trump get bogged down by the Iran war and call for help is hardly a bad thing for China, which can claim more easily that it stands for stability while quietly tending its own interests, says the writer.
Watching US President Donald Trump get bogged down by the Iran war and call for help is hardly a bad thing for China, which can claim more easily that it stands for stability while quietly tending its own interests, says the writer.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.