Delcy Rodriguez sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president following Maduro’s ouster

Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president on Monday, two days after US forces captured her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, to face trial in New York. Rodriguez took the oath in the National Assembly, telling lawmakers she did so “in the name of all Venezuelans.” She has hinted she […]

DHS says Venezuelans can now apply for refugee status in US following Maduro’s ouster, 600,000 face deportation risk

Venezuelans in the US under Temporary Protected Status can now apply for refugee status, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday after TPS for the country ended.Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Noem defended the Trump administration’s decision to end the Biden-era TPS designation for Venezuelans, arguing that the measure ensures US immigration programs follow […]

‘Been mayor for 72 hours’: MAGA ally slams Mamdani for calling Trump regarding Maduro’s capture

A MAGA ally and sports broadcaster criticised New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani for contacting President Donald Trump regarding the US military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, saying the newly inaugurated mayor is overstepping his authority.Emily Austin, a Trump supporter, posted on X: “Zohran Mamdani has been mayor for 72 hours and already thinks […]

Socialist networks calling to dismantle the ‘American empire’ rapidly organised protests after Maduro’s capture: Reports | World News

In the hours following the dramatic capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, a wave of protests appeared across major US cities with remarkable speed and coordination. According to reporting by Fox News, a cluster of US-based socialist, Marxist and communist organisations moved swiftly from online messaging to street mobilisation, framing the arrest as an act […]

NYT reporter dialled Donald Trump 10 minutes after Maduro’s capture: What the president said in a 50-second call

In the early hours of Saturday morning, at 4.21 am, President Donald Trump announced on social media that the United States had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Ten minutes later, his phone rang. On the line was Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times. After three rings, Trump answered. By 9.45 […]

Tulsi Gabbard’s old post saying US should ‘stay out of Venezuela’ goes viral after Maduro’s capture: ‘Didn’t age well’

An old social media post by US director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has resurfaced and gone viral after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by American forces, with social media saying that the comment “didn’t age well”.On January 25, 2019, Gabbard wrote on X, then Twitter that US must not intervene in the […]

What were Maduro’s bodyguards doing when US captured him? Venezuelan president changed sleeping places, phones to stop tracking

Nicolas Maduro grew paranoid over security for the last few months amid escalation with the US and was rotating his sleeping beds and using several cellphones to avoid his location being tracked. Maduro enlisted more Cuban officers into his intelligence and reduced the number of scheduled events and live broadcasts. He was last seen on […]

Was Maduro’s capture a ‘negotiated exit’? Trump says ‘no’ but little resistance from Venezuela raises questions

The opposition in Venezuela claimed that the peaceful capture of president Nicolas Maduro and his wife by the US military could be nothing but a negotiated exit strategy, Sky News reported. The claim was made immediately after the US confirmed striking Venezuela and Maduro was reported missing. Later, the US confirmed that their military took […]