Maduro taken to US court

马杜罗被带到美国法庭

Global News Podcast

2026-01-06

27 分钟
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The ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is transferred by armed forces to make his first appearance in a US court on drug trafficking and weapons charges, alongside his wife Cilia Flores. Both were seized by American forces from their compound in Caracas and flown to detention in New York, before being led in handcuffs into a Manhattan courtroom. The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says he's "concerned rules of international law have not been respected", as nations discuss the US actions at a UN Security Council meeting. And we learn more about Delcy Rodriguez, Maduro's right-hand woman, who is due to be sworn in as acting president of Venezuela. Also: a court in Paris convicts 10 people of cyberbullying France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, over false claims about her gender and sexuality; China and South Korea reaffirm their ties at a summit in Beijing; and we look back at the life of Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor and Anne Frank’s step-sister, who has died at the age of 96. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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  • This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Janet Jalil and at 16 hours GMT on Monday the 5th of January these are our main stories.

  • The Venezuelan president,

  • Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been transferred to a court in New York to face drugs charges two days after they were seized by US troops in a raid on Caracas.

  • The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting on Venezuela.

  • A French court finds 10 people guilty of spreading lies online about President Macron's wife Brigitte.

  • Also in this podcast.

  • The struggle to get myself how I was, because I was a very outgoing and open and loved people,

  • but after the war when I came out, I changed completely personality.

  • The Auschwitz survivor and stepsister of Anne Frank Eva Schloss has died at the age of 96.

  • As we record this podcast, the ousted Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro,

  • is due to make his first appearance in a US court on charges of drug trafficking and possession of weapons.

  • Maduro and his wife Celia Flores were seized by American military forces from their compounding Caracas on Saturday and taken to a detention centre in New York.

  • On Monday morning the pair were flown by helicopter to a Manhattan court both in handcuffs and escorted by heavily armed police.

  • A group of Maduro supporters outside held signs saying USA hands off Venezuela.

  • The veteran judge presiding over the case of Nicholas Maduro and his wife is 92-year-old Alvin Hellestine.

  • Our correspondent outside court Claire Richardson told us more about him.

  • He's spent 25 years in this role already and has a long history of handling high-profile cases,

  • including on drug charges, terrorism charges.

  • So you'll be no stranger to taking on this case against the Maduros.