The Global Story - What’s next for Venezuela?
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The Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due to appear in a federal Manhattan court on Monday, after the United States captured them in a military operation in Venezuela.
President Trump says the US will run Venezuela “until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition”. But Maduro’s allies – including its new interim president – remain in charge.
We speak to Ione Wells, the BBC’s South America correspondent, about what might happen in the coming weeks and months.
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Photo: Nicolás Maduro in an image distributed by President Trump which he said was taken on board the USS Iwo Jima.
Published on Monday, 5th January 2026.
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