Maduro extraction

January 5, 2026 10:20 AM

Venezuela’s Maduro to appear in US court, Trump says further strikes possible

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was due to appear in a U.S. court on Monday after his weekend capture by American forces, with U.S. President Donald Trump leaving open the possibility of another incursion if the United States doesn't get its way with Venezuela's interim government. Trump told reporters on Sunday that he could order another strike if Venezuela does not cooperate with U.S. efforts to open up its oil industry and stop drug trafficking. He also threatened military actio...

January 5, 2026 9:58 AM

Trump threatens military operation against Colombia, after Venezuela raid

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened military action against Colombia's government, telling reporters that such an operation "sounds good to me." "Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, in an apparent reference to Colombia's President Gustavo Petro. Asked directly whether the U.S. would pursue a military operation against the...

January 5, 2026 9:29 AM

Cuba says 32 of its citizens killed in Maduro extraction

The Cuban government said on Sunday that 32 of its citizens were killed during the U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolas Maduro for prosecution in the United States. Havana said there would be two days of mourning on January 5 and 6 in honor of those killed and said funeral arrangements would be announced. The Cuban government statement gave few details, but said all the dead were members of the Cuban armed forces and intelligence agencies. "True to their responsibilities concer...