Updates: Maduro says ‘I’m still president’ as he pleads not guilty in court

Abducted Venezuelan president appears in US federal court on drug-related charges, and UNSC meets to discuss the crisis.

A supporter of the arrest of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro shouts outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse after Maduro attended his arraignment hearing on January 5, 2026 in New York.
Video Duration 03 minutes 12 seconds 03:12

Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty at first US court appearance in New York

By Urooba Jamal, Usaid Siddiqui, Farah Najjar and Stephen Quillen
Published On 5 Jan 2026

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