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January 19, 2026

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Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela after it ousts Maduro, jails him in New York

Latest The United States says it captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Plane carrying the couple has now landed in New York City. The news of their capture follows a “large-scale strike” by the U.S. in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. U.S. officials say the pair has been indicted in New York. They’ve accused Maduro of running a “narco-state” and rigging Venezuela’s 2024 election. This is Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America in decades. Venezuela’s government condemns “imperialist attack,” calls for Maduro’s release. Hundreds of flights cancelled throughout the region. The United States will run

January 19, 2026

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Piers Morgan hospitalized after fall, talk show host speaks out

Updated Jan. 18, 2026, 2:35 p.m. ET Piers Morgan is sharing an update from the hospital as he recovers from a recent injury. The British talk show host, 60, took to social media on Sunday, Jan. 18, to post a selfie showing himself lying in a hospital bed. Morgan told his followers that he “tripped on small step” in a hotel restaurant in London and wound up fracturing his femur “so badly I needed new hip.” The former “America’s Got Talent” judge shared that he is recovering in the hospital and will need to use crutches for six weeks. He

January 18, 2026

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Starmer won’t be drawn on whether US strikes on Venezuela broke international law

Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Sir Keir Starmer has refused to be drawn on whether or not US President Donald Trump’s military action against Venezuela may have broken international law. In an interview with the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme on Saturday morning, the prime minister did not condemn the US strikes. He said he was waiting to establish all the facts but would not “shy away from this”, adding he was a “lifelong advocate of international law”. Sir Keir earlier said the UK had not been involved in Saturday’s large-scale strikes on Venezuela and he had not

January 18, 2026

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Maduro arrives in New York after capture; Trump says U.S. to ‘run’ Venezuela temporarily

Asked whether he would support María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader who last year won the Nobel Peace Prize, as the nation’s next president, Trump told Fox News, “Well, we’re going to have to look at it right now.” “They have a vice president, as you know,” Trump added before casting doubt on whether Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez was duly elected. “I mean, I don’t know what kind of an election that was. But, you know, the election of Maduro was a disgrace,” the U.S. president said. Trump then went on to compare Maduro’s election to his failed re-election

January 18, 2026

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Trump’s attack on Venezuela without alerting Congress tests limits of executive power | Donald Trump

Nothing speaks more eloquently of the disempowering of the US Congress under Donald Trump’s second presidency than the brazenly audacious detention of Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia. Far from recognizing it, Trump did not even acknowledge Congress’s right to know – keeping senior members in the dark until the operation to seize the strongman was under way. Only after the operation to seize Maduro had begun did the administration bother to tell members of the congressional “gang of eight”: the top Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives, plus the chairs and ranking

January 18, 2026

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A CIA team, steel doors and a fateful phone call

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump gave the Venezuelan leader one last chance to step down. In a private phone call a week ago, Trump told Nicolás Maduro that he had to go. By that point, an armada of U.S. warships was floating off Venezuela’s shores. A CIA team had crept into the country, tracking Maduro’s movements and habits: where he slept, what he ate, where he traveled. “You got to surrender,” Trump said, recalling the conversation at a news conference Saturday at his Mar-a-Lago home. Maduro took the gamble of his life. He “came close” to giving in,

January 18, 2026

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The US violated international law in Venezuela. These are the questions Australia must now ask | Donald Rothwell

No matter how the Trump administration seeks to justify its actions in seizing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in an audacious snatch and grab operation, this has been a gross violation of international law. The United Nations charter makes crystal clear that all UN members are to refrain from the “use of force” against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. The US violation of Venezuelan airspace, ensuing airstrikes in Caracas, the seizure of Maduro and his illegal removal from Venezuela are all egregious violations of this. Any suggestion it was justified as an act of

January 18, 2026

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Maduro pleads not guilty in N.Y. court as Democrats condemn Trump’s Venezuela attack

The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency session on the United States’ capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro at 10 a.m. today in New York City. Venezuela formally requested the meeting of the council, which includes as permanent members China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as 10 other nonpermanent member nations, according to a U.N. statement. A spokesperson for U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said in a statement Saturday that the United States’ actions in Venezuela “constitute a dangerous precedent. The Secretary-General continues to emphasize the importance of full respect — by all

January 18, 2026

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U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela after weekslong pursuit

The United States has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic following a dramatic weekslong chase on the high seas. The operation to seize the sanctioned vessel, which changed its name from the Bella 1 to the Marinera after fleeing the American blockade of Venezuela last month, was carried out early Wednesday. The U.S. also announced the seizure of another sanctioned tanker, the M/T Sophia, which it said was “conducting illicit activities in the Caribbean Sea.” The Kremlin, a strong supporter of deposed President Nicolás Maduro, accused the U.S. of violating maritime law by seizing the Marinera. The

January 18, 2026

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Barrett-Jackson 2026 celebrity cars include Kevin Hart and Linda Perry

Jan. 15, 2026, 3:30 p.m. ET Every year, car enthusiasts all over the country flock to the annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale car auction in Arizona to get an up-close look at hundreds of vintage, unique and brand-new car models that are on display and for sale. However, some gearheads love attending Barrett-Jackson to get a look at their favorite celebrities’ cars. Years past have included a restored 1962 Ford Thunderbird owned by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar, a 1970 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda owned by Nicolas Cage and even Lucille Ball’s custom-built golf cart. The Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2026 auction