Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife will appear in court in New York City on drug-related charges, as US President Trump insists the US is in control of Venezuela. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: https://t.co/T8fAlxqnS4

"The truth is Trump is pursuing an increasingly aggressive and militaristic foreign policy...not because he wants to impose a grand vision, but because he has discovered he can get away with it". — #AJOpinion by Christopher Rhodes ⤵️ https://t.co/xF2seq1Jc8

Close to 200 US military personnel entered the Venezuelan capital Caracas as part of the operation to abduct President Maduro, says US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth. 🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️

“I am a decent man. I am still president of my country.” Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro declared his innocence in a New York court days after he was abducted by the US military. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from the courthouse.

Abducted by US forces, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, suffered “significant injuries during her abduction” and will need medical evaluation, her lawyer Mark Donnelly told CNN. 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/JrEmqO6tGy

Tankers carrying Venezuelan crude and fuel have left the country and are now sailing in international waters without a known flag or ship safety documents, shipping data shows. 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/JrEmqO5VR0

"I want to go back to my country, and remember what it used to be." Palestinian children in Gaza were filmed singing a song expressing their longing for home inside a displacement camp.

After capturing Nicolás Maduro, the US moves to 'run' Venezuela. How did this power grab unfold? 🎧#TheTake's guest host, @kdhirten, hears from @lucianewman, @AJEnglish's Latin America editor: https://t.co/SA74MOy2fa

Water expert Jad Isaac tells Al Jazeera that Palestinians are trapped buying 100 million cubic metres (26 billion gallons) of water annually from Israel while their own springs are seized to force displacement.

A displaced Palestinian man built a water heater and shower from scratch with materials he found amongst the rubble in Gaza, where Israel continues to restrict humanitarian aid.

US President Donald Trump poses with ‘Make Iran Great Again’ hat after Nicolas Maduro abduction https://t.co/9hYvTYpt3F

“We are here fulfilling our duties until you return.” The son of abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro delivered a message to his father, and Maduro's wife Cilia Flores, from the floor of the country’s congress, where he also serves as a lawmaker.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro – recently abducted with his wife by US commandos from his home – has appeared in a federal courtroom in New York City for a hearing on alleged “narco-terrorism” and other charges.

BREAKING: Delcy Rodriguez has been officially sworn in as Venezuela's interim president following the abduction of Nicolas Maduro by the US military. 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/JrEmqO6tGy

Venezuela’s National Assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez has promised to explore all possible ways to “bring back” abducted President Nicolas Maduro, now imprisoned pending trial in the US. 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/RPEmKTjW9c

Nicolas Maduro was an “illegitimate so-called president” and not a head of state, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz asserted at the UN Security Council. The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed the leader’s abduction was a law enforcement rather than military operation.

“If I were Putin, I would be now thinking, how can I get Zelensky?” The US skirted not only international law but also its own political limits, which risks normalising similar actions by other powers, says expert.

This Palestinian girl celebrated her birthday amid rubble in Gaza, where Israel’s genocidal war has destroyed or damaged most of the enclave’s residential buildings.

"We had to bake to feed our children." Bader Slaih is one of many Palestinian scholars from Gaza who had to put down his books amid Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave https://t.co/CxXMeT9Ff5

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Venezuela could face deeper instability after the US abduction of President Nicolas Maduro and questioned whether international law was violated. In a statement read at the UN Security Council, he urged dialogue and respect for sovereignty.

Turkiye President ‍Recep Tayyip Erdogan ‍says he told US President Donald Trump in ⁠a phone call that Venezuela ​must not be ‍dragged into instability. Erdogan also said Ankara would stand with the people of Venezuela. 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/01uufIz2ge