Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Several demonstrators, many of them public sector workers, held photos of Maduro and of his wife, Cilia Flores, who was also seized in the US raid. Photo: BSS/AFP

Thousands of Venezuelans march to demand Maduro's release

"Venezuela needs Nicolas," chanted the crowd

Venezuela's captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend their arraignment with defense lawyers Barry Pollack and Mark Donnelly to face US federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan, New York City, US, on 5 January 2026 in this courtroom sketch. Photo: Reuters

Maduro pleads not guilty to drug charges, saying he was kidnapped

File photo of US President Donald Trump pointing on 15 June 2025. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Colombia to Cuba: List of countries Trump threatened after action against Maduro in Venezuela

A photograph, which US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account, shows what he describes as Venezuelan President "Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima" amphibious assault ship in the Caribbean Sea on January 3, 2026. Photo: @realDonaldTrump/Handout via REUTERS

Venezuela's Maduro sits in US custody as loyalists vow defiance

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, flanked by his wife Cilia Flores and National Constituent Assembly President Delcy Rodriguez, arrives for a special session of the National Constituent Assembly to take oath as re-elected President at the Palacio Federal Legislativo in Caracas, Venezuela May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

Who is Cilia Flores, power broker and wife of Nicolas Maduro?

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

How Trump's $18 trillion worth Venezuela strike could trigger a structural shift in US economy

Starlink is ideal in rural or remote locations where internet access has been unreliable or completely unavailable. Photo: SpaceX

Starlink offers free internet to Venezuela until 3 February

A view of the White House in Washington, US, 18 January 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

From Cold War coups to Venezuela: Long shadow of US regime-change playbook endures

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, flanked by his wife Cilia Flores and National Constituent Assembly President Delcy Rodriguez, arrives for a special session of the National Constituent Assembly to take oath as re-elected President at the Palacio Federal Legislativo in Caracas, Venezuela May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

Maduro is out but his top allies still hold power in Venezuela

US President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth look on during a press conference. Photo: Reuters

Shop for marble, threaten Iran, capture Maduro: Trump's dizzying holiday routine

The sun rises after US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the US has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela January 3, 2026. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno

What happens to Venezuela's Maduro after US 'capture'? Panama parallel from 36 years ago holds clues

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures, as he joins his supporters during a march to commemorate the Battle of Santa Ines, in Caracas, Venezuela, 10 December, 2025. File Photo: REUTERS

Trump says it would be 'smart' for Venezuela's Maduro to leave power

Members of the National Bolivarian Militia hold flags following Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's call for a nationwide recruitment drive in La Guaira, Venezuela, August 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Venezuela accuses US of waging 'undeclared war,' urges UN probe