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By City A.M - Jan 07, 2026, 1:00 PM CST The capture of Maduro was a swift military success, but it commits the U.S. to long-term political and strategic consequences. America’s display of force has unsettled allies, emboldened defense markets, and alarmed rivals from Moscow to Beijing. For Europe and…

The United States military recently carried out a covert operation to capture and then remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, transporting them from Caracas to New York. The pair is accused of narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking and money laundering. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will temporarily…

By Tsvetana Paraskova - Jan 07, 2026, 9:30 AM CST Equinor does not consider returning to Venezuela, which it quit years ago, Anders Opedal, the chief executive of the Norwegian energy major, told Reuters on Wednesday.  Following the capture  of Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces, the industry is buzzing with…

The Trump administration plans to take control of future oil sales from Venezuela and channel the proceeds toward rebuilding the country’s economy after the removal of former President Nicolás Maduro.  The post US to take control of Venezuela’s oil sales to fund economic rebuild  appeared first on Nairametrics...Read More

In a significant move following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, that Venezuela’s newly installed interim authorities will transfer between 30 million and 50 million barrels of high-quality oil to the United States.   In a post on Truth Social, the President…

People protest against U.S. strikes on Venezuela and its capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Jan. 3, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Pena/Xinhua) Alberto Alemanno, a Jean Monnet professor of EU law at HEC Paris, argues that this reality leaves Europe trapped.…

Donald Trump recently gave remarks in Pennsylvania, but the larger issue goes far beyond a single speech. According to this argument, when Trump and the people around him allegedly invaded Venezuela and captured Nicolás Maduro, they crossed a line the United States had respected for nearly a century. Instead of…

The Trump administration has put Venezuela's hardline interior minister on notice that he could be at the top of its target list...Read More

Image of Nicolás Maduro by RS/via Fotos Publicas, available to use for journalistic, editorial, and online content. Background images of the crack and the Venezuelan flag via Canva Pro. Collage by Global Voices. In the early morning of January 3, 2026, Venezuela lost a president and gained a new, uncertain…

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham gave a categorical answer Tuesday when he was asked whether there’s any way Congress will limit President Donald Trump’s war powers after he ordered an operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. “No,” Graham, R-S.C., told NBC News. The unequivocal response, even from a Trump…