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Today — 10 January 2025Main stream

Venezuela’s Autocrat Detains U.S. Citizens As He Tightens Grip on Power

President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in for another six years on Friday, and he is hoping to use foreign prisoners to get his way on the global stage.

© Alejandro Cegarra for The New York Times

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, shown in July, has spent the last six months detaining foreigners, who experts say he plans to use as bargaining chips.

Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Maria Corina Machado, Is Freed After Being Detained

10 January 2025 at 06:32
During her detention, an aide said, Maria Corina Machado “was forced to record several videos.” She has garnered enormous support for her opposition to Nicolás Maduro.

© Maxwell Briceno/Reuters

María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, was briefly detained on Thursday after appearing at a protest in Caracas.
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