All posts tagged: Maduro's capture

Anthropic’s Claude helped Pentagon raid Caracas and seize Maduro, US media report – Tech 24

Anthropic’s Claude helped Pentagon raid Caracas and seize Maduro, US media report – Tech 24

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The Wall Street Journal has reported that the Pentagon used Anthropic’s AI model, Claude, as part of its operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January. We take a closer look in this edition of Tech 24. The US newspaper cites people familiar with the matter, saying the Department of War leveraged Claude in last month’s raid on Caracas as part of a technology suite provided by Palantir, another American technology company used extensively by the United States government. Both The Wall Street Journal and Axios report that someone at Anthropic asked someone at Palantir how exactly Claude was used in the operation. Technology correspondent Peter O’Brien breaks down what this means for Anthropic, the US company that positions itself as a champion of AI safety. Source link

Was mainstream media manufacturing consent for the US attack against Venezuela? – Scoop

Was mainstream media manufacturing consent for the US attack against Venezuela? – Scoop

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again SCOOP © FRANCE 24 Issued on: 09/01/2026 – 14:39Modified: 09/01/2026 – 14:50 12:49 min From the show Reading time 1 min On January 3, US special forces carried out a raid on Venezuela’s capital Caracas, seizing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. US President Donald Trump later said that the United States would “run” the country, leaving Venezuela in a state of uncertainty over its political and economic future. This week, FRANCE 24’s media show Scoop looks at just some of the media coverage and asks Venezuelan writer Vicente Ulive what role it had in shaping events. By: Source link

Venezuela’s crude concessions: US vows to exert control over world’s largest oil reserves – People & Profit

Venezuela’s crude concessions: US vows to exert control over world’s largest oil reserves – People & Profit

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again PEOPLE & PROFIT © FRANCE 24 Issued on: 08/01/2026 – 15:23Modified: 08/01/2026 – 15:25 12:32 min From the show Reading time 1 min What’s next for Venezuela, where a surprise attack saw US forces capture President Nicolas Maduro and his wife? Is getting control of the country’s oil reserves the most important motivation for US President Donald Trump? Charles Pellegrin talks to David Goldwyn, president of Goldwyn Global Strategies and former US State Department special envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs from 2009 to 2011. By: Source link

Live: UN says US operation in Venezuela ‘undermined fundamental principle of international law’

Live: UN says US operation in Venezuela ‘undermined fundamental principle of international law’

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06/01/2026 – 14:19 Free Venezuelan political prisoners, opposition demands ⁠Opposition ‍leader ​Maria Corina Machado’s ⁠movement has demanded the release ​of ‍all political prisoners ​after the US capture ​of Venezuelan leader Maduro. “Those who unjustly hold the civilian and military ‍political prisoners should ​free them immediately,” the Vente Venezuela movement ‌said of political detainees, ‍whom a leading local rights group puts at 863. 06/01/2026 – 13:42 Who are the key figures in Maduro’s trial? 06/01/2026 – 12:31 Venezuelans waiting to see what will happen after Maduro’s dramatic capture After the US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelans are waiting to see what happens next. While opponents are happy Maduro is gone, others protested to show their support to the deposed leader. FRANCE 24’s James Andre reports from the border town of Cucuta, Colombia. 06/01/2026 – 12:15 Worries that Venezuela crisis could shift US focus away from Ukraine amid key talks 06/01/2026 – 11:42 US action in Venezuela makes world less safe, says UN Human Rights Office The world ​community …

Cocaine, corruption and machine guns: A look at the charges against Venezuela’s Maduro

Cocaine, corruption and machine guns: A look at the charges against Venezuela’s Maduro

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A newly unsealed US Justice Department indictment accuses captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of running a “corrupt, illegitimate government” fueled by an extensive drug-trafficking operation that flooded the US with thousands of tons of cocaine.  The arrest of Maduro and his wife in a stunning military operation early Saturday in Venezuela sets the stage for a major test for US prosecutors as they seek to secure a conviction in a Manhattan courtroom against the longtime leader of the oil-rich South American nation. Read moreMaduro in New York detention centre as Trump says US to ‘run’ Venezuela Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that Maduro and his wife “will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts”. This image shows US Attorney General Pam Bondi’s post on X. © Pam Bondi, X Here’s a look at the accusations against Maduro and the charges he faces. Maduro is charged alongside his wife, his son and three others. Maduro is indicted on four counts: narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation …

Inside Venezuela’s oil industry: World’s largest oil reserves, failing infrastructure

Inside Venezuela’s oil industry: World’s largest oil reserves, failing infrastructure

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⁠The ‍United ​States is ⁠going to be “very strongly involved” in Venezuela’s ​oil ‍industry in the ​wake of the operation to ​capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump told Fox News ‍on Saturday. “We have ​the greatest oil companies in the ‌world, the biggest, the greatest, ‍and we’re going to be very much involved. Here’s what we know about Venezuela’s oil industry. Read moreLive: Trump says he is looking at Machado leading Venezuela after Maduro capture   Vast Reserves, Minimal Output Venezuela holds the world’s largest oil reserves – about 303 billion barrels, or 17% of global reserves – surpassing OPEC+ leader Saudi Arabia, according to the London-based Energy Institute. Most of its reserves are heavy oil in the Orinoco Belt, making production costly, though technically straightforward, according to the US Energy Department. Despite its vast reserves, Venezuela’s crude output remains far below capacity due to mismanagement, underinvestment, and sanctions. Production, which once peaked at 3.5 million barrels per day in the 1970s (over 7% of global output), fell below 2 million bpd during the 2010s and averaged around …