US-Venezuela: Maduro Faces Court
Newscast
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4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Today, the seized President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro has appeared in a New York court charged with narco-terrorism. As Maduro pled not guilty he told the court he was a “decent man” and “still the president of his country”.
The highly televised spectacle of the Venezuelan leader being transferred to the court came as the UN security council held an emergency meeting across the city and President Trump reiterated his interest in annexing Greenland in the name of American national security.
Adam is joined by chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet, BBC News chief presenter CaitrĂona Perry, and Vanessa BuschsclĂĽter, BBC Online’s Latin America and Caribbean editor.
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| 0:43.8 | Right, today's episode is going to focus on the dramatic events in Venezuela over the weekend, |
| 0:48.9 | where that American military team went in, nabbed Nicholas Maduro the president and his wife. They have now been seen |
| 0:55.8 | on camera in New York on Monday as they went for their first appearance in court, where they're |
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