As Maduro’s vice president is sworn in, in his place, the US says it’s willing to work with her and dismisses the opposition, calling new elections ‘premature’
Latin America
Delcy Rodríguez takes over as president of Venezuela and calls for the US to ‘cooperate’
Trump: ‘We’re going to run Venezuela until such time as a proper transition can take place’
The U.S. President warned his country could stage ‘a second attack’ after President Maduro was captured in the early hours in Caracas
The former president and his wife are on board a US navy ship and will be sent to New York to face drug and weapon charges, Trump said
Second-placed candidate Salvador Nasralla has said he does not accept the results, announced over three weeks after the initial count ended in a technical tie
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen announced the decision in the face of opposition from France and Italy
Right-wing leaders worldwide celebrate Kast’s victory in Chile
Argentine President Javier Milei said it was a step towards ‘the defense of life, freedom and private property’ in the region
The far-right candidate beat Jeannette Jara, the government’s left-wing chosen successor, by a 16-point margin
With 57% of ballots accounted for, Nasry Afura leads Salvador Nasralla by 515 votes. The process will continue with a manual count
Despite coming in second, Kast is expected to prevail after all right-wing candidates combined gathered more than half the vote