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Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s former leader, stunned the world by posting prison photos from a New York jail—smiling, peace-signing, and visibly thinner—just days after devastating earthquakes hit his homeland. Arrested in January on drug and weapons charges he denies, Maduro sent the images as a defiant message to supporters, declaring “Venezuela will rise again.” His wife, Cilia Flores, is jailed with him, and though he’s cut off from the internet, he gets limited monthly calls with family and lawyers. His son says he’s studying the Bible and holding strong. The timing is no coincidence: just weeks after Maduro’s arrest, Venezuela’s interim president inked a historic oil deal with the U.S., signaling a major diplomatic pivot. His trial begins in New York in June 2027—another chapter in a saga of global intrigue, resilience, and shifting power.

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