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Legality of US capture of Venezuela's Maduro in focus at United Nations

The U.S. raid captured Maduro on drug trafficking charges, sparking debate over legality and war powers as Congress plans briefings amid international criticism.

  • On Saturday morning, U.S. Delta Forces arrested Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela, and Maduro's wife at the Miraflores presidential palace, Caracas, and transported them to the United States.
  • Years ago, U.S. federal indictments in New York charged Maduro with drug trafficking, and the administration frames the operation as counternarcotics law enforcement involving cartels as combatants.
  • International law scholars say the United Nations Charter bars military force without U.N. Security Council approval or self-defense, neither of which applies here, citing the Manuel Noriega, precedent case.
  • President Donald Trump vowed the United States will run Venezuela and press its leaders to open oil reserves, prompting U.S. Congress and congressional leaders to demand briefings and consider a war powers resolution next week.
  • Rick Wilson, political consultant, wrote `But here’s the part the MAGA fireworks brigade doesn’t understand: Snatching the bad guy is the easy part`, while polls show the American public remains divided on the capture.
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Since Saturday, the dramatic capture of the Venezuelan dictator in his bed and his arraignment in an American court has dominated world news. On the one hand, the operation, approved by Donald Trump and carried out by elite US forces, was audacious and impressive, and no one is particularly crying for Nicolas Maduro. On the other hand, it further reinforces the impression that the stronger is simply right and the world is being divided into sphe…

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — From the smoldering remains of the two catastrophic world wars of the last century, nations came together to build a framework of international norms and laws. The goal was to prevent such conflicts from ever happening again…

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El Mundo CR broke the news in on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
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