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Maduro case judge brings history of dealing with Trump

Judge Alvin Hellerstein has shown an independent streak through a series of administrations since his 1998 appointment.

Venezuela raid turns travellers’ Caribbean getaways into ordeals

US military operations in Venezuela are upending travel in the Caribbean just as many vacationers are trying to get home from their winter breaks.

Uber shows off its robotaxi heading for San Francisco

Lucid, Nuro, and Uber unveil a robotaxi ahead of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan 5.

MDC Brooklyn, the notorious prison housing Maduro and his wife

Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center is the only prison in New York City designated to hold suspects facing federal trial.

US Vice-President J.D. Vance’s Ohio home vandalised, police say

US Vice President J.D. Vance and his family had returned to Washington at the time that the home was vandalised.

Trump administration sets meetings with oil companies over Venezuela, source says

The three biggest US oil companies - Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, and Chevron - have not yet had any conversations with the administration about Mr Maduro’s ouster.

A third of Americans support US strike on Venezuela, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

A woman holds a Venezuelan flag during a press conference on the U.S. strikes in Venezuela, in Doral, Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S., January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Marco Bello

US cuts broad recommendation for four vaccines for children, including flu

Vaccines for rotavirus, influenza, meningococcal disease, and hepatitis A were removed from the schedule.

Julian Assange’s lawyer Barry Pollack to fight Maduro’s US narcotics charges

‘I am still president of my country’: Venezuela’s Maduro pleads not guilty to US narcotics charges

A sketch showing Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attending their arraignment with defence lawyers Barry Pollack and Mark Donnelly at the court.

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