US President Donald Trump has revived and expanded the Monroe Doctrine, now dubbed the “Donroe Doctrine,” to assert American dominance across the Western Hemisphere. This aggressive approach has led to military action in Venezuela, threats against Cuba and Colombia, and ambitions for Greenland, signaling a significant shift in US foreign policy.

Footage broadcast on Venezuelan state television in late November showed Maduro bouncing to an electronic beat during a rally.

Alvin Hellerstein, the 92-year-old US judge handling the case against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, has presided over a number of notable trials during his decades on the bench.