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US gripped by severe winter storm with snow, ice and plunging temperatures – latest news

26 janvier 2026 à 13:42

Many alerts remain in place with power outages in some regions

A storm barreling across the United States had killed at least 11 people on Monday, prompting warnings to stay off the roads, mass flight cancelations and power outages after a weekend of misery.

The storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain across swathes of the country from Texas to New England, with temperatures set to fall dangerously low this week.

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© Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

‘It’s a farce’: families of Venezuela political prisoners still await their release

Critics believe ‘drip drip’ of releases after Maduro’s dramatic seizure an attempt by regime to ‘keep the US satisfied’

In the days after Nicolás Maduro was accused of stealing Venezuela’s 2024 election, the relatives of hundreds of protesters captured during the ensuing clampdown flocked to the Zone 7 police detention centre in search of incarcerated loved ones.

Now, after the tables were turned dramatically and Maduro found himself locked up in the US, the families have returned to demand the immediate release of every last one of their country’s political prisoners.

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© Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

© Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

© Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

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