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Protesters celebrate and denounce US capture of Maduro outside New York court

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T21:08:27+00:00

Some demonstrators celebrated the Venezuelan president’s detention while others spoke out against US imperialismDozens of demonstrators of various stripes gathered outside the federal courthouse in freezing temperatures in New York on Monday to express their views on the US criminal charges against Venezuela’s forcibly removed president, Nicolás Maduro.As Maduro pleaded not guilty to charges related to international drug trafficking and weapons charges inside the heavily secured court, Alejandro Flores joined other Venezuelans outside in chants that celebrated the detention of the Latin Americ

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Trump administration to reportedly meet with US oil executives as Maduro claims he is ‘still president’ of Venezuela – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T21:05:11+00:00

Lawyers for both Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, said that their clients won’t seek bail at this time; the next hearing will take place on 17 MarchDeposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on VenezuelaDelcy Rodríguez strikes conciliatory tone with US after Trump warningA UK minister would not be drawn into saying whether his government believes the US capture of Venezuela’s president was influenced by the country’s rich oil reserves.Asked on Sky News why he thought Donald Trump had captured Nicolás Maduro and said America would “run” Venezuela, Home Office minister

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EN DIRECT, Venezuela : des milliers de partisans de Nicolas Maduro manifestent à Caracas pour sa libération ; Delcy Rodriguez investie en tant que présidente par intérim

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-05T21:03:05+00:00

Le président vénézuélien déchu a comparu lundi devant un tribunal de New York, deux jours après avoir été enlevé à Caracas. « Je suis innocent, je ne suis pas coupable », a-t-il affirmé. La prochaine audience est fixée au 17 mars.

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EN DIRECT, Enlèvement de Maduro : l’opposante Maria Corina Machado prévoit de rentrer « le plus vite possible au Venezuela » et s’en prend à la présidente par intérim du pays

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-05T21:03:05+00:00

Dans un entretien à Fox News, Mme Machado, prix Nobel de la paix 2025, estime que Delcy Rodriguez, investie à la tête du pays, lundi, est « l’une des principales architectes de la torture » imputée au gouvernement vénézuélien. Donald Trump a, lui, a écarté toute élection dans les trente prochains jours.

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Deposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on Venezuela

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T20:53:02+00:00

President protests innocence in US court as countries at UN meeting condemn Donald Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’Venezuela crisis – latest updatesThe deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to drugs, weapons and narco-terrorism charges on Monday, two days after his capture by US special forces in an operation ordered by Donald Trump that sent shockwaves around the world.The brevity and formality of the arraignment hearing in federal court in Manhattan – barely 30 minutes during which Maduro was asked to confirm his name and that he understood the four charges against him

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Australia news live: NSW police to decide whether to extend post-Bondi shooting protest ban; PM to visit flood-hit Queensland

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T20:44:49+00:00

Police commissioner Mal Lanyon’s current declaration restricts public assemblies in Sydney’s south-west, north-west and central metropolitan areas. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLarge sinkhole appears in Melbourne’s north-eastA large sinkhole has appeared in the Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg, with authorities warning residents to stay away as it could continue to grow in size.For everyone’s safety, Victoria Police have cordoned off the affected area. Please avoid the area until further notice. Council is working closely with relevant agenci

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Corporation For Public Broadcasting formally dissolves after federal funding cuts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T20:42:28+00:00

Board of directors vote to dissolve organization after nearly 60 years in operation after funding cuts under TrumpThe nonprofit charged by Congress with allocating funds to NPR, PBS and other US public radio and television stations announced is dissolving after massive federal funding cuts under Donald Trump.The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after nearly 60 years in operation. Continue reading...

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MPs across parties criticise ministers for stance on Trump attack on Venezuela

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T20:34:39+00:00

Starmer and Cooper challenged over cautious response to Maduro’s capture despite widespread doubts about legalityMPs have attacked ministers over their refusal to criticise Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela, as Keir Starmer attempts to walk a fine line between defending international law and keeping the US president on side.Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs rounded on the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, on Monday night as frustration grew over the government’s cautious response to the US capture of the former Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading...

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MPs across UK parties criticise ministers over cautious stance on Venezuela attack

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T20:34:39+00:00

Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper challenged for refusing to criticise Trump’s raid despite widespread doubts about legalityMPs have attacked UK ministers over their refusal to criticise Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela, as Keir Starmer attempts to walk a fine line between defending international law and keeping the US president on side.Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs rounded on the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, on Monday night as frustration grew over the government’s cautious response to the US capture of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading...

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Zelensky Taps High-Profile Canadian Politician as Economic Adviser

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-05T20:19:51+00:00

Ukraine’s president appointed Chrystia Freeland, a former deputy prime minister of Canada, to a role in which she would advise on postwar reconstruction, if peace talks are successful.

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Capotreno ucciso nel parcheggio della stazione a Bologna: identificato il presunto aggressore

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-01-05T20:06:12+00:00

La vittima si chiamava Alessandro Ambrosio. E’ stato un collega a trovarlo riverso a terra. L’assassino è in fuga, sarebbe un uomo già noto alle forze dell’ordine per reati commessi in altri scali ferroviari. Il ministro Salvini: “Profondamente addolorato”

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‘Soy inocente’: Maduro defiant in surreal New York courtroom spectacle

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T20:00:03+00:00

The Venezuelan leader entered a heartfelt not guilty plea – and told a member of the gallery he was a prisoner of warVenezuela crisis – latest updatesAt noon on Monday, Nicolás Maduro was escorted into a Manhattan federal courtroom following his capture early on Saturday in Caracas, completing the seized Venezuelan leader’s stunning journey from his capital city to a US courtroom.It was a surreal display amid the fallout of a brazen US military operation to grab Maduro that has roiled global politics and stunned observers in the US and overseas. Continue reading...

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L’or profite du regain d’incertitude géopolitique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-05T19:50:30+00:00

La menace de nouvelles tensions internationales soutient les cours du métal jaune. Son statut de valeur refuge n’est pourtant plus son principal attrait aux yeux des investisseurs.

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US cuts to number of recommended childhood vaccines will allow disease to spread, experts say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T19:45:42+00:00

Jabs to prevent influenza, rotavirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other vaccines are no longer fully recommendedThe Trump administration will slash routine vaccine recommendations during childhood from 17 to 11 jabs – the biggest change to vaccines yet under the purview of longtime vaccine critic Robert F Kennedy Jr.The changes, which US health officials announced on Monday afternoon and are effective immediately, will erode trust and reduce access to vaccines while allowing infectious diseases to spread, experts said. Continue reading...

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US to slash routine vaccine recommendations for children in major change experts say creates doubt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T19:45:42+00:00

Jabs to prevent influenza, rotavirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other vaccines are no longer fully recommendedThe Trump administration will slash routine vaccine recommendations during childhood from 17 to 11 jabs – the biggest change to vaccines yet under the purview of longtime vaccine critic Robert F Kennedy Jr.The changes, which US health officials announced on Monday afternoon and are effective immediately, will erode trust and reduce access to vaccines while allowing infectious diseases to spread, experts said. Continue reading...

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Starmer delivers masterclass in hedging his bets after Venezuela raid

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T19:41:55+00:00

Prime minister assures colleagues he may one day stand up to Donald Trump – but not yetKeir Starmer has got used to walking a diplomatic tightrope with Donald Trump. But the US president’s Venezuelan adventure, whisking its leader out of the country after a late-night raid, has pushed that cautious approach to its limits.The clues were all there. Ever since Trump confirmed that he had authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela against drug traffickers – and blockaded oil tankers – the military campaign had been mounting. Continue reading...

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‘A warning not an insult’: US doubles down on attack on Europe

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T19:35:09+00:00

Forecast of Europe’s ‘civilisational erasure’ was part of call for pro-growth reform, says Trump officialDonald Trump’s administration has doubled down on its recent attack on Europe, saying last month’s US national security strategy was an attempt to “jolt” an ally back to economic life.The document was widely condemned in Europe as representing a seismic shift in the 70-year transatlantic alliance with its dark references to a purported threat of “civilisational erasure” with migration and censorship creating “strife”, “cratering birthrates” and “loss of national identities”. Continue readin

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‘A warning not an insult’: US doubles down on criticism of Europe

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T19:35:09+00:00

Forecast of Europe’s ‘civilisational erasure’ was part of call for pro-growth reform, says Trump officialDonald Trump’s administration has doubled down on its recent criticism of Europe, saying last month’s US national security strategy was an attempt to “jolt” an ally back to economic life.The document was widely condemned in Europe as representing a seismic shift in the 70-year transatlantic alliance with its dark references to a purported threat of “civilisational erasure” with migration and censorship creating “strife”, “cratering birthrates” and “loss of national identities”. Continue rea

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Denmark’s Leader Says Trump ‘Should Be Taken Seriously’ on Greenland

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-05T19:34:42+00:00

The Danish prime minister’s comments on Monday came a day after she told President Trump to “stop the threats” against the semiautonomous Danish territory following the U.S. military raid in Venezuela.

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« Je suis innocent » : Nicolas Maduro plaide non coupable devant le tribunal de New York

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-05T19:32:36+00:00

Le président vénézuélien déchu a comparu ce lundi soir pour la première fois devant un tribunal américain pour répondre aux accusations de « narcoterrorisme » faites par l’administration Trump pour justifier sa capture et son transfert à New York.

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Australia news live: Albanese to visit flood-hit Queensland; Bondi suspect moved to Goulburn Supermax

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T19:22:49+00:00

Naveed Akram will be held at the high-security prison as he awaits trial. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories before your morning blogger kicks into action.Bondi terror suspect Naveed Akram has been moved to Goulburn Supermax prison, where he will remain until he faces court again in April. He faces 59 charges, including 15 murder counts. Continue reading...

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Trump Officials to Brief Top Lawmakers on Maduro Raid

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-05T19:21:47+00:00

The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels will come two days after the military operation.

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Iran to try risky economic concessions as it attempts to quell protesters’ anger

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-05T19:20:08+00:00

President wants to placate demonstrators calling for political change, action on corruption and help with cost of livingThe Iranian government is attempting risky economic concessions as it tries to meet the escalating demands of protesters seeking fundamental political change, a clampdown on corruption and an easing of the squeeze on living standards of the poor.Now entering their ninth day, the protests have spread to 26 of Iran’s 31 provinces, with a US-based human rights group claiming that the death toll has passed 20 and nearly 1,000 people have been arrested. Continue reading...

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