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IN BRIEF Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro wants his case for drug trafficking charges dismissed. He says he can't pay for his fees unless the US removes its block on accessing Venezuelan government funds. A United States judge has questioned the US government's justification ‌for blocking ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás…

Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s attorney argued that Caracas should pay legal fees for him and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a Thursday hearing, arguing that the two cannot afford legal representation on their own.  Maduro and Flores were captured by the U.S. military in January and are facing drug…

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Iran Israel War Live Updates: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that taking control of Iran’s oil was an “option,” comparing it to the deal Washington made with Venezuela after toppling Nicolas Maduro. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, in Washington, DC-…

A US judge questioned on Thursday whether the US can bar Venezuela from funding Nicolas Maduro’s legal defence without violating his US constitutional rights, but stopped short of dismissing drug-trafficking charges against the ousted Venezuelan president facing trial in New York. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores...Read More

Venezuela’s former president, Nicolás Maduro, is set to appear in a New York court again on Thursday after being captured by US forces in a dramatic night operation. Maduro, 63, and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been held in a jail in Brooklyn for nearly three months. They were taken…

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is scheduled to appear in a New York federal court on Thursday for the second time since his capture by U.S. forces in a January raid. The 63-year-old former leader, held in a Brooklyn detention center for nearly three months, faces multiple charges including narco-terrorism…

NEW YORK - Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns to a Manhattan court on March 26 where he will argue that drug trafficking charges against him should be thrown out more than two months after he and his wife were captured in a surprise US military raid in Caracas. Maduro…

Venezuela’s Maduro faces US court months after Caracas capture Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro returns to a US court on Thursday to face criminal charges, including narcoterrorism and cocaine importation conspiracy, for allegedly leading a cartel that collaborated with the FARC to ship drugs. Following his capture in Caracas by…

As ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro prepares for his next court hearing in the US, his son is projecting an optimistic and defiant image of how his father and First Lady Cilia Flores are coping with life behind bars. However, people with access to the notorious Brooklyn jail where he…