
Maduro appears thinner and hopeful in first Brooklyn prison photos
Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, detained in Brooklyn on drug-trafficking charges after a U.S. operation, posted his first prison photos showing him thinner in a gray sweatsuit, saying he and his wife are strong and that Venezuela will be reborn; he and his wife face a New York trial in 2027, with possible life sentences, while the article notes a separate oil deal that would give the U.S. majority control over about 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil.