Maduro is set to make his first appearance in a US courtroom on drug trafficking charges
A brief, but required, legal proceeding will likely kick off a prolonged legal fight over whether he can be put on trial in the U.S.
— LinosVersion (@LinosVersion) Jan 5, 2026
Day: January 5, 2026
Let’s pluck Medvedev from the streets.BRICS News (@BRICSinfo)JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Former Russian President Medvedev threatens to remove Ukrainian President Zelensky from power following US attack on Venezuela.
“His removal is something that could happen in the near future.”
“After the Maduro precedent…it would be more justified.”— https://x.com/BRICSinfo/status/2007905916163932599
— fotobeek (@fotobeek) Jan 5, 2026
‘IT’S GOING DOWN’: President Trump predicts Cuba’s communist government is “ready to fall” following the US-led capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, warning Havana can no longer rely on Caracas for security and oil.
— FoxNews (@FoxNews) Jan 5, 2026
🚨⚡️White House officials:
Trump refused to appoint Venezuelan opposition leader “Maria Machado” as her country’s president because she won the Nobel Peace Prize, which he considered a personal insult to him… but if she had refused the prize and said “I cannot accept it because Trump deserves it more,” she would be Venezuela’s president today.
— mog_russEN (@mog_russEN) Jan 5, 2026
The defendants made false claims about Brigitte Macron, the wife of President Emmanuel Macron of France.
Maduro and five others are charged in the US with a number of crimes, including ‘narco-terrorism’.
Aaron Rodgers was feeling “pretty emotional” after the Pittsburgh Steelers clinched the final NFL Playoff berth and played down retirement talk after he secured a $500,000 bonus