Latest from Venezuela: China demands Maduro’s release and Trump highlights military pressure.

The warning landed abruptly, thrusting global tensions into sharper focus. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs publicly demanded that the United States.

Release Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from U.S. custody, issuing its statement just hours before Maduro’s highly anticipated court appearance in New York.

The Chinese denunciation was unequivocal, framing Washington’s actions as a violation of international law, Venezuelan sovereignty, and the foundational principles of the United Nations Charter.

China’s call went beyond mere diplomatic rhetoric; it was a calculated challenge to U.S. authority, asserting that no nation should place its domestic legal procedures above established global norms. Continue reading…