The sound of clanking leg shackles could be heard moments before Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro walked through the doorway of a New York City courtroom for the first time. He then told packed rows of reporters and the public that he had just been “kidnapped”. Minutes after his entrance, the Judge Alvin Hellerstein asked Maduro … Read more‘I’m a prisoner of war’ – In the room for Maduro’s dramatic court hearing
Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president in a parliamentary session that began with demands for the release of ousted leader Nicolás Maduro from US custody. Rodríguez, 56, vice president since 2018, said she was pained by what she called the “kidnapping” of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were seized by … Read moreVenezuela swears in interim president after defiant Maduro pleads not guilty
Reuters The US seized another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday The US Coast Guard is in “active pursuit” of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela as tensions in the region continue to escalate. US authorities have already seized two oil tankers this month – one of them on Saturday. Sunday’s pursuit … Read moreUS pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela, official says
Getty Images Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses. US President Donald Trump has said that he will pardon the ex-president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug trafficking charges in a US court last year. Trump made the announcement in a Truth … Read moreTrump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking
Reuters The Trump administration is halting all asylum decisions in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington DC, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) director Joseph Edlow has said. On Friday, in a post on X, Edlow said the pause would be in place “until we can ensure that every … Read moreUS halts all asylum claim decisions in wake of National Guard shooting
Getty Images Disagreements between Donald Trump and Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene have ballooned into a public feud, signalling a breakdown in relations between the US president and one of his fiercest defenders. On Friday, Trump called Greene “wacky” in social media posts and said she should be unseated in next year’s elections. On Saturday, … Read moreFeud erupts between Trump and ally Marjorie Taylor Greene ahead of Epstein files vote
Getty Images Sergio Gor shares a close relationship with US President Donald Trump and his family He’s published books authored by Donald Trump, raised millions for his 2024 campaign, and helped him staff Washington with loyalists during the US president’s second term. Now Sergio Gor is set to become Trump’s man in India, while also … Read moreTrump is sending a ‘great friend’ to India. Some see him as a ‘slap in the face’
United States President Donald Trump has announced a deal to supply more weapons to Ukraine and has threatened to impose steep tariffs on Russia unless a peace deal is reached within 50 days. The announcements on Monday marked a dramatic U-turn for US policy, as it comes weeks after the Pentagon announced it would be … Read moreTrump announces Ukraine arms deal, threatens Russia with ‘severe’ tariffs
United States President Donald Trump says he is not happy with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over the continuation of the war in Ukraine and suggests he is considering additional sanctions against Moscow. “We get a lot of b******t thrown at us by Putin,” Trump said during a meeting with his cabinet at the White House … Read moreTrump says he is considering Russia sanctions, not happy with Putin
The US House of Representatives is working in the middle of the night as Donald Trump and his allies try to pressurise holdouts in the president’s own Republican Party into backing his mega-bill on tax and spending. The sprawling legislation, which could define Trump’s second term in office, is nearing its final vote. But it … Read moreTrump’s budget bill stalls in late-night session in US House