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  "title": "Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro likely to face new criminal charges over torture allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ex-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-likely-to-face-new-criminal",
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        "title": "Venezuela’s Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, official says",
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        "title": "Maduro expected to face new charges of torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week",
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        "published": "2026-10-07T22:50:00.000Z"
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        "title": "US weighs new torture charges against Maduro",
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        "published": "2026-10-08T00:13:47.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week",
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