Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in as opponents decry ‘coup’ and US raises reward for his capture

Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in as opponents decry ‘coup’ and US raises reward for his capture

[South China Morning Post] - 01/10/2025

The US and UK issued a bevy of sanctions on Maduro’s regime, with US Secretary of State Blinken slamming the inauguration as ‘illegitimate’.



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