White House seeks to reassure Republicans over Venezuela’s future
GOP leaders play down prospect of long-term US involvement after briefing from top officials
Machado ‘planning to go back’ to Venezuela ‘as soon as possible’
Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism in New York court
China’s influence in US backyard tested by Maduro’s downfall
Oil-rich Venezuela has been a springboard for Beijing’s geopolitical and economic interests in Latin America
India will grow in 2026, but will Indians be better off?
What’s in store for the economy, markets and the government
Venezuelan government launches wave of repression after Maduro’s ousting
Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists are arrested as crackdown on dissent widens
Letter: Why AI’s growth impact looks less propitious
From Giles Conway-Gordon, Ronan, MT, US
Back to work, again
‘Bring-your-slippers-to-work day’
Chinese brands boost new car sales back above 2mn in UK
Return to pre-pandemic levels of demand has been mainly driven by an influx of cheaper electric vehicles
FT Crossword: Number 18,260
Letter: Pope Leo’s ‘excellent choice’ for New York archbishop
From Bill Donohue, President, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, New York, NY, US
Letter: Remembering that other disaster beginning with V
From Joe Keaney, Manchester, UK
The drugs case against Maduro
From diplomatic passports to palace meets, US indictment traces how Maduro allegedly built trafficking career
Letter: Europe faces a culture war to undermine its model
From André Wilkens, Director, European Cultural Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
US oil refiners gear up for comeback of Venezuelan crude
Facilities across the Gulf Coast are already well poised to process imports from the South American country
Letter: Sandwiches and bookends
From Christina M Storm, Madison, CT, US
Letter: Not a good start to 2026
From Nick Handley, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, UK
UK broadband operator sold to distressed debt specialist
G.Network’s lenders trigger sale of company with £300mn of net debt but just 25,000 customers
US reduces number of recommended vaccines for children
Shots against diseases such as polio and chickenpox will only be suggested for those who are considered high-risk
Hedge funds profit as Venezuela’s bonds surge
Broad Reach, Winterbrook and Allianz among those making gains as debt jumps in price
‘I am a decent man’: inside Nicolás Maduro’s first US court hearing
Deposed Venezuelan leader and wife appear in New York courtroom for first time since their capture in Caracas
Oil prices move higher after Trump’s Venezuela strikes
Investors weigh short-term disruption to exports from South American country against potential to pump more crude
Goldman Sachs investment becomes flashpoint in consulting firm legal row
Wall Street bank backed venture launched by Jonathan Orszag after he left FTI Consulting
FirstFT: Maduro pleads not guilty to US drug-trafficking charges
Also in today’s newsletter: Volodymyr Zelenskyy removes Ukraine’s top spy, and AI start-ups take on Google in browser market
‘Donald Trump highway’: how one China ally is courting the US
Phnom Penh looks to strengthen ties that have been strained by its close relationship with Beijing