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  "id": 12905458,
  "title": "US files new torture charges against Venezuela’s Maduro, wife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-files-new-torture-charges-against-venezuelas-maduro-wife",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:59:45.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/08/us-files-new-torture-charges-against-venezuela-s-maduro-wife"
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  "account": "The United States has filed fresh charges of torture against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, as they await trial in New York in June, according to a court filing on Thursday. The pair, who have been incarcerated in a Brooklyn jail, were previously convicted of drug trafficking and firearms offenses following a US military operation that seized them from their residence in Caracas in January. The new charges allege that Maduro and Flores inflicted severe physical and mental harm to political opponents in Venezuela, aiming to suppress dissent and maintain their power. The alleged victims, including American citizens, reportedly endured electric shocks, waterboarding, and beatings during their detention.",
  "summary": "Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, already face drug trafficking and firearms charges in the US.",
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        "title": "Maduro and wife Flores charged in US over alleged torture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/maduro-and-wife-flores-charged-in-us-over-alleged-torture",
        "published": "2026-10-08T00:13:47.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Colombia One",
        "title": "New Charges Target Maduro and Wife Over Alleged Torture of US Citizens",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Nicolás Maduro and his wife indicted for alleged torture of US citizens",
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        "published": "2026-10-08T14:37:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US files new torture charges against Venezuela’s Maduro, wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-files-new-torture-charges-against-venezuelas-maduro-wife-12906155",
        "published": "2026-10-08T15:59:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, wife face new charges over alleged torture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/former-venezuelan-leader-nicolas-maduro-wife-face-new-charges-over",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:26:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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