Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pled not guilty to charges of narco-terrorism in his first court appearance at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Monday, stating, “I’m innocent. I’m a decent man. I’m the President of Venezuela. I consider myself a prisoner of war. I was captured at my home in Caracas.”
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“In the context of Azerbaijan-US relations, 2025 can also be considered a historic year,” President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during an interview with local television channels on January 5.
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Maduro taken to US court
The ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is transferred by armed forces to make his first appearance in a US court on drug trafficking and weapons charges, alongside his wife Cilia Flores. Both were seized by American forces from their compound in Caracas and flown to detention in New York, before being led in handcuffs into a Manhattan courtroom. The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says he’s “concerned rules of international law have not been respected”, as nations discuss the US actions at a UN Security Council meeting. And we learn more about Delcy Rodriguez, Maduro’s right-hand woman, who is due to be sworn in as acting president of Venezuela. Also: a court in Paris convicts 10 people of cyberbullying France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, over false claims about her gender and sexuality; China and South Korea reaffirm their ties at a summit in Beijing; and we look back at the life of Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor and Anne Frank’s step-sister, who has died at the age of 96. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.
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“Joe Biden was very active in the adoption of Section 907. This fact alone is sufficient for everyone to understand why our relations with both the Obama-Biden and Biden-Blinken administrations were not at the desired level,” President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during an interview with local television channels on January 5.
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Egypt cancels migration cards
Tourists arriving in Egypt will no longer need to fill out migration cards at airports starting by the end of January, the country’s Minister of Civil Aviation, Sameh al-Hefni, announced, Azernews reports.
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