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US Attacks Venezuela LIVE Updates: Venezuela's Vice-President and oil minister Delcy Rodriguez was formally sworn in as the country's interim president.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado attends a press conference at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway. (IMAGE: REUTERS)
US Attacks Venezuela LIVE Updates: Days after being flown to New York after his dramatic seizure in Caracas during a US military operation, deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pleaded “not guilty” on Monday as he made his first appearance before a US federal court in Manhattan on drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges.
The 63-year-old former leader was accused by US authorities of heading a state-backed drug trafficking network that conspired with international criminal groups to smuggle large quantities of cocaine into the US.
Meanwhile, Venezuela’s Vice-President and oil minister Delcy Rodriguez was formally sworn in as the country’s interim president as deposed President Nicolas Maduro appeared in a New York court on drug charges
Meanwhile, heavy gunfire and reports of possible drone activity near Venezuela’s presidential palace triggered fresh security concerns in Caracas early on Tuesday. The country remains on edge following the US-led operation that resulted in the capture and removal of President Nicolas Maduro.
US Venezuela News Live Updates: Who Is Maria Machado? The Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Machado was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy”.
US-Venezuela Tension LIVE: Maria Machado Vows To Return Home 'As Soon As Possible'
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has vowed to return home ‘as soon as possible’.
Machado has been in hiding due to the threat to her life since the 2024 elections in Venezuela.
US-Venezuela Tension LIVE: Maria Machado Rejects Delcy Rodriguez As Venezuela's Interim President
Maria Machado has rejected the country’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez, saying she “is one of the main architects of torture, persecution, corruption, narcotrafficking.”
“In free and fair elections, we will win by over 90 percent of the votes, I have no doubt about it,” Machado told FOX news.
US Venezuela News Live Updates: Trump Says US Will Soon Be Receiving More Than $600 Billion In Tariffs
US President Donald Trump on Monday said the US has taken in, and will soon receive, more than $600 billion through tariffs. He stated that the policy has strengthened the country financially.
US-Venezuela Tension LIVE: Who Is Alvin Hellerstein? The Judge Hearing Maduro's Case In New York
Alvin Hellerstein, the 92-year-old US judge handling the case against Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, has presided over a number of notable trials during his decades on the bench.
Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, made their first appearance in Hellerstein’s Manhattan courtroom on Monday, pleading not guilty to narco-terrorism and other charges.
US Venezuela News Live Updates: How Maduro’s Regular TV Appearances Provoked Trump To Attack Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro’s regular appearances on Venezuelan state television played a key role in the Trump administration’s decision to take military action against Venezuela, according to a report by The New York Times. READ MORE
US-Venezuela Tension LIVE: US House Speaker Backs Elections In Venezuela
US House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday said that Venezuela should hold elections soon. Johnson added he did not expect the United States to send troops to Venezuela, a possibility that President Donald Trump refused to rule out publicly.
US Attack On Venezuela LIVE: Is Greenland Trump's Next Target After Venezuela?
Following the Venezuela operation, Trump has doubled down on his desire to annex Greenland from Denmark.
US Attack On Venezuela LIVE: Maduro Pleads 'Not Guilty' To Narco-Terrorism Charges In US Court
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pleaded “not guilty” on Monday as he made his first appearance before a US federal court in Manhattan on drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges.
Appearing before US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, Maduro told the court he had been forcibly taken from Venezuela. “I was captured.”
US Attack On Venezuela LIVE Updates: Heavy Gunfire Reported Near Venezuela's Presidential Palace In Caracas
Heavy gunfire and reports of possible drone activity near Venezuela’s presidential palace triggered fresh security concerns in Caracas early on Tuesday, as the country remains on edge following the US-led operation that resulted in the capture and removal of President Nicolas Maduro. READ MORE
US Attack On Venezuela LIVE Updates: Delcy Rodriguez Sworn In As Venezuela’s President
Venezuela’s vice president and oil minister Delcy Rodriguez was formally sworn in as the country’s interim president as deposed President Nicolas Maduro appeared in a New York court on drug charges.
