The captured authoritarian leader flashed a symbol that many took to be a defiant peace sign. Loyal lawmakers repeated the gesture at a session in Caracas.

María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, offered to share her Nobel Peace Prize with President Trump. He has refused to back her.

With Russia still seen as unlikely to stop fighting, the Ukrainian leader’s tone has shifted from upbeat to cautionary.

The reactions online revealed a Chinese society divided: Some saw what happened in Venezuela as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, while others warned about ideological rigidity.

Now begins what could be a lengthy legal process of pretrial motions, potential plea negotiations and possibly a jury trial of the authoritarian leader who ruled Venezuela for more than a decade.

Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty in first court appearance, Trump to meet with House Republicans at Kennedy Center, U.S. health officials reduce the number of vaccines recommended for children.

In Florida, members of the Venezuelan community celebrate -- and question -- the U.S. detention of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Gold -- like oil -- is crucial for Venezuela's government. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with CNN journalist Isa Soares, who won an Emmy for her coverage of the gold trade in the country.

During a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting, the U.S. called its intervention in Venezuela a law enforcement operation. Venezuela disagreed, calling the raid an illegitimate armed attack.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Sarah Lenti, a former National Security Council director, what U.S. engagement in Venezuela means to other global players like China and Russia.

Pope Leo XIV has closed the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year, marking the end of a yearlong celebration that drew 33 million pilgrims to Rome

Ukraine's allies are meeting in Paris to discuss security guarantees after a potential ceasefire with Russia

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance

Activists say the death toll in violence surrounding protests in Iran has risen to at least 35

Provisional results have shown Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra won a third term in last month’s election

In a CNN interview, the top Trump aide also echoed the president’s intent to run Venezuela as he laid out a case for the United States’ controlling weaker states by flexing its military might.

Our list for the new year features an eclipse, a revolution and a tiger reserve. What’s on yours?

Federal aviation records show a notice was issued to pilots that a tightrope would be stretched across a mountainous area of Arizona, providing a warning to watch out for the temporary obstacle

Authorities say an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada buried a snowmobiler in snow and killed him

A year after twin infernos devastated Los Angeles County, here are some key numbers that show how fast the disaster unfolded and the toll it left behind