She helped keep Sean 'Diddy' Combs off death row. Now Anna Estevao is walking into a bigger courtroom, with a bigger client, and even higher stakes.
Trump’s remarks linking Cuba to recent US actions in Venezuela and Iran, along with sharp criticism of NATO, signal a tougher and more unpredictable foreign policy stance.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made his second appearance in a New York court after his forcible seizure by US troops in a military raid in Caracas in early January.
Before US sanctions were imposed in 2025, Reliance was a regular buyer of Venezuelan oil for its advanced refining complex. The firm has two refineries in the region with a total capacity of about 1.4 million barrels per day.
The United States President Donald Trump today said that an oil deal has been finalised between the United States and India. According to Trump, India has agreed to buy Venezuelan oil from the United States as opposed to purchasing it from Iran.
Venezuela was not an aberration. It was a declaration. The forcible removal of Nicolás Maduro was presented as a corrective to criminality and democratic collapse, but it has also reset expectations about how power will now be exercised.
Venezuela, with the world’s largest proven oil reserves, has always been on the United States' wishlist. Neither economic collapse nor political instability ever lowered the strategic value of Venezuela for the US. The country has long been an energy superpower in waiting, a fact that has never escaped the attention of Washington or Trump.
The American action in Venezuela constituted a breach of international law, asserts Sarah Heathcote.
The US has outlined a three-phase plan for Venezuela, prioritising stabilisation and economic recovery, with elections pushed to a later stage.
US forces had been pursuing the Venezuela-linked oil tanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella-1, for more than a week after.
