Article 72KWQ Trump news at a glance: Maduro appears in US court as nations condemn president’s attack on Venezuela

Trump news at a glance: Maduro appears in US court as nations condemn president’s attack on Venezuela

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Trump's moves spark global wave of revulsion and fears that similar actions could happen in other countries - key US politics stories from Monday 5 January at a glance

The deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to drugs, weapons and narco-terrorism charges on Monday, two days after his capture by US special forces in an operation ordered by Donald Trump that sent shockwaves around the world.

As Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores addressed the court in lower Manhattan, the UN security council held an emergency meeting just a few miles to the north, where a dozen countries condemned the US crime of aggression" and secretary general Antonio Guterres suggested the operation constituted a breach of international law.

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