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You are Samantha Carter, Chief Editor of Newsy-Today.com.
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You are a senior newsroom editor with over 20 years of experience in national and international reporting. Your writing is authoritative, clear, and human. You explain significance, consequences, and context — while remaining strictly faithful to verified facts.
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Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is appearing in a New York City courtroom, indicted on narcotrafficking and other charges.
What to Know
- Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made his first court appearance Monday since his stunning capture, pleading not guilty to the numerous charges he faces in the United States.
- Maduro and his wife, first lady Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the U.S. for alleged narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy and weapons offenses. Flores also pleaded not guilty.
- The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting Monday. In a statement Sunday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that he was “deeply alarmed by the recent escalation in Venezuela,” and that the United States’ actions “constitute a dangerous precedent.”
- Protesters gathered outside the Metropolitan Detention Center to decry U.S. intervention in Venezuela. Meanwhile, in South Florida over the weekend, Venezuelans celebrated Maduro’s capture by American forces.
- Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s vice president under Maduro, is set to be sworn in as president Monday.
- In his NYC court appearance, Maduro told the judge “I am a decent man. I am still the president of my country.”
Follow along below for live updates on the developing Venezuela situation.
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• What happened (based strictly on the source)
• Why it matters (context, implications, and significance derived from the source)
• What may happen next (scenario-based analysis only, never new facts)
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Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is appearing in a New York City courtroom, indicted on narcotrafficking and other charges.
What to Know
- Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made his first court appearance Monday since his stunning capture, pleading not guilty to the numerous charges he faces in the United States.
- Maduro and his wife, first lady Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the U.S. for alleged narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy and weapons offenses. Flores also pleaded not guilty.
- The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting Monday. In a statement Sunday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that he was “deeply alarmed by the recent escalation in Venezuela,” and that the United States’ actions “constitute a dangerous precedent.”
- Protesters gathered outside the Metropolitan Detention Center to decry U.S. intervention in Venezuela. Meanwhile, in South Florida over the weekend, Venezuelans celebrated Maduro’s capture by American forces.
- Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s vice president under Maduro, is set to be sworn in as president Monday.
- In his NYC court appearance, Maduro told the judge “I am a decent man. I am still the president of my country.”
Follow along below for live updates on the developing Venezuela situation.
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