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Just Coup It: How Maduro’s Nike Tracksuit Hijacked the News Cycle
When a geopolitical crisis collides with internet culture, the result is rarely subtle. This time, it came in heather grey.
NICOLAS MADURO
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The Gloves Are Off
The international rules-based system was never airtight, but Trump’s bombing of Venezuela, abduction of Nicolás Maduro and plans to take over the country’s oil industry have left America’s allies in Europe stuck between a rock and a hard place.
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Delcy Rodríguez Takes the Helm in Venezuela
The country’s vice-president assumes presidential powers after Nicolás Maduro is declared temporarily unable to govern, as Caracas signals defiance and conditional openness towards Washington.
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Global Responses After US Capture of Venezuela’s President
From strong condemnation to open support, governments across the world reacted sharply to Washington’s operation in Venezuela, exposing deep international divisions over legality, sovereignty and the future transition of power in Caracas.
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Trump Says US Will Temporarily Run Venezuela After Maduro Capture
The US president said Washington would oversee the country until a “safe and judicious transition”, with an FBI elite unit assisting in the operation that led to the Venezuelan leader’s capture.
