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  "id": 5245583,
  "title": "Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ex-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-and-wife-seek-to-end-drug-5245583",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T04:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
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    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/maduro-venezuela-criminal-case-000ee40342a3ace42d8fac3ea19b102e"
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  "account": "Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have petitioned a judge to have drug trafficking charges against them dismissed due to their immunity as the head of state and first lady of Venezuela. The lawyers argue that no American court has ever prosecuted a foreign leader recognized as the sitting head of state when charges are brought against them. The case is set to go to trial on June 1, with oral arguments for motions to dismiss expected on November 17. Maduro and Flores have been detained in a Brooklyn jail since their arrest in early January. Their lawyers have also claimed that Flores has immunity from U.S. prosecution based on sovereign immunity grounds.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK (AP) — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Venezuela’s Maduro seeks dismissal of US charges, citing immunity",
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        "title": "Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife look to end drug charges on immunity grounds",
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        "published": "2026-09-03T04:41:25.000Z"
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        "title": "Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ex-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-and-wife-seek-to-end-drug-5268287",
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