US ambassador tells UN there is ‘no war in Venezuela’ as Nicolás Maduro arrives at Manhattan court – live

Mike Waltz says US is ‘not occupying a country’ after strikes on Venezuela over the weekend; ousted president arrives at a Manhattan courthouse where the full list of charges will be readDelcy Rodríguez strikes conciliatory tone with US after Trump warningUS aircraft monitor tanker off Ireland in clampdown on Venezuelan oilA UK minister would not be drawn into saying whether his government believes the US capture of Venezuela’s president was influenced by the country’s rich oil reserves.Asked on Sky News why he thought Donald Trump had captured Nicolás Maduro and said America would “run” Venezuela, Home Office minister Mike Tapp said:This is for Donald Trump to answer, and I think he has said in his press conference, which I watched with interest around narco-terrorism and that threat. Continue reading...