by mgall74 | Jan 5, 2026 | World News
Nicolas Maduro, former president of Venezuela, made his first court appearance in New York City after his capture by US forces in Caracas on 3 January. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in handcuffs and leg shackles before a judge. They are due to stand...
by mgall74 | Jan 5, 2026 | World News
The US seizing of Venezuela’s leader has faced strong criticism from both America’s friends and foes at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.Many member states agreed with the US that Nicolás Maduro had been an illegitimate and...
by mgall74 | Jan 5, 2026 | World News
The sound of clanking leg shackles could be heard moments before Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro walked through the doorway of a New York City courtroom for the first time.He then told packed rows of reporters and the public that he had just been...
by mgall74 | Jan 5, 2026 | World News
Getty ImagesOn Monday morning, a handcuffed Nicholas Maduro stepped off a helicopter in New York City, flanked by armed federal agents. The Venezuelan president had spent the night in a notorious federal jail in Brooklyn, before authorities transported him to a...
by mgall74 | Jan 5, 2026 | World News
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro seen on Aug. 17, 2024, in Caracas, Venezuela. He is facing charges of narco-terrorism and is in a federal court in New York this afternoon. Alfredo Lasry R/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alfredo Lasry R/Getty Images...
by mgall74 | Jan 5, 2026 | World News
Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank and a Holocaust survivor, attends a March 2019 news conference in Newport Beach, Calif. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP LONDON — Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne...