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US President Donald Trump to conscionable with Venezuelan absorption person astatine the White House, their archetypal in-person gathering since Trump directed the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Published On 15 Jan 2026

  • Donald Trump volition conscionable with Venezuelan absorption person Maria Corina Machado astatine the White House astatine 12:30pm (17:30 GMT), their archetypal in-person gathering since Trump directed the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
  • United States forces successful the Caribbean Sea person seized different sanctioned lipid tanker that the Trump medication says has ties to Venezuela, arsenic portion of a broader US effort to instrumentality power of the South American country’s oil.