U.S.-Venezuela tensions LIVE: Venezuela acting President holds first cabinet; Maduro to appear before U.S. court

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Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez (C) speaking adjacent to Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez (2nd-L) and Venezuela's Minister of Interior Relations, Justice, and Peace, Diosdado Cabello (2nd-R) during a assembly of Ministers gathering astatine the Vice Presidency office successful Caracas connected January 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez connected Sunday (January 4, 2025) held her archetypal furniture gathering since U.S. forces ousted the erstwhile President Nicolas Maduro. Hours aft Ms. Rodríguez was appointed arsenic interim President of the country, U.S. President Donald Trump connected Sunday (January 4, 2026) warned that she whitethorn person to wage a “bigger terms than Maduro” if she does not cooperate with the United States.

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Mr. Maduro is scheduled to look earlier a national justice successful New York astatine noon connected Monday (January 5, 2025), to beryllium formally notified astir the charges against him. Mr. Trump insisted the United States is “in charge” of Venezuela aft the seizure of Nicolas Maduro, but was besides dealing with the caller interim enactment successful Caracas.

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No Venezuela decease toll has been announced, but Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said a “large part” of Mr. Maduro’s information squad was killed “in acold blood,” arsenic good arsenic subject unit and civilians, aft the U.S. onslaught connected Venezuela.

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January 05, 2026 07:15
Russian politicians accidental Trump onslaught connected Venezuela unlawful, destabilising
Russia’s Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev and a elder lawmaker ‍said implicit the play that U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions successful Venezuela were unlawful and destabilising, portion portraying them arsenic a ‌blunt assertion of U.S. interests.
-Reuters
January 05, 2026 07:15
Maduro to look earlier justice Monday successful New York
Venezuela’s deposed president Nicolas Maduro is scheduled to look earlier a national justice successful New York astatine noon Monday (January 5), to beryllium formally notified astir the charges against him, the tribunal said.
Mr. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized by US forces during a pre-dawn raid Saturday (January 3) successful Caracas and brought to New York to look charges of “narcoterrorism” tied to the alleged trafficking of tons of cocaine into the United States.
-AFP

Published - January 05, 2026 07:15 americium IST

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