DEVELOPING | Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro could face more charges | News24
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“US President Donald Trump on Thursday said captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who is back in court in New York, could face further charges.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm or refute claims about Maduro facing additional charges.
“Maduro has pleaded not guilty to charges including 'narco-terrorism' conspiracy, cocaine importation and possession of machine guns, after he was snatched by US forces in a nighttime raid in January.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify Maduro's plea not guilty or specific charges.
“I would imagine there are other trials coming because they've really sued him just at a fraction of the kind of things that he's done”
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— No evidence in archive to assess expectations of additional trials against Maduro.
“Thursday's hearing will likely see Maduro push for the dismissal of his case.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm Maduro's expected actions during the hearing.
“US President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war he launched on Iran, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.”
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“US Supreme Court justices indicated sympathy on Tuesday toward President Donald Trump’s administration in its defence of the government’s authority to turn away asylum seekers when officials deem US-Mexico border crossings too overburdened to handle additional claims.”
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“A senior State Department official on Tuesday said that the US still is assessing how to implement President Donald Trump's order to resume US nuclear weapons tests.”
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“The US has not conducted an atmospheric nuclear weapons test since 1962.”
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“The US has not conducted underground nuclear weapons explosive tests since 1992.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify claims about underground nuclear tests since 1992.
“The United States on Tuesday welcomed the freeing of American Dennis Coyle after over a year in custody in Afghanistan.”
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“The United States is urging the country's Taliban authorities to release all other detainees.”
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“President Trump signalled a potential 'winding down' of military operations in Iran while deploying additional troops and requesting $200 billion from Congress to fund the war.”
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“New Jersey sued the Trump administration over a proposed federal immigration detention centre in its state.”
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“The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing the institution of allowing a 'hostile environment' toward Jewish and Israeli students during pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus from 2023 to 2025.”
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“US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to use Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to provide security at airports amid a lingering budget standoff that has left regular security personnel going unpaid.”
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