Venezuelan leader Maduro arrives in New York, news outlets report

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives in New York
An airplane carrying Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores lands before their scheduled court appearance at Manhattan federal court, at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, U.S. January 3, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Source: REUTERS

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro landed in the United States on Saturday, multiple news outlets reported, arriving in upstate New York following his capture in an overnight U.S. operation.

Video showed a plane arriving at Stewart International Airport about 60 miles (97 km) northwest of New York City, with several U.S. personnel in FBI and other gear boarding the aircraft after it landed. TV news networks, including CNN, Fox News and MS Now, identified a person who disembarked from the plane as Maduro.

This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.

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