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The Venezuelan regime, now led by interim President Delcy Rodriguez following the capture of Nicolas Maduro, issued a decree ordering police to "immediately begin the national search and capture of everyone involved in the promotion or support for the armed attack" by the Trump administration.

Venezuela's captured authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro could be eligible for the death penalty if convicted of narco-terrorism charges in the U.S., the New York Post noted.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected the notion that elections will take place immediately after the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

President Donald Trump decided to approve the capture of Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro after his repeated rejections of deals to leave power in exchange for amnesty, according to a new report.

President Donald Trump made a new threat to Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro, saying he could be the next one to fall following the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro rejected a U.S. offer to go into exile in Turkey before he was captured and taken to New York on Saturday.

The New York Times and The Washington Post learned that the U.S. was set to conduct a raid to capture Maduro hours before it was set to take place but held off publishing to not endanger troops, according to a new report.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the U.S. operation that captured Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

The death toll from U.S. attacks against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific now stands at 110 after three strikes in the Eastern Pacific on December 30.

Former CIA director Leon Panetta said that revealing the nature of the strike conducted in Venezuela in December undermined its purpose.

Almost two-thirds of Venezuelans living abroad support a U.S. military intervention to topple authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new poll.

Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, issued a warning to Donald Trump after he said the U.S. would intervene if the Tehran regime "violently kills peaceful protesters" in the demonstrations roiling the country.

Venezuela's oil output in the Orinoco Belt, its richest source in the country, has plummeted since the U.S. began enforcing a blockade of sanctioned tankers in December, according to a new report.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro directly avoided addressing the U.S. strike in the country, telling a journalist "perhaps we'll discuss it in a few days."

According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, 1,733 cases of human trafficking were reported in California in 2024, involving 3,603 victims.

At least 30 people have died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this year, the highest number since 2004.

The Bella 1, the sanctioned tanker fleeing U.S. forces, has formally changed its name and has been added to an official Russian database, according to a new report.

Venezuelan indigenous people described what appeared to be the U.S. strike on cartel infrastructure earlier this month, saying they were unable to hear for hours due to its power.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro again refrained to address the recent U.S. strike on the country, and instead danced to a remix of him calling for no wars.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called on the UN to adopt a "much more leading role" in addressing the tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela.

The crew of the Bella 1, the sanctioned oil tanker fleeing from U.S. forces, painted a Russian flag on the side of the vessel, an apparent attempt to claim Russian protection as it changes course and heads north, according to a new report.

An boat targeted by the U.S. military as part of its campaign against drug-trafficking in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific was carrying marijuana, according to a new report.

At least two tankers have recently made it to Venezuela and more are on their way as Caracas seeks to keep selling crude despite the U.S.'s blockade of sanctioned vessels, a new report detailed.

President Donald Trump and other top aides asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "calm things down" in the West Bank to prevent further escalation in the region and risk undermining the Abraham Accords, according to a new report.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, along with his inner circle, is confident he can outlast the pressure campaign carried out by the Trump administration despite recent escalations, according to a new report.

President Donald Trump refused to disclose who was behind the strike against an alleged drug facility in Venezuela, which he revealed this past weekend.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said Jesus "wouldn't approve of a war to steal the riches of a people" as the Trump administration continues to put pressure on Caracas.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth kept top military officials and lawyers in the dark about an order authorizing strikes against alleged drug vessels, leading to holes in key areas such as how to deal with survivors, according to a new report.

Former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela James Story argued in an op-ed in The New York Times that the current pressure campaign against the Maduro regime could be "our last chance to get it right" in the South American country.

The U.S. is beefing up its military presence in the Caribbean further to board a tanker linked to Venezuela and Iran as part of its blockade of sanctioned vessels heading in and out of the South American country.